Samuel C Stretton

November 25, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

What changes are proposed to the Rules of Professional Conduct concerning maintenance of financial records and other matters?

By Samuel C. Stretton

9 minute read

November 18, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am going to be running for judicial office in 2015. Can I call potential donors and ask them for a donation to my campaign committee?

By Samuel C. Stretton

8 minute read

November 11, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am a young lawyer who has just formed a law firm with several other attorneys and the firm is incorporated. Does my letterhead have to reflect that the firm has been incorporated?

By Samuel C. Stretton

7 minute read

November 04, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am a young, computer-literate lawyer. I am starting a blog where people can interact with me. If an individual responds to something I say in my blog and it is clear he or she needs legal representation, can I communicate and interact with him or her on the Internet regarding potential representation?

By Samuel C. Stretton

7 minute read

October 28, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Have the new district judge standards of conduct changed the disqualification requirements for district judges?

By Samuel C. Stretton

8 minute read

October 21, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

After the Bruno decision, where does professional judicial discipline stand in Pennsylvania?

By Samuel C. Stretton

9 minute read

October 14, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

As a lawyer who practices in Philadelphia, I am concerned about the recent resignation of a Municipal Court judge and transfer of assignment of others. Was this done ethically?

By Samuel C. Stretton

8 minute read

October 07, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

My practice has recently become unbearable. Clients text and email me constantly. Sometimes I think my entire day is spent texting and emailing. It has gotten to the point that I don't want to practice law anymore. What, ethically, can I do?

By Samuel C. Stretton

9 minute read

September 30, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Can I represent clients from other states?

By Samuel C. Stretton

6 minute read

September 23, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Can a county bar association pay the membership fees for the judges of its court of common pleas and magistrate judges who are also attorneys and also pay their costs for the various bar association social functions?

By Samuel C. Stretton

8 minute read