Zack Needles

March 08, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

After a turbulent decade for the firm, the recent leadership change at 200-lawyer Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis brings to light questions about where similar-sized firms fit in and where they are headed in a shifting legal landscape.

By Zack Needles

7 minute read

October 07, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pittsburgh-based Dickie McCamey & Chilcote has expanded its Ohio presence and bulked up its litigation capabilities through a merger with Columbus, Ohio-based Golian McCaffrey.

By Zack Needles

4 minute read

December 15, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The two principals of Bucks County general practice firm Bennett & Doherty have been charged by federal prosecutors in an alleged mortgage fraud scheme that bilked financially struggling homeowners out of more than $14.6 million, but several attorneys who have had dealings with the lawyers said they were surprised by the allegations.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

April 19, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Federal law enforcement officials on Friday charged the Luzerne County clerk of courts with soliciting and accepting a bribe.

By Leo Strupczewski and zack needles

5 minute read

March 03, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on the question of whether Pittsburgh's Protection of Displaced Contract Workers Ordinance violates the state's Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law.

By Zack Needles

3 minute read

February 01, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Philadelphia jury has found that the head of the African American Museum in Philadelphia did not defame a public relations consultant in a letter terminating the consultant's contract.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

March 22, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

It may seem a bit foolhardy to open a new business in today's recession-weary economy, but according to Francine Friedman Griesing, if the business is a boutique law firm, it makes perfect sense.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

September 21, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide the constitutionality of sentencing a minor to life in prison with no chance of parole.

By zack needles

4 minute read

June 29, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Superior Court has vacated and remanded a lower court's ruling that had awarded only about one-third of the actual legal fees a woman incurred while engaged in a battle for child support with her ex-husband, who fraudulently concealed increases to his income from 2001 to 2006 to avoid increases in payments.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

February 04, 2011 | Law.com

For some smaller firms, collections experiences in 2010 ranged from manageably sluggish to better than expected. For instance, Peter R. Spirgel, managing shareholder of New Jersey-based Flaster Greenberg, said his firm's collections experience in 2010 was "definitely better" than in recent years.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read