Zack Needles

March 09, 2011 | Law.com

Philadelphia-based Drinker Biddle & Reath has announced it will add 11 attorneys from 16-lawyer Reish & Reicher in Los Angeles, including the firm's two name partners, on March 16. The rest of the Reish & Reicher attorneys will be going to another small firm, Silver & Freedman.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

April 21, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Superior Court appears to have solidified a victory of more than $200 million for Aetna by reversing a Philadelphia judge's denial of its claim against its excess insurance providers and remanding the case to the trial court to enter summary jud

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

January 15, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Since he assumed the role more than 30 years ago, local attorney Albert Momjian's efforts as honorary consul to the Republic of Haiti for the Philadelphia region have involved everything from helping to donate equipment and supplies to Haitian public hospitals to organizing community outreach programs for local Haitian children.

By Zack Needles

4 minute read

December 04, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has been asked to consider for the second time whether a registered nurse is qualified to provide expert testimony to medical causation, but it must first decide whether to waive the issue altogether.

By Zack Needles

7 minute read

May 20, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

John Skoutelas said he has 'learned the hard way that hiring is the most important thing you do as a manager.'

By Zack Needles

4 minute read

September 22, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has ordered a Post Conviction Relief Act court to hold a hearing to determine whether a defendant's trial counsel had a reasonable excuse for not filing a post-trial motion for reconsideration of her client's sentence.

By zack needles

5 minute read

September 09, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ronald A. Kovler is just settling into his new position as president of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, but he already has a specific tort reform target in his crosshairs.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

June 07, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former Luzerne County Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. has joined his co-defendant, former Judge Michael T. Conahan, in awaiting sentencing after a federal judge denied his post-trial motions late last month.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

November 09, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The message delivered by all three panelists at the National Bar Association's "Town Hall Meeting" Friday was one of hope and reassurance that there is help at the local, state and federal levels for homeowners facing foreclosure.

By zack needles

5 minute read

August 10, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

In January, Paoli, Pa.-based insurance litigation boutique Connor Weber & Oberlies named Margaret E. Wenke the firm's first female managing shareholder in its 27-year history.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read