New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Priscilla Lundin | May 25, 2018
The findings of the landmark study of 13,000 currently practicing lawyers by the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation (ABA/Hazelden study) published in the American Bar Journal in 2016 and elsewhere, revealed that between 21 and 36 percent qualified as problem drinkers.
By Greg Land | May 24, 2018
The jury split liability three ways, finding the law firm liable for 32 percent of the damages, interests and attorney fees in the underlying case.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Josh J.T. Byrne | May 24, 2018
Everyday the practice of law presents a new host of ethical quandaries, which we are left to ponder the answers to. Fortunately, there are a number of resources specifically designed to give lawyers answers to these questions.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | May 24, 2018
If I am representing a client for estate planning, can I accept a referral fee from an insurance agent or an investment company I have worked with in the past for referring the estate business?
By Scott Flaherty | May 23, 2018
After a magistrate judge gave Carlton Fields a dressing down in an acrimonious antitrust case, the firm's former client is now suing for alleged malpractice and seeking damages of more than $15 million.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Laura C. Bunting | May 23, 2018
The commencement speaker when you graduated from law school inevitably highlighted members of the audience who supported the graduates during school, and would provide continued support while the graduates studied for the bar exam and began their careers.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | May 21, 2018
The complaint, which includes claims against Obermayer Rebmann, Buchanan Ingersoll and Eckert Seamans, calls the project “the worst municipal financial disaster in the history of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”
By Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair | May 21, 2018
Many firms have an in-house attorney or even a general counsel dedicated to managing risk for the firm and protecting the firm's legal interests.…
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | May 21, 2018
It is well-recognized that often, when an attorney sues a client for unpaid fees, the client will bring a counterclaim for legal malpractice. Some sources indicate that the likelihood of receiving such a counterclaim could be as high as 40 percent; others place it even higher.
By Scott Flaherty | May 21, 2018
A former business associate of the notorious Miami Beach corporate raider is suing Akerman, alleging the law firm gave shoddy advice to her successor as curator of Posner's estate.
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