Hank Grezlak

October 31, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

The calendar says it's Halloween today, but if you ask most lawyers and business people what scares them most right now, it's not ghosts or vampires or machete-wielding guys in hockey masks, but the economy.

By Hank Grezlak

8 minute read

March 28, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court President Judge James Gardner Colins' blistering dissent in a recent DUI case could be evidence of a deep division within the court over when police officers may stop suspected drunken drivers once they leave their jurisdiction.

By Hank Grezlak

8 minute read

July 28, 2009 | Law.com

The two former Luzerne County, Pa., judges who have pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges effectively controlled the county for years and ruled through fear and intimidation, overseeing widespread corruption, including rampant case-fixing and payoffs. That is the picture that has been painted through hundreds of interviews with dozens of sources and extensive research of court records and prior news accounts conducted by The Legal Intelligencer.

By Hank Grezlak And Leo Strupczewski

11 minute read

December 07, 2005 | Law.com

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court amended the procedural rules governing certificates of merit Monday in an attempt to clear up any confusion litigants might have when bringing multiple claims against the same defendant. Under the amended rules, plaintiffs in medical malpractice suits who raise multiple claims against the same defendant must file certificates of merit for each claim or a single certificate of merit that states the claims are raised under both subdivisions of a Rule of Civil Procedure.

By Hank Grezlak and Chris Lilienthal

3 minute read

February 01, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

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

April 17, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lackawanna County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Barrasse, who runs that county's treatment court, has personal and financial ties to the owners of a company that services the ankle bracelets used in his courtroom.

By Zack Needles, Hank Grezlak And Leo Strupczewski

12 minute read

September 30, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

Robert Lane, who helped build Morgan Lewis & Bockius's real estate department into a powerhouse group, is leaving the firm to start a joint venture with a former Philadelphia mayoral candidate that aims to develop public works and real estate projects in China. Saying that he's looking for fresh challenges beyond a law practice, Lane expressed excitement about working on projects in China, with its rapid economic expansion. As Lane put it, China is growing the equivalent of "a new Houston every month."

By Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

August 03, 2009 | Law.com

The federal judge responsible for overseeing the sentencing of two former Luzerne County, Pa., judges who have pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges has rejected their plea agreements in light of their refusal to accept responsibility for their crimes. In his order, Judge Edwin M. Kosik said he will hold a hearing, during which Michael T. Conahan and Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. can withdraw their guilty pleas or accept a potentially stiffer sentence.

By Hank Grezlak and Leo Strupczewski

6 minute read

October 04, 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 from the bench

By Hank Grezlak and Gina Passarella

7 minute read

August 02, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

There�s no way to know if Fox Rothschild�s management team believes in lucky sevens, but there�s little doubt it�s committed to mergers: The firm announced its seventh since 2005.

By Hank Grezlak

3 minute read