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March 30, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Duane Morris Client Disputes Award to Firm

A former client of Duane Morris is appealing a $315,700 award of attorney fees to the law firm after a Philadelphia judge prevented him from amending his pleadings during the trial of the fee dispute in August.
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February 06, 2008 | National Law Journal

Legal malpractice case against Duane Morris begins

The $1.6 million legal malpractice claim against Duane Morris revolves in large part around whether a settlement agreement the firm helped its client reach should have provided security in the event the other side did not pay up, according to attorneys in the case. In opening statements Tuesday, physicist Joseph K. Adlerstein's attorney, Clifford E. Haines, said Duane Morris was responsible for his client only receiving $200,000 of a $1.8 million settlement with SpectruMedix, the company he founded.
6 minute read
February 14, 2008 | Law.com

Duane Morris Defeats Claim of Malpractice

A Philadelphia jury yesterday cleared Duane Morris of a claim of legal malpractice for its representation of a former client in settlement negotiations, according to attorneys in the case.
6 minute read
February 21, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris to Work With Singapore Government on Biz Ops

Duane Morris has continued to grow its presence in Singapore through its joint law venture in the country, Duane Morris & Selvam. Now that venture will partner with Singapore's Economic Development Board to link the law firm's clients in the United States and Latin America with business opportunities in Singapore, Duane Morris said Thursday. The agreement was signed today and is expected to last through 2015.
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February 18, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris' Harrisburg Office Out Five Partners

In separate raids of Duane Morris' once-powerful Harrisburg office, Post & Schell has brought aboard four partners, while Stevens & Lee has landed another. Duane Morris, which once had as many as 25 lawyers stationed in the state capital, now has fewer than 10.
5 minute read
November 10, 2006 | National Law Journal

Duane Morris Loses Ethics Fight With McKesson

In a case reflecting problems that can occur when huge law firms represent huge clients, a Georgia judge ruled that Duane Morris violated conflict-of-interest rules by representing subsidiaries of McKesson Corp. in Pennsylvania and then working for a couple against an unrelated McKesson subsidiary in Atlanta. The judge on Wednesday disqualified the firm from the Georgia proceedings, writing that she was not persuaded by the firm's efforts to "explain away" the conflict by relying on an engagement letter.
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May 23, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris Picks Up 16 Dewey Lawyers

Duane Morris is the latest Pennsylvania firm to benefit from the troubles of Dewey & LeBoeuf, hiring 16 lawyers from the New York, Boston and Washington, D.C., locations of the dismantling firm.
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November 09, 2000 | Law.com

Judge in Chicago Clears Duane Morris of Conflict Charges

An Illinois judge said Duane Moris & Heckscher did not violate the rules of professional conduct by hiring a Chicago lawyer who had previously helped investigate lawsuits an insurance company was contemplating bringing against the firm. Jackson National Life Insurance Co. was trying to stop attorney Michael A. Reiter and others from joining Duane Morris because it alleged the firm had not erected an ethical screen.
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August 03, 2007 | Law.com

Duane Morris Sees Some Success After Hancock Rothert Merger

When Duane Morris looked across the aisle at San Francisco�s Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft in 2006, it saw a critical mass of California lawyers and an attractive insurance coverage litigation practice.
7 minute read
May 18, 1999 | Law.com

A Case Won, A Job Lost

Pa. Attorney Christina Rainville says the most notorious victory in her legal career -- the ruling that declared Lisa Michelle Lambert innocent of murder and set her free -- also cost her a job when Duane Morris & Heckscher reneged on its promise to hire her as a partner after state AG objected. Rainville filed suit yesterday in U.S. District Court accusing Fisher and Duane Morris of conspiring to violate her First Amendment rights.
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