Hon. Lynn R. Kotler

Civil Court
New York County


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Attorney Average Rating:   1.7 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 3 rating(s)


General Rating Criteria

* Temp. Temperament (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Sch. Scholarship (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Indu. Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Comp. Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punct. Punctuality (1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* Ab-Pr. General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* Ab-Tr. General Ability as a Trial Judge (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flex Flexibility In Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)
    

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cr. Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Bail General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Plea Involvement in Plea Discussions (1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
Inc.-Pr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-Tr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-S. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)


Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cv. Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Settle Involvement in Settlement Discussions (1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
Inc. General Inclination (1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)
    
  

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDate*Temp.*Sch.*Indu.*Comp.*Punct.*Ab-Pr.*Ab-Tr.Flex
Civil Litigation - Private10295102/16/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer10104412/02/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9844709/01/20211111111 
Civil Litigation - Private9458404/15/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9337303/09/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9045311/11/202063 310 510
Civil Litigation - Private9025110/30/2020 1 1    
Civil Litigation - Private8439003/18/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private5511104/11/20185241512 
Category Average  2.11.31.41.22.61.01.62.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
102951111111
101044      
98447      
94584      
93373      
90453      
90251      
84390      
55111      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1029511111.0
1010441111.0
984471  1.0
945841111.0
933731111.0
904533 15.0
90251   1.0
843901111.0
551113 32.9
 1.51.01.31.7

Only items marked with (*) are averaged into the displayed overall rating.

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12390512/01/20231475211.0Read Comment
Litigant8536904/30/2020147521010.0Read Comment
Litigant8186301/20/202014752  Read Comment
Other7704410/03/20191475211.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.04.0