Gina Passarella

October 21, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

It's the fourth quarter, which in the legal industry means collections season. And while law firm leaders have said they have focused on improving their collections cycle, most still said to call back come Jan. 1 for any clear picture of the year's finances.

By Gina Passarella

6 minute read

October 20, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Third Circuit has granted qualified immunity to a group of prison officials in a prisoner's civil rights suit, finding there was no clearly established right to treatment for retrograde ejaculation, infertility or erectile dysfunction.

By Gina Passarella

5 minute read

October 20, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Third Circuit has granted qualified immunity to a group of prison officials in a prisoner's civil rights suit, finding there was no clearly established right to treatment for retrograde ejaculation, infertility or erectile dysfunction.

By Gina Passarella

5 minute read

October 19, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Leaders of Pennsylvania's largest law firms are predicting revenue and profit gains for 2015 despite little demand growth, but some of those firm leaders fear the increases they are seeing this year are nearing a plateau. What seems to be consistent is a revised definition of success, with firm leaders saying a flat to 5 percent increase in revenue should be viewed as a good year.

By Gina Passarella

6 minute read

October 16, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a case involving Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman's attempts with other creditors to bring a debtor into bankruptcy, the Third Circuit has ruled involuntary bankruptcy petitions can be dismissed for bad faith.

By Gina Passarella

6 minute read

October 16, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

While first-time passage rates for the Pennsylvania bar exam were lower this year than they have been in more than a decade, the failures are unlikely to impact most law firms.

By Lizzy McLellan 
and Gina Passarella

6 minute read

October 15, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In an apparent case of first impression, the Third Circuit has ruled an insurance company's policy renewal must offer the same or similar terms as the original policy.

By Gina Passarella

5 minute read

October 13, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The highest-paid general counsel among Pennsylvania public companies is new to her job and new to the list of top-paid chief legal officers in the state.

By Gina Passarella

7 minute read

October 13, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The highest-paid general counsel among Pennsylvania public companies is new to her job and new to the list of top-paid chief legal officers in the state.

By Gina Passarella

7 minute read

October 12, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court should adopt an amendment to the Rules of Professional Conduct to allow for lawyers to ethically represent clients in the medical marijuana industry, ethics committees of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia bar associations have jointly recommended.

By Gina Passarella

6 minute read