Aya M Salem

September 07, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

It's not easy being a young attorney of a diverse background. Much like Rocky was an underdog fighter with hopes of making it in the boxing world without much support, so too do many minority attorneys struggle to find their place in the legal market today.

By Aya M. Salem

5 minute read

March 31, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys are relied upon for their skill and judgment in the service they provide their clients. If an attorney's lack of skill leads to a harmful result, a straightforward legal malpractice claim arises. However, where the claim involves an attorney's exercise of professional judgment that ultimately proves wrong or harmful to the client's case, courts, including in Pennsylvania, have generally held that the attorney is not liable for malpractice pursuant to the attorney judgment rule, also commonly referred to as "judgmental immunity" or "error of judgment" rule. A 2014 decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the medical malpractice context, however, raises the question of whether attorney defendants and other professional negligence defendants in Pennsylvania can continue to rely on the judgment rule at trial.

By Aya M. Salem

12 minute read

May 05, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In 2006, a landmark decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York resulted in a dramatic change in the Department of Justice's policies and practice in the prosecution of corporations, including its policy regarding requests for waiver of attorney-client and work-product protections.

By Aya M. Salem

6 minute read

May 04, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In 2006, a landmark decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York resulted in a dramatic change in the Department of Justice's policies and practice in the prosecution of corporations, including its policy regarding requests for waiver of attorney-client and work-product protections.

By Aya M. Salem

6 minute read