The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | December 6, 2018
I am representing an individual charged with murder in the first degree and it appears the death penalty will be sought. The evidence is overwhelming. I want to focus on the penalty phase. The client, who I think is mentally unbalanced, wants me to fight the guilt/innocence phase. What can I ethically do?
By Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair | December 4, 2018
Review some easily implemented risk prevention tools that can help attorneys avoid the simple but serious mistakes.
By Charles Toutant | December 3, 2018
An appeals court dismisses a malpractice suit against the Office of the Public Defender for failure to comply with procedural requirements of the Tort Claims Act.
By Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair | December 3, 2018
Comments on social media are in some respects more risky than face-to-face conversations, as they are generally broadcast to the world and preserved for posterity.
By Lidia Dinkova | November 30, 2018
Miami law firm Beck & Lee claims it wasn't paid by the would-be buyer of a condo-hotel unit who sued Donald Trump after the beachfront project flopped.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | November 29, 2018
I saw a number of changes being made with the reorganization of the Disciplinary Board, including the abolishment of the Office of Secretary of the Disciplinary Board. What does this all mean?
By David Gialanella | November 27, 2018
The Appellate Division upheld dismissal of a legal malpractice action against Margulies Wind by a former client involved in estate litigation, but in the process the panel remanded an award of $353,683 to the New Jersey firm for further proceedings.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Josh J.T. Byrne | November 23, 2018
Our courts have long recognized a legal malpractice action can sound in tort or contract. In the last several years Pennsylvania courts have not spilled a lot of ink on the distinction between the two causes of action. Federal courts in Pennsylvania have been much more active in discussing the distinction and its importance.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | November 21, 2018
A husband and wife came into my office. She had given a statement to the police about some sexual abuse by the husband. The husband has advised me that she wants to withdraw the charges because they are not true. The district attorney wants her to go before a grand jury. Can I advise her to plead the Fifth Amendment?
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | November 21, 2018
A panel of the Texas Court of Appeals in Dallas affirmed a summary judgment in favor of Strasburger & Price and other defendants in the negligence suit filed by a former client.
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