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Texas Lawyer

Judge Grants Death Penalty Sanction in Suit Against Houston Lawyer

A state district court judge in Harris County strikes pleadings of a former client who sued Houston lawyer Jason Gibson and his firm.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Boye v. Rubin & Bailin, LLP

Malpractice Suit Properly Dismissed as Brought Against Wrong Attorney; Sanctions Imposed
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Three Steps When Using Outside Counsel for Ethics Compliance

Retaining outside counsel on an ongoing basis offers many advantages for both law firms and individual attorneys.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Seyfarth Shaw, Two Lawyers Settle Legal Malpractice Suit

A Houston judge granted the plaintiff's agreed motion to dismiss with prejudice all claims against the defendants.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Criticism of New DA Shows Lack of Understanding of History of the Legal System

There has been a lot of criticism when a very active defense counsel was elected district attorney in Philadelphia County. Are there ethical implications?
8 minute read

The Recorder

Corona-Contreras v. Gruel

4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Sanctions Prominent Legal Malpractice Lawyer in Art Fraud Case

In a rare ruling, a New York appeals court on Tuesday sanctioned an attorney in a legal malpractice case, finding he repeatedly pursued a claim despite clear evidence from the record that it was false.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Sanctions Prominent Legal Malpractice Lawyer in Art Fraud Case

In a rare ruling, a New York appeals court on Tuesday sanctioned an attorney in a legal malpractice case, finding he repeatedly pursued a claim despite clear evidence from the record that it was false.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Review of Sanctions Would Benefit the Judicial 
Disciplinary System

The current judicial system created by the 1993 amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution has been working fairly well. The Judicial Conduct Board was created under Article 5, Section 18 of the Pennsylvania Constitution as was the Court of Judicial Discipline. Rules of Procedure for both the Judicial Conduct Board and the Court of Judicial Discipline have been promulgated.
21 minute read

Daily Report Online

Steps for Limiting Liability as Local Counsel

When clients are dissatisfied, both lead and local counsel can face a legal malpractice claim, regardless of which counsel truly controlled the matter or even which counsel committed the alleged error. Local counsel can take steps, however, to limit malpractice exposure commensurate with their role in the representation.
11 minute read

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