The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | December 28, 2017
The bulk of The Legal's 10 most-read stories of the year fit pretty neatly into three categories: unhappy news for law firms, attorneys in trouble and upheaval in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Daniel J. Siegel | December 28, 2017
Think back to your “Professional Responsibility” class in law school. What questions did you hear over and over?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Penny Conly Ellison | December 28, 2017
In 2017, Pennsylvania animal advocates celebrated the passage of Libre's Law, an omnibus statute that grouped together several bills that previously…
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | December 28, 2017
I am an older attorney and I constantly feel the court system is placing too much financial burden on the attorneys and, therefore, greatly increasing the cost of representation. Is there a problem?
By The Legal Intelligencer | December 26, 2017
On Jan. 11, Take Action Philadelphia will present a panel discussion, "Black, White and Blue in America: Race and Justice in the 21st Century," from 4 to 7 p.m., at Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine St., Skyline Room, Philadelphia.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | December 21, 2017
I was picking a jury the other day in Philadelphia County and the trial judge separated the pool of jurors into two groups, one that answered certain questions that were problematic and the other group where they didn't. We then questioned the first group and the second group was excused. Do I have an obligation to do something about this?
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | December 19, 2017
In a closely watched case that waded into the murky ethics of business arrangements between lawyers and nonlawyers, a majority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could agree on only one thing: fee-splitting arrangements between lawyers and nonlawyers are not per se unenforceable just because they violate attorney ethics rules.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | December 14, 2017
I am a young attorney who failed to timely pay my annual fee. I was placed on administrative suspension, but not aware of it initially since I had moved my office. What are my obligations and what issues will I face?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Angela D. Giampolo | December 8, 2017
It's been over three years since Kevin Harrigan, Philip Williams and Kathryn Knott bashed a gay couple, Andrew Haught and Zachary Hesse, in Center City Philadelphia on Sept. 11, 2014. At the time, there was outrage that such an attack could occur in Philadelphia, a place where LGBTQ people are supposed to feel safe in a city considered the most LGBTQ-friendly in the country by the Human Rights Campaign.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | December 7, 2017
Prosecutors, whether they are assistant district attorneys or U.S. Attorneys or assistant attorney generals, are all bound by the Rules of Professional Conduct, at least when they practice in Pennsylvania. The Rules of Professional Conduct are really quite stringent in terms of responsibilities of a prosecutor.
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