The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew B. Weisberg | September 13, 2018
In Coleman v. Duane Morris, 58 A.3d 833 (Pa. Super. 2012), the Superior Court precedentially established two causes arising from legal malpractice: negligence; and breach of contract.
By Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair | September 11, 2018
Most attorneys are well-versed in navigating traditional conflicts. However, there can be potential conflicts created outside the traditional attorney-client relationship that create greater risks because sometimes they may go unnoticed.
By Christine Simmons | September 10, 2018
As it continues to duel with Carl Icahn-controlled CVR Energy, Wachtell argues its own initial engagement letter with former client CVR was "a mere agreement to agree" and thus not enforceable.
By Christine Simmons | September 10, 2018
As it continues to duel with Carl Icahn-controlled CVR Energy, Wachtell argues its own initial engagement letter with former client CVR was "a mere agreement to agree" and thus not enforceable.
By Michael Booth | September 10, 2018
"Attorneys are not guarantors of a successful outcome," said Appellate Division Judges Michael Haas and Garry Rothstadt.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | September 6, 2018
I am getting older. What steps, if any, should I take if I continue to practice law?
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | September 6, 2018
A lawyer's legal malpractice suit against her divorce attorneys alleging breach of contract actually sounded in tort and therefore was not timely filed, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled, upholding a Philadelphia trial judge's decision that had expressly anticipated the possibility of reversal on appeal.
By Christine Simmons | September 5, 2018
"Wachtell is perversely incentivized to negotiate engagement letters that benefit the investment bankers, not its client," Carl Icahn-controlled CVR Energy claims in a proposed new malpractice complaint.
By Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair | September 5, 2018
Because it has become relatively easy to practice law from anywhere, attorneys can at times forget that states have not become any more lenient when it comes to the unauthorized practice of law.
By John Council | September 4, 2018
A former Texas prison inmate has filed a legal malpractice case against his former criminal defense attorneys, claiming he spent nearly two years in…
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