Nicole Black

ABOUT MY BLOGS

I publish three blogs: Sui Generis, Legal Antics, and Women Lawyers--Back on Track.

Sui Generis is a law blog for New York attorneys. Decisions from all Appellate Divisions and the New York Court of Appeals are summarized with a focus on cases of interest to civil litigators and criminal practitioners. Important updates regarding the rules and procedures for the federal and New York appellate courts are also provided on a regular basis.

Other regular features of this blog include "Define That Term" in which readers are invited to guess the meaning of a legal term, a "Monday New York Blawg Round Up" and a Wednesday "New York Legal News Round Up." Also included on a weekly basis are articles from my Daily Record column, "Legal Currents."

Legal Antics is a blog focused on all that is funny in the world of the law. It features occasional "Comedic Breaks" which include humurous courtroom outtakes and law related jokes, "Crimes & Misdemeanors", a round up of (alleged) criminals at their worst, and my oh-so-witty observations about the law and those who practice it.

Women Lawyers--Back on Track is a blog is for women attorneys seeking success and happiness in the legal profession. Each week I aggregate articles relating to women in the legal profession, provide round ups of relevant and interesting posts from the legal blogosphere as well and post my commentary on issues surrounding women lawyers in the form of a video blog (vlog).

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

For those who are interested in learning about the author of this blog, my name is Nicole Black and I am an attorney in Rochester, New York. I am of counsel to Fiandach & Fiandach, a Rochester, New York law firm that that is one of the largest and most experienced DWI defense firms in the state. In that capacity I am a DWI lawyer who is involved in the defense of Driving While Intoxicated cases across Upstate New York, including Monroe, Ontario, Erie and Wayne counties. I truly enjoy being a criminal defense attorney. Always have, always will.

I also co-author the legal treatise Criminal Law in New York, a Thomson-West publication, and write a weekly column for The Daily Record called Legal Currents.

Feel free to visit my professional website for more information.

Previously, I was as an Assistant Public Defender and a litigation associate at Trevett, Cristo, Salzer, & Andolina P.C. I conducted countless hearings, jury trials, bench trials and depositions. I also handled all aspects of both civil and criminal appeals, from drafting appellate briefs to arguing appeals before the Appellate Division, Fourth Department.