David G. Tomeo

May 14, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Peter D. Espey |Jacqueline Vogt |Boris Peyzner |David G. Tomeo

Despite the judicial hierarchy of a state’s appellate court, its power to review and correct errors made by a trial court is based on standards of review that serve to establish a deferential approach. The standards foster the creation of a stable body of legal precedents intended to guide the trial courts in addressing substantive and procedural law.

Mar 12, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | David G. Tomeo |Colleen Murphy |David Gialanella |Charles Toutant

Lawyer-lobbyists continue to grow their earnings, which were up 3% in 2023, led by Gibbons, McCarter & English and Optimus Partners, while overall lobbying expenditures rose slightly for the third straight year. Overall lobbying expenditures were up just 1.1% to $96.1 million from $95.1 million last year, according to the annual report issued by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.