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  • The Legal Intelligencer

    People in the News—Aug. 10, 2017—Law Offices of Michael T. van der Veen

    By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 9, 2017

    The Law Offices of Michael T. van der Veen founder Michael T. van der Veen was re-elected to the board of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    A Shift Away From Exclusive Regulation of Attorney Conduct by the Courts?

    By gaetan J. alfano 
and matthew olesh | August 9, 2017

    The practice of law in Pennsylvania has been traditionally regulated by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. However, recent developments have called into question the presumption that only the court may regulate attorneys, suggesting that it is yielding at least some of that ­authority to the Pennsylvania legislature under certain circumstances.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    The Importance of Treating Nonattorney Staff Well

    By Jonathan D. Klein | August 9, 2017

    Your first few weeks as a young ­attorney at a new job (in the public or private sector) will be a whirlwind of trainings, signing forms, meeting your fellow attorneys and potentially even getting that terrifying first assignment. It should also involve introductions to your nonattorney colleagues—assistants, paralegals, office managers, supply managers, etc. While it is obviously critical for you to produce an excellent work product and develop a good reputation for yourself among your fellow attorneys, it is equally critical—though too often overlooked—that you learn (and quickly) how to properly interact with and treat your nonattorney colleagues.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Bank Blocked From Billing for In-House Counsel's Work

    By Lizzy McLellan | August 9, 2017

    Enterprise Bank has lost an appellate-level bid to charge counsel fees to a client in foreclosure for work completed by an in-house attorney and paralegal.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Circuit OKs Firing of Employee Over Allegedly Offensive Facebook Posts

    By Max Mitchell | August 9, 2017

    A woman who shared pictures on Facebook that her former employer Victoria's Secret found offensive may have intended to be funny and protest against racism, but a federal appeals court ruled the retail company was not wrong to fire her.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Ex-Client Sues Morgan Lewis for $30 Million

    By Lizzy McLellan | August 9, 2017

    Towers Watson Delaware is suing Morgan, Lewis & Bockius for more than $30 million, based on its claims that the firm knowingly helped another client, Meriter Health Services, sue Towers.

  • The American Lawyer

    Jittery Firms Put On Brave Face as Microsoft Targets Billable Hour

    By Miriam Rozen | August 8, 2017

    When it comes to moving aggressively to fixed fees, the firms on Microsoft's new "strategic partners" list may serve as canaries in the coal mine.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Cozen O'Connor Collects More Laterals in Growth Practices

    By Lizzy McLellan | August 8, 2017

    Cozen O'Connor has continued on its lateral spree, bringing on partners in two growing practice areas.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Third Circuit's Take on 'Same Hire, Same Fire' Defense

    By Sid Steinberg | August 8, 2017

    When the same individual hires an employee and shortly thereafter fires him, it makes intuitive sense that discrimination almost certainly did not motivate the termination. After all, why would an employer hire an employee in a protected category and then use the protected category as a factor in the subsequent termination? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, however, has consistently rejected what is often referred to as the "same hire, same fire" defense, as precluding a finding of discriminatory animus, finding it to be simply "evidence like any other ... ." The most recent test of this defense was in the case of McMullin v. Evangelical Services for the Aging, No. 2:16-cv-06660 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 2).

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Fla. Firms Challenge Fee Liens in Nearly 200 NFL Concussion Cases

    By Max Mitchell | August 8, 2017

    Four Florida law firms that banded together into a limited liability company are disputing attorney fees in nearly 200 cases involved in the National Football League's concussion-related settlement.

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