Hank Grezlak

April 19, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Employers can be represented by nonlawyers at unemployment compensation proceedings, a deeply split Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.

By Hank Grezlak

7 minute read

December 04, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Kingston, Pa., attorney has been identified by sources and court documents as the person who provided Luzerne County Common Pleas Judge Michael T. Toole with "things of value," including free use of a New Jersey beach house, while continuing to litigate cases before the judge.

By Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

4 minute read

May 26, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

For you readers who thought I complained too much about federal jury duty in this column a few weeks ago, you should take solace in the fact that despite my best efforts, I got picked for a jury anyway.

By Hank Grezlak

10 minute read

March 28, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

The 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

August 21, 2009 | Law.com

Two disgraced former Luzerne County, Pa., judges have asked that a federal judge reconsider his decision to reject their plea agreements. Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella Jr. are petitioning 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. The ex-judges argue that neither attempted to "obstruct and impede justice" or contradict the government's evidence in public comments, as Kosik had written.

By Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

5 minute read

October 08, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former Commonwealth Court President Judge James Gardner Colins, known for his forceful opinions and having one of the sharpest pens — and tongues — on Pennsylvania's appellate courts, has told Pennsylvania Law Weekly he will resign

By Hank Grezlak and Gina Passarella

7 minute read

March 01, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By By Gina Passarella and Hank Grezlak | The Legal Intelligencer

5 minute read

March 03, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Details of why a major hospital fired its general counsel have been slow to emerge, but sources familiar with the investigation said he was fired for alleged embezzlement. The amount was said to be in "the seven figures."

By Gina Passarella and Hank Grezlak

5 minute read

March 02, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The investigation into corruption at the Luzerne County courthouse accelerated at a lightning-quick pace over the last week, with the sources tying admitted felons to the probe, confirmation that federal investigators are looking at allegations of case fi

By Leo Strupczewski And Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

September 12, 2007 | Law.com

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ralph J. Cappy has told his colleagues he will step down from the bench by year's end, according to sources. After the General Assembly voted to give legislators and judges a pay raise in 2005, Cappy became a lightning rod for voter anger because of his role in that legislation and his public support for the raise. Still, Cappy's decision to resign has caught many in the legal community by surprise.

By Gina Passarella and Hank Grezlak

9 minute read