Hank Grezlak

April 30, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former Luzerne County Common Pleas Judge Michael T. Conahan agreed Thursday to plead guilty 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 Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

5 minute read

December 04, 2009 | Law.com

Attorney Harry V. Cardoni, the managing member of Cardoni & Associates in Kingston, Pa., has been identified by sources and court documents as the person who provided Luzerne County 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. On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Toole had entered a plea agreement with federal prosecutors and would plead guilty to honest services fraud and filing a false tax return.

By Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

4 minute read

October 06, 2005 | Law.com

Merger talks between Reed Smith and Chicago-based Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon are off, according to a joint statement. The firms cited client conflicts as the chief reason for terminating the discussions. "The same thing happens in corporate transactions. You have to know going in that it might not work out," said Reed Smith's Michael Pollack. "To use the dating analogy, if you never date then you never have to break up." Pollack said Reed Smith would still consider other growth opportunities.

By Hank Grezlak

3 minute read

July 12, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Philadelphia lawyer helped secure a $32 million verdict in New Jersey last week in a case in which the owners of a power plant sued the company that provided the plant's industrial sprinkler system.

By Hank Grezlak

5 minute read

October 22, 2007 | Law.com

One of the positive aspects of focusing more on diversity issues for us here at The Legal has been the discussions and feedback generated by the articles and columns.

By Hank Grezlak

7 minute read

March 06, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Employers can't be hit with penalties for choosing to hold off paying a workers' compensation award while applying for supersedeas, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Hank Grezlak

8 minute read

August 07, 2007 | Law.com

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

September 24, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Now that Justice Ronald D. Castille will be taking over as chief justice of Pennsylvania, it's worth taking a look at his dissent in a recent gaming case, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board v. City Council of Philadelphia, PICS Case No. 07-1182 (Pa.

By Hank Grezlak

5 minute read

March 02, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former Luzerne County president judge used to hold meetings about twice a month 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 Supreme Court Friday.

By Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

8 minute read

August 01, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

After my column on the idea of making Philadelphia a big pro bono project ran, I received a number of comments from readers, many of them making suggestions of their own. Several asked me to continue to follow the issue, specifically with regard to the shooting deaths in the city.

By Hank Grezlak

6 minute read