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Duane Morris' construction practice picks up three Reed Smith partners
In an effort to expand its construction litigation practice firmwide, Duane Morris has added three partners to the group in its Pittsburgh office. John Tedder joined most recently, following partners Albert Bates Jr. and Edward Gentilcore, who made the move in April. The group left Reed Smith's construction practice for a practice almost double the size at Duane Morris, which aims to grow the practice in New York City and Miami, with the latter as a jumping-off point for work in Central and South America.Duane Morris Stripped of Local Talent
Julia Gray [email protected] a culture clash, Joseph D. Wargo and nine other lawyers have bolted from Duane Morris and set up their own litigation boutique. The defections slash head count by about one-third at the firm's office here. Nine of the 10 departing lawyers had joined the firm from the now-defunct Kritzer Levick in February 2002.Duane Morris Fights Legal Mal Suit Over Asset Protection
Duane Morris has filed preliminary objections in a legal malpractice case against the firm and two attorneys in which a prominent local couple claim they suffered "substantial losses" after the lawyers allegedly ignored their pleas for conservative investment strategies and their money ended up in the hands of Ponzi-schemer Bernard L. Madoff.Closing Arguments Heat Up Duane Morris Trial
They call them closing arguments for a reason. Although no one reported seeing sparks fly, the attorneys in Adlerstein v. Duane Morris� a $1.6 million legal malpractice case that pits a former client against the firm � were noticeably more heated in their closing arguments yesterday than when the case opened on Feb. 4.Fees Issue Voids Legal Mal Suit Against Duane Morris
Business owners who sued Duane Morris for malpractice over the representation of the sale of their business could not recover any damages because they were limited to recovery of attorney fees and had never paid the firm its fees, a Philadelphia judge said.Duane Morris Lobby Shop Announces Merger with Pittsburgh Group
Settlement Agreement in Spotlight as 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.Duane Morris Opens Silicon Valley Office
Duane Morris has opened a new California office -- its fifth in the state -- with an initial emphasis on intellectual property litigation. The firm has hired K&L Gates partner Karineh Khachatourian, who focuses her practice on IP litigation, to lead the Palo Alto office. She will be joined by associate Patrick S. Salceda.Law Firms Fight Over Blame in Patent Failure
Facing a negligence suit by an ex-client, Coudert Brothers is trying to deflect blame to the next place the client took its business: Duane Morris. Coudert is trying to persuade a Superior Court judge to order Duane Morris or former partner Edward Lynch to pay up if Coudert loses or settles SenoRx's suit alleging the firm missed some patent-filing deadlines that cost it money. That strategy, of course, hasn't sat well with Duane Morris, which has requested that Coudert's indemnity suit be thrown out.Duane Morris' conflict fight has broad reach
AS HE WAITED TO TESTIFY, the witness smiled."This is all about big money," said Georgia State University legal ethics professor Clark D. Cunningham. "Big money and big business."Cunningham had been subpoenaed to weigh in on a dispute that has pitted multinational legal behemoth Duane Morris against local powerhouse Morris, Manning Martin in a conflict-of-interest case.Trending Stories
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