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Hank Grezlak

Hank Grezlak

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.

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August 28, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Overrule Commonwealth Court in Divisive DUI Case

The state Supreme Court has ruled that police officers have limited authority to pull over motorists suspected of drunken driving once they leave their jurisdiction.

By Hank Grezlak

2 minute read

May 03, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Who Traded Kids for Cash Confesses to Racketeering

Former Luzerne County Common Pleas Judge Michael T. Conahan pleaded guilty Thursday to being involved in a racketeering conspiracy.

By Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

2 minute read

May 04, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Luzerne County Judge Pleads Guilty

Former Luzerne County Common Pleas Judge Michael T. Conahan pleaded guilty Thursday to accepting, along with another judge, more that $2.8 million from the builder and former co-owner of a private juvenile detention facility.

By hank grezlak and leo strupczewski

3 minute read

October 12, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

It�s Official: Duane Morris Acquires San Fran Firm

Duane Morris, which has made no secret about its ambitions to grow aggressively into a national firm, took a big step forward today when it announced its first merger with San Francisco-based Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, which will be effective Jan. 1 2006.

By Hank Grezlak

2 minute read

February 08, 2012 | Daily Report Online

'The perfect storm of a court gone rogue'

On Christmas Eve 2001, attorney Robert Powell drove Michael Conahan, a state trial court judge in Luzerne County, Pa., out to the site where Powell planned to build a new juvenile detention center for the county. Conahan had a personal interest in the project: He and his good friend, fellow judge Mark Ciavarella, had helped get it launched the year before by putting Powell together with builder Robert Mericle.

By Hank Grezlak and Zack Needles

17 minute read

December 20, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge: Intelligent Design Isn�t Science

The Dover Area School District�s policy of mentioning intelligent design in biology class violates the First Amendment as well as the Pennsylvania Constitution, a federal judge has ruled, barring the district from mentioning intelligent design in science classes or �from requiring teachers to denigrate or disparage the scientific theory of evolution.�

By Hank Grezlak

2 minute read

July 31, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Rejects Plea Agreement

The federal judge responsible for overseeing the sentencing of two former Luzerne County judges who have pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges has rejected the judges' plea agreements. p

By Hank Grezlak and Leo Strupczewski

2 minute read

August 24, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Obermayer Rebmann Attempts Harrisburg Retooling

Despite losing its Harrisburg office managing partner earlier this summer and the apparent connected departures of two associates, a top partner at Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel said the firm will not be closing its site in the state capital.

By Jeff Blumenthal and Hank Grezlak

2 minute read

May 23, 2006 | Law.com

Buchanan Ingersoll in Merger Talks With Klett Rooney

By Gina Passarella and Hank Grezlak

2 minute read

January 17, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Gormley to Replace Cappy?

By Hank Grezlak

1 minute read