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Zack Needles

Zack Needles

Zack Needles is Global Managing Editor, Regional Brands at ALM. He is also the Managing Editor of The Legal Intelligencer, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Delaware Business Court Insider and Delaware Law Weekly. Contact him at 215-557-2373 or [email protected]. On Twitter: @ZackNeedlesTLI.

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October 28, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Bucks Bank Objects to Taking of Land for New Courthouse

While most Bucks County lawyers appear to agree that the planned 285,000-square-foot justice center in the borough of Doylestown, Pa., will provide much needed additional courtroom space, not everyone is happy about what the building's size will mean for its neighbors.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

October 06, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Megan's Law Advice No Prerequisite to Valid Plea

The provision of Megan's Law that requires the registration of convicted sex offenders is not a direct consequence of a criminal conviction, the state Supreme Court has held.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

February 26, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circuit Refuses to Overturn Del. River Dredging Ruling

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to overturn Judge Sue L. Robinson's late January ruling that opened the doors for the first phase of a project that would deepen the Delaware River shipping channel.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

June 20, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Court Rules Procedural Error Not Grounds for Nonsuit

A plaintiff's procedural error in notifying the defendant of the documentary evidence to be offered at trial was not grounds for a nonsuit, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

April 30, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Babst Calland Adds 4 Thorp Reed Construction Lawyers

Four Thorp Reed & Armstrong construction law attorneys have gone to Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

August 26, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Denies Haverford Twp. Commissioner's Appeal

A split state Superior Court panel has denied former Haverford Township, Pa., Commissioner Fred C. Moran's appeal from the judgment of sentence following his 2008 bribery conviction.

By Zack Needles

6 minute read

October 28, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Parties Reach $1.9 Mil. Accord Over Scaffold Failure

A scaffold failure has resulted in a $1.9 million settlement in Philadelphia County for a contractor who fell about eight feet, injuring his back, neck and left knee.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

June 25, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Mid-Sized Firm Lays Off Several Attorneys, Support Staff

Pittsburgh-based Thorp Reed & Armstrong confirmed Wednesday that it has laid off several attorneys and support staff, but would not say how many or in which practices.

By Zack Needles

4 minute read

May 02, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Lawyer to Receive Alpern Award

When asked how she has managed to balance a family of five, a litigation practice and several leadership positions within the Philadelphia and state bar associations, Kathleen D. Wilkinson's answer was simple.

By Zack Needles

5 minute read

February 12, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Come Hell or High Snowfall, the Work Goes On

While a midweek blizzard paused many Pennsylvanians' normal routines, the work of the legal world slowed but did not become paralyzed as essential court functions were kept up and lawyers worked from home.

By Gina Passarella, Zack Needles, Amaris Elliott-Engel and Shannon P. Duffy

9 minute read