Hank Grezlak is the editor-in-chief for ALM's legal theme desks and regional publications and oversees Law.com, and has been covering courts and law firms since 1993. He has won numerous awards for his journalism, including several for investigative reporting, columns, and enterprise reporting. In 2016 he was awarded the G.D. Crain, Jr. Award for Distinguished Editorial Career.
May 28, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
A 170-Year Marriage to the Legal CommunityWhen The Legal Intelligencer began in 1843, its immediate purpose was to be of service to the bench and bar, mostly in the form of the publishing of legal notices, abstracts of real estate to be sold to the sheriff and notices to attorneys.
By Hank Grezlak
3 minute read
February 01, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Those Who Stood UpOnly a few Luzerne public officials ever challenged Conahan and Ciavarella.
By Hank Grezlak
3 minute read
March 18, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer
Cappy Recovering From Heart SurgeryPeter Hall is reporting on Pennsylvania Law Weekly�s Web site that former Pennsylvania Chief Justice Ralph J. Cappy underwent triple coronary artery bypass surgery Thursday.
By Hank Grezlak
1 minute read
April 17, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer
Justices Favor Trial Court In Row with DefendersCommon pleas courts can order public defenders to act as standby counsel for defendants even after the defender's office has determined they aren't financially eligible for assistance, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
By Hank Grezlak
9 minute read
December 21, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa. High Court Needs to Cure Its Black Robe DiseaseThis is probably a year most of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices would rather forget, particularly Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille. Castille has taken more hits in 2010 than any chief justice since ... well, Ralph Cappy, the last chief justice.
By Hank Grezlak
7 minute read
March 23, 2007 | Law.com
It�s Time to Generate A More Open Discussion on DiversityDiversity is a word and a topic that gets a lot of repetition in the legal world, but it sometimes seems as if the discussion never gets past the basics, which sound something like this: �There�s a need for more diversity at law firms, law schools, on the bench, and those institutions need to do more to make progress on that front.�
By Hank Grezlak
6 minute read
July 17, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
The Freeh Report: A Case Study in How People Rationalize Ignoring EvilAfter reading the Freeh report, there's no getting around it: Joe Paterno fucked up. I apologize for the bad language, but there's no other way to describe it. Besides, little kids aren't reading this, and if they do, I think it will be far more damaging to their psyche to learn that powerful and influential men could care so little for their welfare or fail them so badly.
By Hank Grezlak
7 minute read
August 07, 2007 | National Law Journal
Fox Rothschild scores seven mergers since 2005Fox Rothschild has announced its seventh merger since 2005. The newest acquisition is Binder, Kalis & Proctor, a three-attorney Pottstown, Pa. firm focused on corporate matters, municipal law, real estate and estate planning. Administrative partner Mark Silow, who predicts the acquisition will "contribute over $1 million" to Fox Rothschild, says one reason for the merger was that his Philadelphia-based firm wanted to grow its presence in Pennsylvania's western Montgomery and northern Chester counties.
By Hank Grezlak
3 minute read
March 27, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer
Despite Causing Mistrial, Court Finds Sanctions UnwarrantedThe Superior Court has thrown out sanctions in the amount of $52,000 leveled at a defense attorney whose reference during opening arguments in a medical malpractice trial to expert testimony the trial court had already barred resulted in a mistrial.
By Hank Grezlak
6 minute read
November 07, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
Phila. Archdiocese Shakes Up Legal Team in Sex Abuse ScandalPhiladelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput is in the process of reorganizing the legal team representing the archdiocese in cases involving the sex abuse scandal.
By Gina Passarella and Hank Grezlak
4 minute read
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