Zack Needles

December 07, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

As the end of the year rapidly approaches, midsized firms have begun trying to forecast which practices will be busiest for them in 2011.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

May 12, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Billy Joel might be surprised. As firms have continued to cram into Philadelphia and some have focused on expanding west to Pittsburgh, Lancaster and Harrisburg, the Lehigh Valley has been quietly transforming its image as an economic casualty to that of a promising region for new homes and businesses.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

May 13, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Dilworth Paxson is looking to become a one-stop shop for midsized clients with the addition of its middle market/emerging company practice group.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

August 01, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has approved about $65,000 in restitution for the victims of juvenile offenders whose convictions were tossed out following the Luzerne County "kids-for-cash" scandal.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

June 22, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

While it's true that small and solo practitioners tend to thrive on business referred to them by other small and solo practitioners, many of them can attest that it pays to have a few big firm contacts in their referral networks as well.

By Zack Needles

7 minute read

October 29, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Superior Court has ruled in a case of first impression that imposing "total confinement" as a condition of probation violates the Pennsylvania Sentencing Code.

By Zack Needles

4 minute read

May 13, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The May 19 Bucks County primaries are less than a week away, but the district attorney and common pleas judge races have already had their fair share of strange twists and turns.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

October 27, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has ruled that police grievance arbitration awards are public record.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

December 07, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

No matter the survey, the data look about the same when it comes to rates charged by law firms in 2010. And the trend is up. That has some general counsel looking down at the decisions of law firms to increase rates on average between 3 to 4 percent.

By Gina Passarella and Zack Needles

7 minute read

August 05, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

When Joel B. Rosen, a former federal judge, was offered the position of general counsel for the Cooper Health System, he knew he couldn't pass it up.

By Zack Needles

4 minute read