By Dan Clark and Phillip Bantz | December 29, 2020
At organizations ranging from Penn State University to Goldman Sachs, these in-house counsel found themselves at the center of controversy in 2020.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Daniel J. Siegel | December 23, 2020
Among an attorney's most important duties is the obligation to safeguard all client and third-party property held in trust. It is an obligation that lawyers learn about in law school, and hear about throughout their careers.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | December 23, 2020
I had represented a corporation and that corporation is now defunct and does not exist anymore. Do the privileged conversations and information learned during my representation of the corporation still remain in the attorney-client privilege since the corporation is now defunct?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lynn Marietta Nichols and Ellen C. Brotman | December 18, 2020
Like many of you, we have taken refuge in work. In that spirit, we offer a column that focuses more narrowly and looks at a recent change to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5. The change adds a new Comment 5 and affects any lawyer who uses contingency fees in their practice.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | December 17, 2020
I was consulted with a potential client about retaining me. I met briefly with the client and discussed the case. Subsequently, the client chose to hire someone else. I have now been subpoenaed as a witness as to what the client told me. Is this within the attorney-client privilege?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew B. Weisberg | December 10, 2020
An action in legal malpractice negligence has a two-year statute of limitations. An action in legal malpractice breach of contract has a four-year statute of limitations.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | December 10, 2020
I have a pending disciplinary hearing. Is it possible to work out a guilty plea resolution?
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | December 3, 2020
I am involved in a civil suit and the other side has subpoenaed my fee agreements. In addition, they are seeking the fee bills I have sent. Can I assert an attorney-client privilege?
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | November 19, 2020
I am a lawyer and I have been watching the various election challenges for the general election in 2020 involving the presidential race. It seems many were not properly done or had no basis. Are there ethical issues?
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | November 12, 2020
I am an attorney who is going to run for the Court of Common Pleas in my county in the year 2021. What do I have to do?
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