The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | October 13, 2022
Pellegrini issued a concurring opinion saying that, based on the alleged scheme, which the plaintiff said involved 11 other instances of similar activity by the lawyers, efforts to get the attorneys barred would be best directed to the state Disciplinary Board.
By Charles Toutant | October 12, 2022
"It's a crime, literally and figuratively, what Metzger and the associates and Cullen and Dykman did," the plaintiff energy companies said in their motion.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | October 10, 2022
Attorneys are not required to accurately foretell the future in all circumstances. Sometimes, the lawyer can do everything right and there can still be an unanticipated outcome.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Charlene S. Seibert | October 6, 2022
Particularly troublesome to the efficacy of the courts are these "second bite" cases; they require twice the resources as a single case, yet resolve only a single litigant's claims—thus denying access to the courts to litigants who have never had a single resolution of their dispute.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | October 6, 2022
Data also confirms that the greatest risks to lawyers generally come from administrative and other preventable lawyers, according to Denton's Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair.
By Allison Dunn | October 4, 2022
"Plaintiff, a lawyer admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts, had three years from June 17, 2016, or, in other words, to June 17, 2019, to investigate and determine whether he had basis to bring a legal malpractice case against [EFC]," Magistrate Judge Katherine A. Robertson wrote. "Indeed, he apparently did so, since Thomas Murphy notified [EFC] by letter dated August 3, 2016, that [EFC] should put its liability carrier on notice of a potential liability claim. Plaintiff nonetheless failed to timely file this case."
By Adolfo Pesquera | October 3, 2022
Blake Daniel Allred of Bayou Vista was twice disbarred on June 14 for his actions affecting clients in two separate cases.
By Adolfo Pesquera | October 3, 2022
"For more than two years, Baker helped a series of corporate executives carry out blatant insurance fraud." - Liquidating Trustee of the Alliance Health Liquidating Trust.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Gary S. Parsons | October 3, 2022
Whether they become claims or not, no lawyer wants to make a mistake that harms their client. The big difference for in-house attorneys is that they…
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Josh J.T. Byrne | October 3, 2022
Facing suspension or disbarment may look like the end of the road at the time, but it can often be the beginning of a new (and sometimes) improved chapter in a formerly admitted attorney's professional and personal life.
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