NEW YORK STATE APPELLATE DIVISION, THIRD DEPARTMENT: Understanding Rule 800.8(a)
Over the years, I have been asked hundreds of times to clarify the section of Rule 800.8(a) which states …“briefs shall not exceed the following limitations: petitioner’s or appellant’s brief, 50 printed or 70 typewritten pag Read More
New York Appellate Practice: How to Take and Perfect an Appeal from a Decision of the Workers' Compensation Board
Workers’ Compensation decisions are reviewed by the Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department. See Workers’ Compensation Law Section 23. This article is an overview of the process and the steps in taking and perfecting a Read More
Broome County Bar Association Appellate CLE Event on November 6, 2014 – a Complete Success
On November 6, 2014, the Broome County Bar Association presented a four-hour CLE on “Appeals Courts 2014” in Binghamton, NY. At this program, Cynthia Feathers, Esq., an accomplished appellate practitioner, and esteemed judges Read More
New York State Appellate Practice: How to Take an Appeal from a Decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board
The Appellate Division, Third Department is the only court in New York State that reviews decisions of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board. (See Labo Read More
Civil Appeals to the New York State Appellate Division Third Department: Procedural Aspects of Cross-Appeals
Cross-appeals in the Appellate Division Third Department are handled in a different manner than in any of the other three Departments of the New York State Appellate Division. To compare, see Section 800.9(e) of the rules of Read More