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New York Law Journal

Veteran Criminal Lawyer Faces Ethics Complaint Suit Over Failing to File Appeal

The refusal by Joseph Conway of LaRusso, Conway & Bartling to file an appeal for his client was "inexcusable as a matter of ethics and professionalism," the judge ruled.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Investors' Lawyer Says $750M Suit Could 'Bankrupt' Duane Morris

Plaintiffs in a 2-year-old lawsuit against Philadelphia's Duane Morris filed an amended petition that ups their damage calculations to over three-quarters of a billion dollars, according to Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee, who represents the investor group behind the suit.
27 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court: Lewis Tein Can't Sue Miccosukee Tribe

The Third District Court of Appeal rules Guy Lewis and Michael Tein cannot sue the Miccosukee tribe for destroying their Miami law firm.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Disciplinary Suit Filed Against Lawyer for Filing Frivolous Legal Mal Case

Mark Womack, a Houston solo who beat back a legal malpractice case after eight years of litigation, said he's gratified that the State Bar of Texas filed a disciplinary lawsuit against the lawyer who represented the plaintiff who sued him.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Plaintiffs Say Houston's Kwok Daniel Bungled $1M Wrongful Death Case

Former clients of plaintiffs firm Kwok Daniel sued the Houston firm and four lawyers, alleging they filed a wrongful death suit too late.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Engagement Letters, Laying the Groundwork for Client Relationships

Engagement letters may be viewed as merely administrative items, which sometimes results in attorneys giving them little thought.
14 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Affirms Expert Needed for Proximate Cause in Legal Mal

The Appellate Division has reaffirmed trial courts' authority to require a legal malpractice plaintiff to present expert testimony to demonstrate proximate cause.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Seidner v. Finkelman et al, PICS Case No. 17-1091 (C.P. Philadelphia June 12, 2017) Coleman, J. (42 pages).

Under the gist-of-the-action doctrine, plaintiff's legal malpractice suit against defendants sounded in tort and, therefore, the suit was time-barred because it was not filed within two years from accrual as required by 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524. The court granted defendants relief.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Nassau Lawyer Gets Prison Sentence for Stealing Nearly $800K From Clients

Disbarred Nassau County attorney Steven Morelli was sentenced on Wednesday to 2 1/2 to 7 1/2 in prison for stealing more than $785,000 from 22 clients.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Judge Should Not Be Showing Up Late to Hearings

I am a lawyer with an active practice in a number of different counties in Pennsylvania. One issue that always creates a problem is when a judge does not appear timely on the bench. Hearings are listed for 8:30 or 9 a.m., and when the judge doesn't show up until 10:30 or 11, that obviously creates problems not only for the court system and litigants but for the lawyers who often have multiple cases they have to attend to. Is there anything that can be done about that?
15 minute read

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