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New stories and case digests and some columns focused on key court decisions and issues, as well as news stories on prominent lawyers in trouble, to articles and columns offering advice.
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa | June 26, 2017
Holland & Knight is accused of violating three professional conduct rules in a motion filed last week to disqualify the firm from representing one of the nation's largest financial institutions in cases related to the estate of a deceased Coral Gables man.
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By Angela Morris | June 26, 2017
More than 260 public television stations will begin showing the documentary "Balancing the Scales," a film that delves into why female lawyers are leaving the legal profession en masse.
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By Samuel C. Stretton | June 22, 2017
Can I have an "of counsel" arrangement with a lawyer when we are both licensed in different states and have our offices in our respective states?
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By Ellen C. Brotman | June 20, 2017
On April 13, Jennifer Barnes, disciplinary counsel of the Executive Office of Immigration Review, (EOIR) a federal agency within the Department of Justice, sent a cease and desist letter to a nonprofit organization in Seattle, Washington. If enforced, the cease and desist letter would effectively prevent the nonprofit from fulfilling its mission. The nonprofit at issue is the Northwest Immigration Rights Project (NWIRP), founded in 1984, and its mission is to assist undocumented immigrants through legal assistance, advocacy and education.
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By Christine Simmons | June 19, 2017
A Manhattan judge has dismissed claims against Stroock & Stroock & Lavan brought by Brown Rudnick related to a legal malpractice dispute, trimming a defendant from a 5-year-old case that entangled three law firms and investment firm Stonebridge Capital.
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By Max Mitchell | June 16, 2017
A former Duane Morris client is seeking nearly $700,000 from the firm claiming it misrepresented how much it would cost for the firm to represent him.
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By MARK DUBOIS | June 15, 2017
I feel like I'm caught is some weird, warped time loop — reliving, again and again, spectacular lawyer self-destructions. The last few weeks brought press reports of guilty pleas from several of our brethren. Change the names, and they could be any one of many, many I've seen before.
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By Samuel C. Stretton | June 15, 2017
Are there any ethical concerns involving moving one's law practice to another location?
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By Matthew B. Weisberg | June 15, 2017
When speaking of legal malpractice, it is necessarily preliminary to begin discussing the elements. In that discussion, the legal malpractice plaintiff's burden of proving the case-within-the-case is likewise a primary topic. That is, it is axiomatically thought that the plaintiff—who traditionally carries the burden on all elements—must prove the attorney's neglect caused the loss of the underlying action and but for that neglect the underlying action would have been successful.
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By David Gialanella | June 13, 2017
An investment adviser's legal malpractice claims against New Jersey firm Bressler, Amery & Ross are precluded by prior arbitration against his employer, a state appeals court has ruled.
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