Samuel C Stretton

July 09, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am a judge and I have received a subpoena to testify in a pending civil suit. Can I testify or should I move to quash the subpoena?

By Samuel C. Stretton

7 minute read

July 02, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

I have money in my escrow account and the client cannot be located. I have been holding this money for 10 or 15 years. I have done everything I can to try to find the client with no success. What can I do with this money?

By Samuel C. Stretton

8 minute read

June 25, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

I saw the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted a new rule, Professional Conduct Rule 8.4(g). This prohibits discriminatory conduct. If I recall, in an earlier article, I thought you opposed that rule?

By Samuel C. Stretton

10 minute read

June 18, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

In this legal malpractice litigation, the other side hired a lawyer as their expert witness. That lawyer, several years ago, had represented the client to whom he is now testifying against. The representation was on a totally unrelated matter. Can the expert be precluded?

By Samuel C. Stretton

9 minute read

June 11, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am a young attorney who will be representing my law school friend in an attorney disciplinary trial. How should one prepare for such a case?

By Samuel C. Stretton

11 minute read

June 04, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

I have seen many articles about how the practice of law and trials and hearings will be different and, in the future, be very much in tune with technology. Is that going to be the future?

By Samuel C. Stretton

11 minute read

May 28, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

I saw a proposed rule about resignation by a lawyer. I am not sure what that means, and why would anyone ever use that? There is a proposal for a rule change involving permanent resignation. I thought a resignation was a disbarment by consent. Am I wrong?

By Samuel C. Stretton

10 minute read

May 21, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Is there a different standard for conflict of interest for a district attorney than for other attorneys?

By Samuel C. Stretton

11 minute read

May 14, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Understanding that judges are not allowed to have ex parte communications, it appears that specialized courts such as Drug Court and Veterans Court regularly have ex parte communications. Is there an exception under the rules for that?

By Samuel C. Stretton

8 minute read

May 07, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am a lawyer who has had a sexual relationship with a client, which has now ended. Is there anything I should be concerned about?

By Samuel C. Stretton

10 minute read