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Connecticut Law Tribune

Get a Lawyer—Even Though You Are One: Best Practices

"Lawyers think they're very smart people," legal ethics expert Brian Tannebaum said. "When it comes to handling these on their own, they're not."
4 minute read

Law.com

Virginia Appellate Court Split Over Legal-Malpractice Suit, Attorney's Continued Representation as Special Counsel in Chapter 7 Liquidation

"Conway ignored their ethical and contractual obligation to Smith, which is a basis of Smith's legal malpractice claim. It was improper for the trial court to resolve this issue in favor of Conway on summary judgment by finding that there was an implied contract for the Chapter 7 representation," Virginia Court of Appeals Judge Doris Henderson Causey wrote in a dissenting opinion.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cole Schotz Faces Negligence Lawsuit Over Associate's Work in Restaurant Lease

A restaurant owner claims he hired Cole Schotz and an associate to document a verbal agreement, with no engagement letter.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Disciplinary Docket: Trends for 2024

This year, I'm departing from that tradition to predict the future in the field of attorney discipline. However, for those of you who like your new year column with a side order of resolutions—I promise, you will find some throughout!
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Founder of Terry Black's Barbecue Sues Cokinos Young Over Land Deal

Terry Black, the founder of a well-known Central Texas barbecue restaurant, seeks $4 million from Cokinos Young and a principal in Austin in a suit alleging a conflict of interest in a property sale in Austin. The defendants issued a statement saying the allegations are "false."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cadwalader Countersues, Seeking Unpaid Bills From Ex-Clients Who Alleged Legal Malpractice

Former clients Adam and Daniel Kaplan sued the firm and former Cadwalader partner Todd Blanche last year, alleging legal malpractice. Cadwalader and Blanche have called the suit "baseless."
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

6 Lawyers Suspended: State Bar of Texas Releases January Report

Three other disciplinary cases ended with public reprimands.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Major Lindsey Asked About Buying Unfiled Claim Amid Efforts to 'Bury' Litigation With Ex-Recruiter, Memo Says

The trustee of the bankruptcy estate of fired Major Lindsey recruiter Sharon Mahn alleged inappropriate conduct by the recruiting firm's counsel in a recent filing in New York state court.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris Lawyers Settled Claims Without Client Authorization, Judge Says

"Its Philadelphia lawyers admittedly jumped the gun facing a mediation memo deadline ... when they did not have the client's express authority to settle the client's case," the memo states.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

$530K Legal Malpractice: Missed Deadline Leads to Verdict Against Law Firm

"We believe we have excellent grounds for appeal," said defense attorney S. Lester Tate III of Akin & Tate.
7 minute read

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