By Amanda Bronstad | June 12, 2019
A class action alleges that Nagel Rice and the Potts Law Firm filed pelvic mesh lawsuits on behalf of 1,450 plaintiffs with retainer agreements that are invalid under New Jersey law.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew B. Weisberg | June 11, 2019
The standard of review for recusal is “abuse of discretion.” Unlike other jurisdictions, there is no statutory or rule-based procedure for recusal in Pennsylvania.
By Robert Storace | June 10, 2019
The Statewide Grievance Committee in May disciplined six Connecticut attorneys for a variety of offenses.
By Joel Cohen | June 10, 2019
In his Ethics and Criminal Practice column, Joel Cohen discusses cases in which the tenor and context of attorney remarks caused the disciplinary rules or court sanctions to kick in.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel Cohen | June 10, 2019
In his Ethics and Criminal Practice column, Joel Cohen discusses cases in which the tenor and context of attorney remarks caused the disciplinary rules or court sanctions to kick in.
By Robert Storace | June 7, 2019
Sentenced to nearly four years in prison for stealing more than $169,000 from clients, former Bristol attorney Jodi Zils Gagne has now been disbarred from practicing law in Connecticut for a dozen years.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | June 6, 2019
I am aware of how strict in Pennsylvania the Attorney General's Office, courts and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel are concerning the unauthorized practice of law such as by paralegals, lawyers who are on inactive status or volunteers who appear at District Justice hearings and attempt to act as the lawyer for their mother or father. That being the case, why are police officers in many of the counties allowed to act as lawyers for the commonwealth at preliminary hearings and summary trials?
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | June 4, 2019
By anticipating the requirements of any applicable ethical rules attorneys can avoid public policy issues and, most importantly, ensure that the client fully appreciates the significance of agreeing to an arbitration provision at the outset of the representation.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | May 30, 2019
I obtained a list of persons who filed divorce cases and PFAs and I send letters of solicitation asking the person to retain my legal services. Is there anything wrong with that?
Daily Report Online | Letter to the Editor
By John Watkins | May 29, 2019
As lawyers, we know that technicalities matter and that the “devil is in the details.”
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