Hank Grezlak

August 24, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Two disgraced former Luzerne County, Pa., judges have asked that a federal judge reconsider his decision to reject their plea agreements.Michael T. Conahan and Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. made a joint filing Thursday, petitioning U.S. District Judge Edwin M. Kosik to reinstate their agreed-upon sentence of 87 months in prison because neither could be found at fault for his post-plea hearing actions.

By Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

5 minute read

August 16, 2005 | Law.com

The owners of the nightclub at the center of the Pier 34 collapse that killed three women and injured 43 others can be prosecuted for risking a catastrophe, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled yesterday.

By Hank Grezlak

4 minute read

April 10, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

You know you're dealing with something really unpleasant when you have oral arguments for more than two hours and one of the most repeated words is "quagmire."

By Hank Grezlak

9 minute read

September 12, 2013 | Law.com

Continuing its “backdoor strategy” for expansion in Southeast Asia, Duane Morris, through its joint venture with Singapore-based Selvam LLC, has opened an office in Yangon, Myanmar, becoming the first U.S.-based law firm to do so.

By Hank Grezlak and Zack Needles

6 minute read

January 09, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Insurance Department may not require arbitration of disputes over uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverage claims, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

December 07, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Federal authorities have charged Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Toole with honest services fraud and with filing a false tax return.

By Hank Grezlak and Leo Strupczewski

7 minute read

April 10, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

The impact an injury has on the plaintiff is a factor in determining whether they've suffered a serious injury or not in limited tort cases, the state Superior Court has ruled in an apparent case of first impression.

By Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

February 09, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Though it didn't come in the form of a complaint, a former solicitor for the Luzerne County Controller's office told the Judicial Conduct Board's deputy counsel as early as 2005 that he had concerns about two of the county's judges and a private juvenile detention center being built there.

By Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

9 minute read

May 03, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

When I wrote a column a few weeks ago talking about the importance of diversity and initiatives like our new monthly "Insight on Diversity" feature and our diversity hiring and retention supplement, I was hoping - and expecting - these items would foster more honest and open dialogue.

By Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

July 12, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

An American Bar Association report on Pennsylvania's judicial conduct system provided a number of helpful recommendations on ways to improve the system and did so without being overly critical, particularly of the Judicial Conduct Board.

By Hank Grezlak

6 minute read