The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Sarah Sweeney and Thomas G. Wilkinson | April 20, 2020
When a client terminates, without cause, its legal representation in a contingent fee matter and subsequently retains new counsel from a different firm, the Rules of Professional Conduct related to the division and disbursement of fees impose certain requirements on the successor attorney.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | April 16, 2020
What is going to happen to lawyers with all of the closings and shutdowns due to the coronavirus?
By Charles Toutant | April 15, 2020
The ruling means anyone wishing to sue the public defender for legal malpractice must comply with the strict timetable of the TCA.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | April 9, 2020
I am a judicial officer and I have concerns with regard to placing individuals in jail because they are unable to pay fines, and things of that nature in criminal cases. I am also concerned about keeping a person in jail when there are delays with constables bringing people to the courthouse. Are there any ethical issues?
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | April 8, 2020
Even with all of the new tools available to attorneys, a number of questions remain regarding the ability of attorneys to take a "business as usual" approach when it comes to practicing law during the pandemic. Here are some key questions and concerns on the minds of attorneys.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | April 8, 2020
Even with all of the new tools available to attorneys, a number of questions remain regarding the ability of attorneys to take a "business as usual" approach when it comes to practicing law during the pandemic. Here are some key questions and concerns on the minds of attorneys.
By Charles Toutant | April 7, 2020
A ruling exonerating the employee also requires exoneration of the employer, the Appellate Division said.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | April 6, 2020
The years following the 2008/2009 financial crisis led to a large uptick in claims against attorneys, and attorneys should be aware similar situations could occur in the COVID-19 crisis. Clients who lose money, opportunities, or deals may look to blame others to recover their losses, even where no fault actually lies with their attorney. For example, clients in real estate transactions and other financial services brought a number of claims in the years after the 2008 crash against lawyers, realtors, and financial institutions. Clients in the COVID-19 environment may similarly take the position that their attorneys were "guarantors" of specific outcomes for their clients, even though the law does not hold lawyers to such a standard.
By David Thomas | April 3, 2020
Veteran law firm defender Kevin Rosen of Gibson Dunn said the ruling sends a message to the bankruptcy trustee who brought the case: Time to move on.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | April 2, 2020
As an older lawyer, the lesson I have learned from this coronavirus shutdown, and other numerous quarantines, is that the future of law is not knowledge, advocacy or trial skills. It is technology. Am I right?
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