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The Legal Intelligencer

In the Matter of Sigman, PICS Case No. 16-1137 (Pa. Aug. 17, 2016) per curiam (19 pages).

By | September 23, 2016
Despite having committed two transgressions during suspension, petitioner's efforts to maintain gainful employment, keep current with CLE and developments in the law and work in the community, were more strongly indicative of petitioner's readiness to resume the practice of law.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Arvonio v. PNC Fin. Serv. Grp., Inc., PICS Case No. 16-1135 (C.P. Lackawanna Aug. 24, 2016) Minora, J. (25 pages).

By | September 23, 2016
A motion for sanctions based on defendant's failure to designate a corporate designee that was fully knowledgeable on all the areas of inquiry listed in the notice of deposition was improper.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Fighting Sanctions in Oracle v. Google, Orrick Bets on Haag

The former U.S. attorney sparred with U.S. District Judge William Alsup over the firm's disclosure of protected financial information.
12 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

The Use and Misuse of the Rules of Conduct

A recent New York City Bar ethics decision on the duties of criminal prosecutors raises interesting questions regarding the interplay of the rules of conduct and standards of lawyer conduct applicable in civil and criminal contexts.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Speaking to a Client During Cross-Examination Could Affect That Client's Credibility

My client was in the middle of cross-examination in a criminal case when he asked to be able to speak to me. Am I allowed to talk to a client under those circumstances?
15 minute read

The Recorder

Fighting Sanctions in Oracle v. Google, Orrick Bets on Haag

The former U.S. attorney sparred with U.S. District Judge William Alsup over the firm's disclosure of protected financial information.
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Third-Party Rules Won't Stop Litigation Financing

As third-party litigation financing arrangements are becoming more widely used in the commercial sphere, and more accepted by law firms, a Pennsylvania appellate court ruling last week raised questions about the involvement of unrelated third parties.
17 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Is Bitcoin Acceptable Payment for Legal Services?

Bitcoin lives in a dark world outside the law, unregulated, murky, indeed, even suspicious. It is the very sort of medium of exchange one would most expect the IRS to be interested in.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Willful' Fraud by Lawyer Results in Sanctions Against Client

A Coral Gables lawyer falsified documents and disobeyed an asset injunction, a judge found.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Five-Home Miami Development Puts City Attorney on Hot Seat

Miami city commissioners are set to vote on hiring a private attorney to investigate accusations against City Attorney Victoria Mendez over a planning issue.
9 minute read

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