Max Mitchell

Max Mitchell is ALM's Regional Managing Editor for The Legal Intelligencer, New Jersey Law Journal, Delaware Business Court Insider and Delaware Law Weekly. Follow him on Twitter @MMitchellTLI. His email is [email protected].

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October 18, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

We Applaud NJ Supreme Court's Balanced Rules for Reinstatement of Disbarred Attorneys

In a 2022 decision the court had adhered to its long established holdings that attorneys who are found to have knowingly misappropriated client trust and escrow accounts must be disbarred.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

October 15, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Jury Awards $11M Over Postop Treatment of Perforated Esophagus

"There was evidence that the plaintiff was suffering from nine out of 10 and 10 out of 10 pain for a period of weeks, plural," the plaintiff's attorney said.

By Max Mitchell and VerdictSearch

5 minute read

October 13, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Division Rulings Remind Us That, Despite Arbitration's Informal Nature, There Are Rules

Where a particular procedure is important to a client, the draftsman must know the applicable rules and their consequences.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

7 minute read

October 07, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Managing Partners Survey: Please Let Us Know How The Past Year Went

All responses are CONFIDENTIAL.

By Max Mitchell

2 minute read

October 07, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Managing Partners Survey: Please Let Us Know How The Past Year Went

All responses are CONFIDENTIAL and this year's survey remains significantly SHORTER than previous years.

By Max Mitchell

2 minute read

October 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Division Ruling on Uber Eats Contract Highlights Evolution of 'Holding the Pen' Concepts

By handing the iPhone to their daughter, the plaintiffs handed their 21st century "pen" to her.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

September 27, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyers Must Be Vigilant In The Face of Rising Malware Threats

What should lawyers do under these circumstances? If they think they have received fraudulent emails, contact the FBI's Internet Complaint Center.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

6 minute read

September 26, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Krasner Impeachment Articles No Longer Valid Following End of Legislative Session, Pa. Justices Rule

The Philadelphia district attorney's impeachment trial had been slated to take place in January 2023, but the Senate postponed the proceedings indefinitely following the Commonwealth Court's ruling.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

September 22, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Driving in New Jersey While Using Handheld Cellphones Is Still a Significant Problem

We continue to believe that a three-point imposition for a first offense would likely bring about a substantial decrease in the number of such offenses.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

2 minute read

September 22, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'The Megaphone Is Cheap': As Social Media Dominates, Publishers' Intermediary Role Dwindles

As the recent anti-immigrant riots in England illustrate, it is now possible to stir up lynch mobs on a national scale with a falsehood.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

5 minute read

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