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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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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

September 24, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

The Asian American Bar Association of the Delaware Valley is proud to congratulate the following members on their selection by the Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly as 2007 Philadelphia Lawyers on the Fast Track:

By Hank Grezlak

1 minute read

June 12, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Buchanan Ingersoll, Klett Rooney To Vote on Merger Tuesday

Buchanan Ingersoll and Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling aren�t wasting any time in turning their possible merger into a done deal.

By Gina Passarella and Hank Grezlak

2 minute read

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

September 11, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Cappy Stepping Down

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Ralph J. Cappy told his colleagues in Pittsburgh yesterday that he would be stepping down from the bench by year?s end, according to sources in Harrisburg and Philadelphia.

By Gina Passarella and Hank Grezlak

2 minute read

October 07, 2005 | The Recorder

Reed Smith's Merger Talks are Off

The firm cites client conflicts as the main reason for ending talks with Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon.

By Hank Grezlak

3 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

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


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