Michael Marciano

December 20, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Sometimes attorneys overlook the additional obligation set by the ethical rules for attorneys to protect confidential information obtained during the course of the representation.

By Alanna Clair and Shari Klevens

5 minute read

December 19, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Phillip Hom was inducted as a Civil Court judge on Dec. 12, at a ceremony at the Civil Court in Queens.

By NYLJ Staff

1 minute read

December 15, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Hartford-based Robinson & Cole has promoted seven attorneys to partner, including three in its Hartford office,

By Michael Marciano |

3 minute read

December 14, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

There are about 35,000 museums in the world, but only one that has law as its subject. Located 46 miles northwest of Hartford, it's the American Museum of Tort Law, in the small Litchfield County town of Winsted.

By Editorial Board

5 minute read

December 08, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut is aiming to compete with Delaware and other large commercial jurisdictions as recent reforms have been made to state laws governing corporations and limited liability companies.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel

13 minute read

December 08, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In the film "The Shawshank Redemption," an inmate named Red, played brilliantly by Morgan Freeman, is asked by a member of the parole board whether…

By Editorial Board

8 minute read

December 06, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Judith Clark had her sentence commuted by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo last December, making her eligible for parole.

By Staff Report

2 minute read

December 05, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In a recent article in the ABA Journal, Carolyn Elefant suggested that ethics rules on advertising and fee splitting are hampering efforts by solos and small firm lawyers to compete in a rapidly changing technological environment.

By Mark Dubois

9 minute read

December 05, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The challenge, of course, is to screen out the problem clients without significantly impacting the attorneys' business and financial needs.

By Alanna Clair and Shari L. Klevens

6 minute read

December 05, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

White-Collar Crime columnists Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert write: Mostly lost among the headlines regarding the first charges to be brought by Robert Mueller and the Special Counsel's Office investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election was the simultaneous release of a court opinion compelling one of Manafort's own lawyers to testify in the grand jury. A review of the decision and the indictment indicates that the lawyer is likely to be a key witness against Manafort and Gates at trial.

By Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert

26 minute read