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Rona Gura
Jul10
Do You Believe?
Posted By : Rona Gura

I read an interesting article in the New York Times recently. It appears that the adult son and daughter of real estate mogul Philip Milstein-whose wealth Forbes estimated at $3.1 billion in 2015- believe in life after death. They reside in The Dakota in New York City and, given the history of the building, appear to believe that ghosts reside ther

Rona Gura
Jul03
The Touch of a Button
Posted By : Rona Gura

Sometimes I feel as though the world is changing so quickly that I cannot keep up. My children are using technology in ways I could never have imagined. And, to them, it’s practically second hand.   I used Uber for the first time last month when we used it to go to my step daughter’s graduation at Queens College. As parking at the school is very di

Rona Gura
Jun19
What's Next For Retail?
Posted By : Rona Gura

I remember, when I was a child, numerous small stores  thrived in my town; clothing stores, book stores, hardware stores, shoe stores etc. I have so many memories of my Mom taking my brother, sister and I for back to school clothes at Chwatsky’s or new shoes at Jack’s Correct Fit. And, of course, the owners knew my Mom by name as well as me and my

Rona Gura
Jun12
My Payroll
Posted By : Rona Gura

I am very proud to say that all four of my children are college graduates and, in fact, two have their Master’s Degrees and have great jobs. The younger two are in the process of getting their graduate degrees; Ryan just finished his first year of law school and Sydney will be starting in September a combined program for her Masters in Special Educ

Rona Gura
Jun05
Hello From Thailand
Posted By : Rona Gura

After I graduated law school, I took off for three weeks to travel with my college roommate. Given the state of domestic and foreign relations at the time my parents- whom I was still living with- were very nervous about “two young girls travelling alone.”  To appease their concerns, I promised to keep in touch. I kept in touch with my parents by

Rona Gura
May15
Is There Armrest Etiquette?
Posted By : Rona Gura

Recently I sat in the middle seat on a cross county flight, between my husband who had the aisle seat and a stranger who had the widow seat. Several times during the flight the channel on the television I was watching unexpectedly changed. After the second time, I realized the channel changed because the stranger next to me had put his arm on the a

Rona Gura
Apr24
DeCompressing
Posted By : Rona Gura

On Friday morning I started, what will be, a  long custody trial. As most lawyers will tell you, trial work can be emotionally and physically exhausting as well as mentally challenging. You really have to be “on” 100% of the time throughout the entire proceeding. Custody trials, by their nature, can be emotionally draining not only on the litigants

Rona Gura
Apr17
Not Good Patient Behavior
Posted By : Rona Gura

I always thought of myself as a good patient. I rarely, if ever, take a sick day from work. In fact, I do not recall the last time I did. I push myself to get whatever I need to get finished, no matter how I feel.   Sunday, I woke up with an apparent stomach virus. I stayed in my room most of the day in my pajamas, alternating between complaining,

Rona Gura
Apr03
Clearing My Head
Posted By : Rona Gura

Professionally, I had a difficult week last week;  juggling several court appearances, late nights at the office, and a few emotionally charged cases. To say that I was pre-occupied with work last week would be an understatement.   On Saturday morning I ran a few errands in a local shopping center. When I had finished my errands I walked in the TJ

Rona Gura
Mar27
Second Chances
Posted By : Rona Gura

Another Gotham member and I had a long discussion this week about a former colleague.  Several years ago, our former colleague had made a series of bad and, arguably, exceedingly unethical business decisions. As a result, she lost her job and paid a civil fine. To my knowledge, that was the extent of her “punishment.” I remember, at the time, being

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