Samuel C Stretton

November 03, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

How far can a judicial officer participate in a trial to correct the inadequacies of one of the trial lawyers?

By Samuel C. Stretton 

10 minute read

October 27, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

I have discovered that my client, in a deposition, gave untruthful testimony. Can I withdraw without having to correct any misconduct?

By Samuel C. Stretton

11 minute read

October 20, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am reaching the age where I am going to retire as an attorney. Is there any good reason to keep my law license active?

By Samuel C. Stretton

11 minute read

October 13, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

What are some things that judges should be careful of in terms of avoiding professional discipline?

By Samuel C. Stretton

10 minute read

October 06, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am an attorney and I am representing myself in civil litigation. I want to speak to the opposing party and not go through their counsel. I distrust and believe he is not giving his client important information. Can I do so?

By Samuel C. Stretton

10 minute read

September 29, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am a young lawyer and I would like to know how long the attorney-client privilege or the Rule of Confidentiality lasts. Does it end upon the death of a client, the suspension of an attorney or the death of the attorney?

By Samuel C. Stretton

7 minute read

September 22, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

What do I do as a lawyer when I am in a courtroom and a judge is acting in a very abusive manner toward me?

By Samuel C. Stretton

10 minute read

September 15, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am an attorney who did not take my CLEs timely. As a result, I was placed on administrative suspension. I moved my office, but did not change my address. Therefore, I did not receive the notices. I accept full responsibility, but can there be a better way to notify a lawyer?

By Samuel C. Stretton

8 minute read

September 08, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

As a young attorney who practices in Philadelphia, I am very curious about how members of the Black bar were able to break the old-fashioned prejudice that used to exist years ago among the white lawyers who practiced in Philadelphia? The last 60 years or so have seen major changes in the practice of law including major changes in the diversity of lawyers.

By Samuel C. Stretton

12 minute read

September 01, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

As a lawyer in litigation, do I have a duty to disclose information to opposing counsel that is pertinent, but where there is no requirement that the information has to be disclosed?

By Samuel C. Stretton

9 minute read