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Connecticut Law Tribune

Time for Changes to Rule 5.4?

The myth that lawyers aren't running sophisticated business enterprises which look more like modern corporations than traditional law firms is just that—a myth.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Disciplinary Suit Filed Against Sanctioned Attorney for Alleged Misconduct in ADA Cases

An attorney disciplinary lawsuit is the latest consequence for an Austin attorney whose abusive litigation tactics in disability discrimination cases already brought a $175,000 sanction and three-year ban from Austin's federal court.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Buchanan Ingersoll Resolves Suit Over Arena Football Investment Advice

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney has closed the book on a lawsuit alleging the firm didn't do enough to scrutinize a $19 million investment that a Tampa, Florida-area surgeon agreed to put into a local Arena Football League team.
25 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-NFL Players Seek Law Firm's Money After Sacking Ex-Partner

Gary Stern is going to prison. But that's not the end of the story for the disgraced lawyer's former law firm, Chuhak & Tecson. The 70-lawyer Chicago shop is now facing a formidable opponent: A group of nearly 20 former NFL players who claim the firm helped Stern bilk them out of millions.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Ex-Client of Foster Alleges Immigration Firm Mishandled Visa Application

Charles Foster, chairman of Houston-based Foster, said the allegations are false.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Goodyear' Puts Limit on Sanctions Remedy for Misconduct

Every jurisdiction's court (federal and state) has the authority to sanction a party and its counsel for litigation misconduct. These sanctions tend to divide based on severity—from most severe to least: sua sponte (a court's inherent authority); vexatious multiplication of proceedings; frivolity; and discovery noncompliance. Each of these degrees of sanctions carry with it attendant sanctions damages. Likewise, each requires a greater level of intent (i.e., from the intentional "defilement" of the court to neglect).
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Legal Ads Must Be Honest and Comply With the Rules

I noted billboards and other advertisements of a firm that is primarily based in Florida advertising in Pennsylvania. The firm features a picture of apparently the senior partner who states words to the effect, "I am your lawyer." They are advertising for personal injury cases. The ads give the impression that that lawyer will handle the cases. I am only aware of one office and one newly admitted lawyer in Pennsylvania for the firm. Is that ethical?
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Firm's Engagement Letter Not Specific Enough to Beat Back Malpractice Suit

A Manhattan federal judge has refused to dismiss a $10 million legal malpractice suit against Seward & Kissel, finding that under the firm's broad terms in an engagement letter, its lawyers might have been expected to conduct due diligence on a party in a deal.
17 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Professional malpractice stability needed

Attorneys share their insights on what New Jersey's restrictive insurance market means to their practice and why pending legislation promoting professional malpractice fairness might help.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Carefully Evaluate Whether Issues Involving Your Case Are 'Substantially Related'

In a conflict of interest where I represented a person previously, what does "substantially related" mean in terms of disqualification?
9 minute read

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