For a moment in March 2020, litigation stopped abruptly when the
first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in New York. Within a matter
of weeks, the New York State Courts shifted to online operations
and, amazingly, the administration of justice continued virtually.
Now, nearly two years later, the use of technology to conduct
remote hearings and conferences is firmly entrenched in the legal
community of New York, making it possible for judges, their support
staff, attorneys and litigants to litigate from anywhere with
Internet access.
But the use of technology has not only changed the manner in
which attorneys interact with the courts. Oftentimes, litigators
and their clients do not even operate out of an office building on
a daily basis, but are scattered in residences throughout the state
and country with home printers, rather than fully stocked copy
rooms, and business mail being delivered to a nearly empty office
and then scanned to the appropriate recipient. This
