By Michael A. Mora | September 30, 2022
"This can happen to anybody," said J. Chris Bristow, a partner at Critton Luttier & Coleman. "It doesn't matter if you have one year of experience or four decades of experience."
By Jason Grant | September 23, 2022
The appeals court took issue with what it said was plaintiffs counsel's tendency to "continuously adopt new arguments when problems emerge with their old ones."
By Colleen Murphy | September 22, 2022
The New Jersey district court denied motion for default judgment to a couple who asserted legal malpractice and breach of contract claims against their attorney related to a foreclosure matter that ended unfavorably during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Adolfo Pesquera | September 21, 2022
Unbeknownst to Law Funder, Munoz was a co-principal in Contreras & Munoz, a professional corporation also connected to the state district court judge, Jesse Contreras.
By Avalon Zoppo | September 21, 2022
The complaints took issue with state attorneys general signing onto an amicus brief in support of Texas' petition to the Supreme Court contesting the 2020 election results.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Allison Dunn | September 19, 2022
Despite most of his criminal convictions being reversed, a Connecticut Appellate Court said the New Haven County Standing Committee, a subcommittee…
By Allison Dunn | September 19, 2022
"The Court finds that an award of attorney's fees and costs is a necessary deterrent to Plaintiff and others similarly situated from pursuing frivolous litigation, especially where an improper purpose may be inferred," U.S. District Judge Claude M. Hilton of the Eastern District of Virginia wrote in an opinion filed Sept. 1. "As to Plaintiff's ability to pay, there is no evidence that Plaintiff lacks the financial resources to pay this sanction. She claims to be an extremely frugal retiree without any real property or assets, however, she has not provided any supporting financial information or documentation."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jonathan Isaacson and Brett Scher | September 19, 2022
While some states have given legal malpractice attorneys the green light to disregard workers' compensation liens, New York is not one of them.
By Allison Dunn | September 16, 2022
"My issue is telling my boss," attorney and Reddit user SomewhereBig4473 said in the r/LawFirm community. "I am constantly messing up little things and they think I'm not on top of my cases enough. Any advice would be appreciated. I'm crying even thinking about telling my boss. I don't know what to even say. I don't know to do [sic]. I hate myself for this."
By Mason Lawlor | September 16, 2022
The Georgia Supreme Court has reversed a decision by the state's Court of Appeals that affirmed a grant of summary judgment to Am Law 50 firm Proskauer Rose, allowing a couple's legal malpractice claims against them to move forward.
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