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New Jersey Law Journal

Commission on Professionalism has Two Annual Awards

By | August 12, 2016
Commission on Professionalism Awards: Deadline for nominations is August 29
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Kane Defense Rests Without Witnesses; Closings Set for Monday

Attorney General Kathleen Kane said Friday morning she did not find it necessary to testify on her own behalf in her criminal trial. The defense rested without calling any witnesses.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Be Very Careful When Working With Nonlawyers

I am a young lawyer and I like doing collection work. I want to join forces with a collection firm. Can I do so?
16 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ruling Upholds Law Firm's In-House Counsel Attorney-Client Privilege

Janice J. DiGennaro writes: In a hotly contested issue of first impression, the First Department has ruled that attorneys who seek the advice of their firm's in-house counsel on their ethical obligations in representing a current client may invoke the attorney-client privilege to resist subsequent disclosure to the client of those communications.
21 minute read

The Recorder

Judicial Discipline Commission Faces First-Ever Audit

Without discussion, a joint legislative committee on Wednesday ordered the first audit of the judge-disciplining Commission on Judicial Performance in its 56-year history.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Kane Consultant Says He Leaked Info, Lied Under Oath

New details of the alleged crimes committed by Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane emerged Thursday, as the jury heard ­testimony from a political consultant who said he helped Kane leak secret investigative information, then conspired with her to lie about the crime to a grand jury and investigators.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Kane Trial Testimony Highlights Friction in OAG Over Leak

Several current and former Office of Attorney General employees, ­testifying Wednesday at Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane's ­criminal trial, recalled feelings of shock and anger when they read a June 2014 news article about an investigation of former NAACP leader J. Whyatt Mondesire.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Assessing Legal Malpractice Claims: Reach Out Before You Deal In

It may sound counterintuitive, but reach out to the lawyer you are thinking of suing for malpractice, write attorneys Robert M. Klein and Pam Perry.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Bar Referee Recommends Suspension for Ponzi Schemer's Attorney

A referee's report recommends 91 days' suspension for a Coral Gables attorney found guilty of multiple ethics violations.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court Revises Judicial Conduct Rules

The New Jersey Supreme Court has issued a revised Code of Judicial Conduct that it says is designed to set clearer ethical standards for judges to follow.
6 minute read

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