Gerald Lebovits

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Judge, New York City Civil Court (2012-Present)
Lecturer-in-Law, Columbia Law School (2010-Present)
Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law (2011-Present)
Formerly Judge, New York City Criminal Court (2011-2012) and New York City Housing Court (2001-2010)
Formerly Adjunct Professor of Law, St. John's University School of Law (2007-2012) and New York Law School (1989-2007)

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Legal Writing

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XV—Motions to Dismiss, New York State Bar Association Journal (2012)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XIV—Motion Practice Overview Continued, New York State Bar Association Journal (2012)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XIII—Motion Practice Overview, New York State Bar Association Journal (2012)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XII—Responding to Interrogatories, New York State Bar Association Journal (2012)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XI—Interrogatories, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part X—Bill of Particulars, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part IX—The Answer, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part VIII—The Answer, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part VII—The Answer, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

E-Filing: Mastering the Tech-Rhetoric, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

Writing Bad Briefs: How to Lose a Case in 100 Pages or More, Suffolk Lawyer (2011)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part VI—The Answer, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part V—Pleadings in Special Proceedings, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part IV—The Complaint, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part III—The Complaint, New York State Bar Association Journal (2010)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part II—The Complaint, New York State Bar Association Journal (2010)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part I—An Overview, New York State Bar Association Journal (2010)

Cracking the Code to Writing Legal Arguments: From IRAC to CRARC to Combinations in Between, New York State Bar Association Journal (2010)

Or Forever Hold Your Peace: Reply Briefs, New York State Bar Association Journal (2010)

Writing Bad Briefs: How to Lose a Case in 100 Pages or More, New York State Bar Association Journal (2010)

Judgment Writing in Kenya and the Common-Law World, Kenya Law Review (2010)

Persuasive Writing for Lawyers—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2010)

Persuasive Writing for Lawyers—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2010)

Getting to the Point: Pointers About Point Headings, New York State Bar Association Journal (2010)

E-Mail Netiquette for Lawyers, New York State Bar Asociation Journal (2009)

Persuasive Writing for Lawyers, Practising Law Institute (2009)

Powerful Writing Techniques to Help You Persuade Judges and Win Clients, American Bar Association (2009)

Proof It with Re-Vision—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2009)

Proof It with Re-Vision—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2009)

Nuts 'n' Bolts: Legal-Writing Mechanics—Part II, New York Bar State Association Journal (2009)

Nuts 'n' Bolts: Legal-Writing Mechanics—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2009)

Document Design: Pretty in Print—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2009)

Advice to Law Clerks: How to Draft Your First Judicial Opinion, Westchester Bar Journal (2009)

Document Design: Pretty in Print—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2009)

Persuading the Judge Through Writing: How to Win, New York State Bar Association Journal (2009)

Finding Your Voice as a New Attorney: Thoughts from the Employer and the Court, Nassau Lawyer (2009)

Writing Carefully, Misused Modifiers Must Be Avoided, New York State Bar Association Journal (2009)

Write to Win, Queens Bar Bulletin (2008)

Plain English: Eschew Legalese, New York State Bar Association Journal (2008)

Persuading the Judge Through Writing: 15 Ways to Win, The Advocate (Bronx County Bar Journal) (2008)

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Usage Controversies—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2008)

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Punctuation—Part III, New York State Bar Association Journal (2008)

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Punctuation—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2008)

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Punctuation—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2008)

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Grammar—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2008)

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Usage Controversies—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2008)

Fact vs. Fiction: Writing the Facts—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2008)

Fact vs. Fiction: Writing the Facts—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2008)

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Grammar—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2007)

Tanbook, Bluebook, and ALWD Citations: A 2007 Update, New York State Bar Association Journal (2007)

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Don'ts—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2007)

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Don'ts—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2007)

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Do's—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2007)

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Do's—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2007)

Sin and Virtue in Legal Writing: Vanity and Humility, New York State Bar Association Journal (2007)

Comparisons and Logic, New York State Bar Association Journal (2006)

The Department of Redundancy Department: Concision and Succinctness—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2006)

The Department of Redundancy Department: Concision and Succinctness—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2006)

You Think You Have Issues? The Art of Framing Issues in Legal Writing—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2006)

You Think You Have Issues? The Art of Framing Issues in Legal Writing—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2006)

Legal-Writing Myths—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2006)

Legal-Writing Myths—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2006)

Academic Legal Writing: How to Write and Publish, New York State Bar Association Journal (2006)

Learning Disabilities and the Legal Writer, New York State Bar Association Journal (2005)

Problem Words and Pairs in Legal Writing—Part V, New York State Bar Association Journal (2005)

Problem Words and Pairs in Legal Writing—Part IV, New York State Bar Association Journal (2005)

Problem Words and Pairs in Legal Writing—Part III, New York State Bar Association Journal (2005)

Problem Words and Pairs in Legal Writing—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2005)

Problem Words and Pairs in Legal Writing—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2005)

Sentences and Paragraphs: A Revisionist Philosophy, New York State Bar Association Journal (2005)

Advanced Judicial Opinion Writing: A Handbook for New York State Trial and Appellate Courts, New York State Judicial Institute (2004)

Write the Cites Right—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2004)

Write the Cites Right—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2004)

Short Judicial Opinions: The Weight of Authority, New York State Bar Association Journal (2004)

A Pox on Vox Pop, New York State Bar Association Journal (2004)

Judges' Clerks Play Varied Roles in the Opinion Drafting Process, New York State Bar Association Journal (2004)

You Can Quote Me: Quoting in Legal Writing—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2004)

You Can Quote Me: Quoting in Legal Writing—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2004)

That's the Way It Is: "That" and "Which" in Legal Writing, New York State Bar Association Journal (2004)

Apostrophe's and Plurals', New York State Bar Association Journal (2004)

Free at Last from Obscurity: Clarity—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2004)

Free at Last from Obscurity: Clarity—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2003)

The Devil's in the Details for Delusional Claims, New York State Bar Association Journal (2003)

Judicial Jesting: Judicious?, New York State Bar Association Journal (2003)

Technique: A Legal Method to the Madness—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2003)

Technique: A Legal Method to the Madness—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2003)

Uppercasing Needn't Be a Capital Crime, New York State Bar Association Journal (2003)

Writing on a Clean Slate: Clichés and Puns, New York State Bar Association Journal (2003)

Ineffective Devices: Rhetoric That Fails, New York State Bar Association Journal (2003)

The Bottom Line On Footnotes [Fn. 1] and Endnotes [Fn. 2], New York State Bar Association Journal (2003)

If I Were a Lawyer: Tense in Legal Writing, New York State Bar Association Journal (2002)

Writers on Writing: Metadiscourse, New York State Bar Association Journal (2002)

Poetic Justice: From Bad to Verse, New York State Bar Association Journal (2002)

Not Mere Rhetoric: Metaphors and Similes—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2002)

The Pause That Refreshes: Commas—Part 2, New York State Bar Association Journal (2002)

The Pause That Refreshes: Commas—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2002)

He Said—She Said: Gender-Neutral Writing, New York State Bar Association Journal (2002)

Not Mere Rhetoric: Metaphors and Similes—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2002)

What's Another Word for ''Synonym''?, New York State Bar Association Journal (2002)

''Of'' With Their Heads: Concision, New York State Bar Association Journal (2001)

Getting to Yes: Affirmative Writing, New York State Bar Association Journal (2001)

On Terra Firma With English, New York State Bar Association Journal (2001)

Dress for Success: Be Formal But Not Inflated, New York State Bar Association Journal (2001)

What Readers of Legal Writing Like: The Top 29 Selections, Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter (2001)

What Readers of Legal Briefs Hate: The Top 30 Sins, Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter (2000)

Ethics

New York Rules of Professional Conduct: Law and Practice (2 Volumes), Oxford University Press (2010)

Winning Through Integrity and Professionalism, The Advocate (Bronx County Bar Journal) (2009)

NYCLA's Fee-Dispute Program: Part 137, New York County Lawyer (2009)

Pretrial Advocacy: An Ethical Checklist—Part II, Queens County Bar Bulletin (2009)

Pretrial Advocacy: An Ethical Checklist—Part I, Queens County Bar Bulletin (2009)

Part 137: The Attorney-Client Fee-Dispute Program, Richmond County Bar Journal (2009)

Ethical Judicial Opinion Writing, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics (2008)

Ethical Judicial Writing—Part III, New York State Bar Association Journal (2007)

Ethical Judicial Writing—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2007)

Ethical Judicial Writing—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2006)

Professionalism in the Legal Profession, Richmond County Bar Association Journal (2006)

Legal-Writing Ethics—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2005)

Legal-Writing Ethics—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2005)

Judicial Ethics, Law Clerks and Politics, New York Law Journal (1996)

Trial Advocacy & Oral Argument

Preparing for Trial: A Guide for the Novice, Suffolk Lawyer (2009)

Trial Advocacy: How to Persuade Judge and Jury, Queens Bar Bulletin (2009)

Winning Oral Argument: Do's and Don'ts, Queens Bar Bulletin (2008)

Getting to Trial in Supreme Court, Civil Term, Richmond County Bar Journal (2008)

Effective Oral Argument: 15 Points in 15 Minutes, The Advocate (Bronx County Bar Journal) (2008)

Landlord-Tenant Law

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure—2011-2012 (4th ed. 2012), New York State Bar Association (2012)

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law 101 for the Transactional Attorney, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure—2010-2011 (3d ed. 2011), New York State Bar Association (2011)

The Relationship Between the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal and the New York City Housing Court, New York Real Property Law Journal (2011)

The Use of Tenant Screening Reports and Tenant Blacklisting, LEGALEase Pamphlet, New York State Bar Association (2010)

Accommodations and Modifications in the New York City Housing Court for Litigants with Disabilities, New York Real Property Law Journal (2010)

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law 101 for the Transactional Attorney, New York Real Property Law Journal (2010)

The New York Loft Law, New York Real Property Law Journal (2010)

Evidentiary Issues in the New York City Housing Court, New York Real Property Law Journal (2010)

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure—2009-2010 (2d ed. 2010), New York State Bar Association (2010)

Disclosure and Disclosure-Like Devices in the New York City Housing Court, New York Real Property Law Journal (2009)

Evidentiary Issues in Housing Court, New York State Judicial Institute (2009)

Section 8: New York's Legal Landscape, New York Real Property Law Journal (2009)

Guardians Ad Litem in Housing Court, New York Real Property Law Journal (2009)

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure—2008-2009 (1st ed. 2009), New York State Bar Association (2009)

Residential Landlord-Tenant Appeals in the Appellate Term, New York Real Property Law Journal (2008)

Disclosure and Disclosure-Like Devices in the New York City Housing Court, Landlord-Tenant Monthly (2008)

Section 8: New York's Legal Landscape—Part II, Landlord-Tenant Monthly (2008)

Cooperatives and Condominiums in the New York City Housing Court, New York Real Property Law Journal (2008)

Guardians Ad Litem in Housing Court, Landlord-Tenant Monthly (2008)

Residential Landlord-Tenant Appeals in the Appellate Term—Part I, Landlord-Tenant Monthly (2008)

Residential Landlord-Tenant Appeals in the Appellate Term—Part II, Landlord-Tenant Monthly (2008)

Residential Landlord-Tenant Appeals in the Appellate Term—Part III, Landlord-Tenant Monthly (2008)

Residential Landlord-Tenant Appeals in the Appellate Term—Part IV, Landlord-Tenant Monthly (2008)

Section 8: New York's Legal Landscape—Part I, Landlord-Tenant Monthly (2008)

Single Room Occupancy Law in New York City, New York Real Property Law Journal (2008)

Post-Eviction Motions to Restore—Part II, Landlord-Tenant Monthly (2007)

Post-Eviction Motions to Restore—Part I, Landlord-Tenant Monthly (2007)

HP Proceedings: A Primer, Legal Update for Judges & Court Attorneys (2007)

Drug Holdover Proceedings: An Overview from "Knew," to "Should Have Known," to "Strict Liability", New York Real Property Law Journal (2007)

Roommates in New York Law, New York Real Property Law Journal (2006)

Service of Process and Traverse Hearings in Landlord-Tenant Actions and Proceedings, New York Real Property Law Journal (2006)

Subletting in New York, New York Real Property Law Journal (2006)

Nonprimary-Residence Holdover Proceedings, New York Real Property Law Journal (2006)

Military Law in New York Landlord-Tenant Actions and Proceedings, New York Real Property Law Journal (2005)

Nuisance Holdovers in New York, New York Real Property Law Journal (2005)

The Illegal Multiple Dwelling in New York City, New York Real Property Law Journal (2004)

Legal Research: Riding the Landlord-Tenant Super-Highway, Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter (2001)

Nonpayment Proceedings: The So-Called Spiegel Defense—Part II, Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter (2001)

Nonpayment Proceedings: The So-Called Spiegel Defense—Part I, Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter (2001)

Appellate Practice, Practice Update: New Procedure to Settle Transcripts for Appeals to the Appellate Term, Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter (2001)

Housing Part Proceedings: The Tenuous Nature of the Economic-Infeasibility Defense, Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter (2000)

Appellate Practice, Winning Residential Appeals: Perfecting, Briefing, and Orally Arguing Appeals in the Appellate Term and Beyond, Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter (2000)

Appellate Practice, Winning Residential Appeals: Notices of Appeal, Stays Pending Appeal, and Cross-Appeals in the Appellate Term, Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter (2000)

Appellate Practice, Winning Residential Appeals, Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter (2000)

Family Law

The Integrated Domestic Violence Court, Richmond County Bar Journal (2009)

Introductory Guide to the New York City Family Court, New York City Bar Association (2006)

Best Interests of the Child Remain Paramount in Proceedings to Terminate Parental Rights, New York State Bar Association Journal (2001)

Moving from Criminal to Family Court, New York Law Journal (1999)

Handling Abuse and Neglect Cases under the Family Court Act, New York Law Journal (1999)

Paternity Proceedings in Family Court, New York Law Journal (1997)

Enforcing Child Support Orders in Family Court, New York Law Journal (1997)

Small Claims

Special Procedures Apply to Enforcing Judgments in Small Claims Court, New York State Bar Association Journal (1999)

Small Claims Courts Offer Prompt Adjudication Based on Substantive Law, New York State Bar Association Journal (1998)

Small Claims President's Outgoing Message, Small Claims Law Journal (1998)

Equal Justice, Cornerstone of Freedom, May Be Found in Small Claims Court, New York Law Journal (1998)

How to Help Judgment Creditors Collect: The Effective Use of Civil Court Act Article 18, New York Law Journal (1998)

Small Claims President's Message, Small Claims Law Journal (1997)

Freedom and Equal Justice in Small Claims Court, New York Law Journal (1997)

Practitioner's Guide to Small Claims Part, New York Law Journal (1997)

Miscellaneous

Alternative Dispute Resolution in Real Estate Matters: The New York Experience, Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (2010)

Guardians and Guardians Ad Litem in New York, Richmond County Bar Association Journal (2009)

No Fault, No Foul: Litigating First-Party-Benefit Cases, Brooklyn Barrister (2009)

Book Review, Goldfeder's Modern Election Law, New York Law Journal (2008)

The Third Series: A Review, New York State Bar Association Journal (2005)

A Canadian's View from the Staten Island Ferry, Richmond County Bar Association Journal (2002)

New Edition of State's "Tanbook" Implements Extensive Revisions in Quest for Greater Clarity, New York State Bar Association Journal (2002)

Defending Physicians Charged With Misconduct, New York Law Journal (2001)

Litigators Who Untangle the Web Will Find Scores of Valuable Sites, New York Law Journal (1997)