Zack Needles

January 29, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

A relatively new practice area could soon be cropping up frequently throughout Western Pennsylvania as the result of a recent federal court order in the Western District of Pennsylvania.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

April 20, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

An insurance and financial services holding company that donated shares of a failing subsidiary, along with checks for $20,000, to several charities did not technically break any state insurance laws, the state Commonwealth Court unanimously ruled.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

September 25, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

A convicted drug offender's attorney offered ineffective assistance to her client when she failed to challenge as excessive his sentence, which was more than five times the aggravated sentencing guidelines, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

August 13, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Is there a future for midsized firms? "I sure hope so," laughed Theodore A. Offit, managing principal of Maryland-based Offit Kurman, when asked that question.

By Zack Needles

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February 15, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

When The Legal reached out to colleagues of Linda L. Kelly's to ask their impressions of the newest nominee as state attorney general, the unanimous response was that she's well-known for hard work, professionalism and, perhaps most importantly, her distance from the political arena.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

April 25, 2011 | Law.com

After experiencing drops in its gross revenue and revenue per lawyer in 2009, Saul Ewing saw its gross revenue rise by 5.2 percent and its RPL rise by 8.9 percent in 2010. Its profits per partner also shot up 18.2 percent, from $435,000 in 2009 to a record $514,000.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

June 23, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Superior Court has reversed a common pleas judge's suppression order in a case where a state trooper made a drug arrest after doing a safety check of a legally parked vehicle.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

July 18, 2011 | Law.com

When Kyle Arnold arrived at the offices of Philadelphia-based litigation defense firm Marks O'Neill O'Brien & Courtney Thursday for what he thought was a deposition in his civil suit against Pep Boys, he was surprised by something other than opposing counsel's tough questions.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

August 23, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

At the height of the recession, many midsized firms said they were poised for an influx of work that typically goes to larger firms in better economic times. But did that flood ever come? And, if so, will it stay? Some midsized firm leaders and industry watchers The Legal spoke to said it has and it will — but only for those firms that have actively and intelligently pursued it.

By Zack Needles

7 minute read

July 21, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections directive that prohibits inmates from possessing pornography.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read