By Samuel C. Stretton | August 24, 2017
Can lawyers make gifts to the judiciary, either directly or indirectly, as an institution and, if so, would it require disqualification?
By Shannon E. McClure and Kristen M. Ashe | August 24, 2017
Litigators know the familiar song and dance of responding to discovery requests—the response starts off with a list of general objections ranging from privilege to vagueness concerns and continues with a list of specific objections incorporating by reference the general objections already laid out. Oftentimes it can be frustrating (but at this point not surprising) to realize that you have not gleaned any information from the opposing party's responses.
By Jessica L. Mazzeo and Emily Griesing | August 24, 2017
Law firms, regardless of size, are usually composed of many departments, each responsible for contributing to the firm's success. Whether that is a single administrator who handles the marketing or a firm that has an entire department of people, the marketing side usually cannot function without the assistance of the legal side. When it comes to promoting your firm's success, or ensuring your lawyers are known thought leaders in their fields, your firm's marketing professionals become an integral part of your team. Creating brand awareness and reputation for the firm, as well as setting the framework for effective business development for each practice group is essential to your firm's success. However, this only happens when there is a productive and mutually respectful relationship between marketers and their lawyer colleagues. Establishing this dynamic can often be challenging until the marketer builds a rapport with your team of attorneys which, like any good relationship, takes time and requires an open line of communication.
By Caleb J. Holmes | August 24, 2017
There are over 1,300 sites listed on the Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List of contaminated sites that require cleanup, over a hundred of which are located in Pennsylvania. In May, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt promised to get "hands-on" with the Superfund program in order to expedite the cleanup of contaminated sites around the country, with a focus on those NPL sites. As part of Pruitt's strategy, he established a task force to provide recommendations on how to "restructure the cleanup process, realign incentives of all involved parties to remediate sites, encourage private investment in cleanups and sites and promote the revitalization of properties across the country."
By Lizzy McLellan | August 24, 2017
Burns White is bringing its investigations and criminal defense practice back to life, hiring a partner in Pittsburgh to lead the effort.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 23, 2017
Terri Gillespie joined Jackson Lewis' Philadelphia office as of counsel.
By Lizzy McLellan | August 23, 2017
Things are looking up for law firms in the Philadelphia region, if financial data from the first half of 2017 is any indicator.
By Dena Lefkowitz | August 23, 2017
Every year, new books on leadership come out and the business world hungrily buys, reads and digests them. Book summary companies provide compressed descriptions for busy executives, professional service providers and entrepreneurs.
By Max Mitchell | August 23, 2017
Rejecting an expert's findings as "nothing more than a radiation version of the impermissible 'any breath' theory," a federal appeals court in Pennsylvania has blocked attempts to revive more than 70 cases alleging that a defunct nuclear power plant caused the plaintiffs' cancer.
By Nichole Morford | The Legal Intelligencer | August 22, 2017
In The Legal's Construction Law supplement read about construction injury litigation, Pennsylvania's Construction Notices Director and the amendments to the Mechanics' Lien Law.
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