As a member of the Bar Association of the State of New York, Landlord Tenant Section of the Real Property Committee, he wrote several articles. He has served as a volunteer Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the Arbitration Council of the Textile Apparel Industry. He served as a part time instructor in the Paralegal program at Baruch College, City of New York teaching general litigation and procedure. He is listed in Who’s Who in American Law 2nd edition. Although he is a graduate of New York University School of Law, he has on multiple occasions served as a Moot Court Judge at Columbia University School of Law, his wife, Claire’s alma mater. He handled civil and commercial litigation as well as appellate practice. Meadow spent the major portion of his legal career as a Senior Litigator for the Law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York City. Even Denial of the Motion may have some strategic use as plaintiff may have to disclose elements of its claim not appearing in the Complaint.

If the Motion is denied, defendant can then serve an Answer to the Complaint. The Defendant’s detailed affidavit is based on personal knowledge. A copy of the Complaint must be annexed.Īttorney’s affidavit is essentially a summary of the dismissal grounds since the attorney does not usually have personal knowledge of the events or transactions between the parties giving rise to the dispute. The Motion papers consist of Notice of Motion and supporting papers including Affidavits with exhibits, if any. Documentary evidence can be used in support of such a Motion as, for example, a Release signed by the plaintiff in the past releasing defendant from the claims now asserted in the Complaint.

Affidavits can be annexed as Exhibits in support of the grounds set forth. The grounds for such Motion can be asserted to dismiss the Complaint are set forth in the Statute and often involve jurisdictional issues, service of process issues or legal insufficiency of the Complaint. A Motion to Dismiss a Complaint is a pre-pleading motion used by the defendant against the plaintiff before defendant’s service of an Answer whether in Federal Court under Rule 12 (B) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or in State Court, under New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules Sec.

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