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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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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

February 03, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Filing: Judge Held Bimonthly Meetings With Reputed Mob Boss

A former Luzerne County president judge used to hold bimonthly meetings with a reputed mob boss and a common friend -- also an admitted felon -- to discuss pending court cases, according to a supplement to a King's Bench petition filed with the state Supr

By Leo Strupczewski And Hank Grezlak

5 minute read

July 24, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Why Not Make the City of Philadelphia a Pro-Bono Project?

Let me start by saying the law firms and lawyers in Philadelphia deserve a pat on the back. What has me writing that? A recent article from The Legal that paints a flattering picture of the pro bono efforts from city firms.

By Hank Grezlak

10 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

December 22, 2005 | Law.com

Commentary: Intelligent Design Advocates Face Uphill Fight

When U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III ruled Tuesday that a Pennsylvania school district's intelligent design policy violates the First Amendment, he wasn't just applying a pinprick to the trial balloon intelligent design supporters had chosen to float in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, writes Hank Grezlak. He aimed a cannon at it. And fired. Several times. Odds are that other courts will find it hard to argue that Jones missed his target, says Grezlak.

By Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

February 01, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Justices: JCB Must Turn Over Conahan Complaint

The Judicial Conduct Board must turn over an anonymous complaint filed against a former Luzerne County judge to an interbranch investigative body but may keep the documents related to its investigation into that judge confidential, a sharply divided state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

7 minute read

August 07, 2007 | National Law Journal

Fox Rothschild Still on Merger Tear

Fox 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

5 minute read

April 24, 2008 | Law.com

Gaming Law Puts Pa. Supreme Court in a Bad Position

During oral arguments in a gaming case before the state Supreme Court last week, one of the casino lawyers expressed confidence that the court wouldn't have its judicial independence threatened by the rhetoric surrounding the case.

By Hank Grezlak

7 minute read

April 30, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Time for a Little Sit-Down

It's fitting that the new season of The Sopranos has begun. For those of you unfamiliar with the series, there's a great running gag on the show where a character named Silvio does a killer imitation of Al Pacino in The Godfather Part III sa

By Hank Grezlak

7 minute read

February 23, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sources Tie Admitted Felons to Luzerne Scandal

Michael Conahan never made a secret of his relationship with Robert Kulick.

By Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

8 minute read