Hank Grezlak

June 30, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

The Legal Intelligencer recognizes the best legal departments of the year in four distinct categories: In-House Legal Work and Management, Outside Counsel Management, Pro Bono and Community Service, and Diversity and Quality of Life.

By Hank Grezlak

5 minute read

February 15, 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 By Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

9 minute read

January 11, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Judicial Conduct Board has asked the state Supreme Court to rule that it is not required to turn over documents to a commission designed to evaluate the state's juvenile justice system and judicial disciplinary system.

By Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

April 30, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

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

December 31, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

In his recent concurring opinion in a casino case, state Supreme Court Justice Ronald D. Castille — soon to be Chief Justice Castille — talked about "judicial fits and starts" with regard to the court's handling of casino cases.

By Hank Grezlak

7 minute read

October 03, 2005 | Law.com

Continuing the trend of law firms browsing the disbanding Coudert Brothers, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary plans to acquire most of Coudert's Brussels office. DLA Piper says the approximately three dozen attorneys, eight of whom will join as partners, bring about $12.5 million in business. DLA Piper also announced recently that it was opening a Frankfurt office with five former Coudert partners and that it is in discussions with partners from Coudert's Antwerp and Asian offices.

By Hank Grezlak

7 minute read

June 27, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Lawyers and journalists have a lot in common. So why don't they get along better? Hank Grezlak, The Legal Intelligencer's editor-in-chief, has one answer: "Both professions attract more than their fair share of jerks." But Grezlak points out that sometimes the problem is just a matter of misperception. Follow his list of dos and don'ts for interacting with the press to lessen your chances of feeling like you dealt with a jerk -- or of being called one behind your back.

By Hank Grezlak

10 minute read

April 24, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

On the surface, it looks like a routine med mal case. A Philadelphia jury awarded the estate of a women killed by a stroke $29,207 on a wrongful death claim. The Superior Court awarded the plaintiffs a new trial on damages finding that the award bore "no

By Hank Grezlak

5 minute read

December 03, 2009 | Law.com

Federal authorities in Pennsylvania have charged Luzerne County Judge Michael Toole with honest services fraud and with filing a false tax return. Toole faces a maximum of 23 years in prison and a fine of $350,000. Under a plea deal, Toole has agreed to cooperate with federal authorities and provide information "concerning the unlawful activity of others." He will also resign from the bench. Toole is the third judge from Luzerne County's courthouse to be charged by the federal government this year.

By Hank Grezlak and Leo Strupczewski

6 minute read

April 26, 2006 | National Law Journal

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a medical malpractice case in which a Superior Court panel ordered a new trial. What makes the case one to watch is the expert witness issue at the heart of the lower court's opinion. The panel said it was OK to let a defense expert conclude that drug use caused the plaintiff's fatal stroke, citing Superior Court precedent that permits experts to extrapolate conclusions based on the facts of a case. The state high court has yet to weigh in on the issue.

By Hank Grezlak

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