August 14, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer
Agins Haaz Partner Joining Kline & SpecterA month after the death of partner Stuart Agins, plaintiffs litigation boutique Agins Haaz Seidel will be disbanding. Partner Richard Seidel announced yesterday that he would join Kline Specter this month. Fellow partner Richard Haaz left the firm last year to start a solo practice, though his name remained with the firm and he never left its offices at 1604 Locust St.
By Jeff BlumenthalOf the Legal Staff
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May 23, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer
Lawyer Prevented From Sharing Trade SecretsHMO documents that show information reflecting intended secrecy and value to the HMO are confidential and cannot be disseminated by a plaintiff's attorney, the Superior Court has ruled, reversing a Lackawanna County Common Pleas Court decision.
By Laurie Stewart Of the Legal Staff
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March 13, 2007 | Law.com
Drinker Biddle Moves Up Timetable To Increase First-Year Lawyers' PayAfter looking at the market conditions and discussing integration plans post-merger, Drinker Biddle & Reath has decided to move up the start date for its first-year associate salary increases.
By Gina Passarella Of the Legal Staff
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July 18, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer
Enjoy the Elegance of Lacroix - You May Be There AwhileWhen it's time to take clients from New York or partners from the London office to lunch, you want to impress them. You want to show them why Philadelphia is a top-notch town, that we can hang with the big boys and girls. You want to take them to Lacroix in the Rittenhouse Hotel.
By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff
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August 06, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer
Schnader Hires Two Lawyers To Co-Chair Health PracticeOpportunity knocked for Jeffrey Bernstein and Nancy Weinman. And the veteran health care lawyers opened the door to promising new positions of leadership at Schnader Harrison Segal Lewis.
By Jeff BlumenthalOf the Legal Staff
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July 17, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer
Playmate's Divorce Hearing Not ClosedThe divorce proceedings of a disbarred Philadelphia attorney and his estranged, former Playboy Playmate wife will not be closed, the Superior Court has ruled, affirming a Chester County Common Pleas Court decision denying the wife's motion for closure.
By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff
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May 29, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer
Prenuptials May Waive Distribution of PensionsIn an issue of first impression, the Superior Court has determined that parties to antenuptial agreements can waive their rights to equitable distribution of the marital portion of pension plans that are subject to ERISA.
By Jennifer Batchelor Of the Legal Staff
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June 20, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer
Rainville Leaving Schnader Harrison For SEC PositionChristina Rainville is technically joining the Bush administration, and the Earth has not fallen off its axis. The self-proclaimed bleeding heart liberal is leaving her position as a partner at Schnader Harrison Segal Lewis to join the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as trial counsel for the Philadelphia district office.
By Jeff BlumenthalOf the Legal Staff
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October 11, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pepper Loses Partner to Firm With N.Y. OfficeWhen Pepper Hamilton broke off merger talks with Washington, D.C.'s Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin Kahn this past spring, the firm for all intents and purposes lost real estate finance partner Robert Grossman.
By Jeff Blumenthal Of the Legal Staff
6 minute read
January 02, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer
Same-Sex Partners Have Standing To Seek Custody By Danielle N. RodierIn a major triumph for not only gays and lesbians, but third parties generally in custody cases, a 5-2 state Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex partners have standing to seek custody of their former partners` biological children, so long as they can prove in loco parentis status.
By Of the Legal Staff
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