In The News
Partner Casey Copps DiPaola quoted in a New York Law Journal article dated January 5, 2023: Gov. Hochul Signs Into Law Measure Granting Custody Hearings to Unwed Fathers
Partner Lorraine Silverman lectures on Children, Parents, and COVID-19: Parent, Child Vaccination Issues Add Another Dimension to Family Court Cases, 2022.
Partner Lorraine Silverman advocates for rate increase for Attorneys for Children across New York State: New York Governor, Lawmakers To Decide If Family Court Attorneys Will Get a Raise After 18 Years, (2022)
Partner Lorraine Silverman quoted on NYS budget and child welfare funding: New York Governor Rejects Legislature’s Proposals to Boost Child Welfare Funding, 2022
Report of the Blue-Ribbon Commission on Forensic Custody Evaluations, December 2021 – Partner Lorraine R. Silverman, Commission Member.
Joseph Williams & Casey Copps DiPaola, “I Want to Put A Baby In You” Podcast Appearance – Episode on Posthumous Retrieval of Gametes (2021)
The Biggest Ask, Q&A with Surrogacy Lawyer Kathleen Copps DiPaola, October 21, 2021.
Partner Lorraine R. Silverman Appointed to Governor Cuomo’s Blue-Ribbon Commission on Forensic Custody Evaluations.
Joseph R. Williams, Who’s A Parent? The Appellate Division Is Divided on the Answer, 2021.
Joseph R. Williams, New Surrogacy Law Brings Opportunities but Practitioners Beware, 2021.
New York State Bar Association Files Amicus Brief With U.S. Supreme Court To Protect LGBTQ Rights And Foster Children, co-authored by Joseph R. Williams.
Proposed family law won’t help kids, co-authored by Joseph R. Williams.
What to Know About Gestational Surrogacy, Now Legal In New York.
Finally! Surrogacy becomes legal in NY State! interview with Casey Copps DiPaola.
Casey Copps DiPaola, Roadblocks in Adoption & Surrogacy, WCNY TV, 2020.
Joseph R. Williams, New York State Changes Policy on Birth Certificate Gender Marker Changes for Transgender Minors, 2020.
Joseph R. Williams, Domestic Violence Victims Can Obtain Financial Relief, and Protection, from New York State Family Courts , 2020.
Casey Copps DiPaola and Joseph R. Williams, The Passage of the CPSA Means That Same-Sex Parents No Longer Need to Adopt Their Own Children to Secure Parentage!, 2020.
Ellen Trachman, Above the Law, New York Has Been Long Overdue For Good News…On Surrogacy, April 8, 2020 (Casey Copps DiPaola and Joseph R. Williams thanked for their efforts on the Child Parent Security Act).
Silverman, Lorraine R., New York Law Journal, June 28, 2019: Who Gets Custody of the Dog?
Mary Wilson, Albany Local News, Siblings of Kenneth White adopted, May 10, 2019 (Foster Care Adoption handled by Copps DiPaola Silverman, PLLC).
News 12 Westchester, Ethics questions swirl over legal rights to West Point cadet’s ‘genetic remains’, March 21, 2019.
Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal News, West Point cadet Peter Zhu’s parents lose son, but win promise of future grandson, March 4, 2019 (Posthumous Sperm Retrieval Matter handled by Copps DiPaola Silverman, PLLC).
Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal News, Family wins court order to extract sperm from West Point cadet fatally wounded in ski accident, March 4, 2019 (Posthumous Sperm Retrieval Matter handled by Copps DiPaola Silverman, PLLC).
Casey Copps DiPaola and Joseph R. Williams, Copps DiPaola Silverman Recently Completed its Second Three-Parent Adoption!, 2019.
Casey Copps DiPaola and Joseph R. Williams, Copps DiPaola Silverman Helps to Make the Adoption Process After IVF Easier for Same-Sex Couples, 2019.
Casey Copps DiPaola and Joseph R. Williams, Important KinGAP Victory for Copps DiPaola Silverman, 2019.
David Singer, Two Meals 12 Years Apart, Shared Respect for their Clinic Experience, and Opposing Clients Inspire New Downtown Firm. Albany Law School. 2018, August 15.
Casey Copps DiPaola, What is ART Law Anyways? (Hint: it has nothing to do with artwork). The Capital District Women’s Bar Association (CDWBA). Winter 2017 Newsletter.
Casey Copps DiPaola, Brooke S.B. (Non-Parent Standing in Custody/Visitation): How We got There and What’s Happened Since. The Capital District Women’s Bar Association (CDWBA). Summer 2017 Newsletter.
Casey Copps DiPaola, New Categories of Individuals Eligible to Adopt (a possible solution for victims of domestic violence). The Capital District Women’s Bar Association (CDWBA). Fall 2016 Election Newsletter.
Casey Copps DiPaola, Basics of Name Changes and Recent Developments for Transgender Individuals. The Capital District Women’s Bar Association (CDWBA). Summer 2016 Newsletter.
Joseph R. Williams, “I Don’t Like Gays, Okay?” Use of the ‘Gay Panic’ Murder Defense in Modern American Courtrooms: The Ultimate Miscarriage of Justice. 78 Alb. L. Rev. 101. 2015.
Casey Copps DiPaola, New Categories of Individuals Eligible to Adopt (a possible solution for victims of domestic violence). The Capital District Women’s Bar Association (CDWBA). Fall 2016 Election Newsletter.
Casey Copps DiPaola, Basics of Name Changes and Recent Developments for Transgender Individuals. The Capital District Women’s Bar Association (CDWBA). Summer 2016 Newsletter.
Joseph R. Williams, “I Don’t Like Gays, Okay?” Use of the ‘Gay Panic’ Murder Defense in Modern American Courtrooms: The Ultimate Miscarriage of Justice. 78 Alb. L. Rev. 101. 2015.
Casey Copps DiPaola, Well Intentioned Same-Sex Adoption Case Causes Unintended Consequences for Same Sex Couples. The Capital District Women’s Bar Association (CDWBA). Summer 2014 Newsletter.
Kathleen A. Copps, Nicholson v. Scopetta: The Good, The Bad & The Future: An Analysis of the Effects & Suggestions for Further Improvements. 72 Alb. L. Rev. 497. 2009.
Kathleen A. Copps, Children Who Witness Domestic Violence. The Journal of Social and Legal Research at RIT. 2006.
