The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | April 6, 2023
I was recently involved in an estate case where there was a guardian but there was no counsel appointed for the supposed disabled person. Though judges were approving the guardian's fee, the needs of the person did not seem to be met and relatives were not allowed to see the person. Is there a problem with guardianships in Pennsylvania?
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | March 30, 2023
How do I know when a fee I am charging is excessive?
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda O'Brien | March 30, 2023
Whether from ignorance or laziness, IOLTA snafus often land practitioners in front of authorities, and the issue is heightened in small firms.
By Max Mitchell | March 24, 2023
"When lawyers fight, it gets ugly pretty fast, particularly when the lawyers proceed with representing themselves," Swartz Campbell's Candidus Dougherty said. "The human reality is you want to tell people … what's been going on with your life and to tell it from your perspective, but that might not be appropriate under the conduct rules."
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | March 23, 2023
I heard a judge was disciplined for voting for his endorsement during the party committee vote procedures, and then not resigning his committee position until he filed the nomination petitions? It does not seem like the judge did anything wrong. What is the story?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew B. Weisberg | March 23, 2023
There are practitioners who are de facto immune from an action in recompense from even their own admitted neglect.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Aleeza Furman | March 21, 2023
"We have made a very concerted effort to get the word out with respect to advance notice of the registration fee … and I think we're doing a good job of that," said board chair Jerry Lehocky, a partner at Pond Lehocky Giordano.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda O'Brien | March 20, 2023
William Gericke had previously settled SEC charges that he used client information to trade on stocks.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | March 16, 2023
I saw an article recently where there are suggestions that the term "Your Honor" should no longer be used in courts because it is a term used for aristocrats, and therefore unsuited for democracy. Do you agree?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Mark Hinderks | March 10, 2023
Rule 3.4 (Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel) looks at the issues from the viewpoint of what is acceptable conduct by you in limiting access of an opposing party and their counsel to otherwise relevant information. Rule 4.2 flips the perspective to address how far a lawyer may go in communicating with a represented party. Let's walk through the various possibilities.
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