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Protecting Partners From Unnecessary Risk

A common concern of partners in a law firm is the potential that they will be held personally liable for actions taken by another partner. However, partners do not have to live in fear, as there are a number of proactive steps that can help limit the risk.
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Texas Lawyer

More About Using 'Contract' Attorneys

This is the second article in a series about the use of contract attorneys by law firms. The previous article identified four risks associated with hiring contract attorneys: the duty to supervise; exclusive versus non-exclusive contract attorneys; contract attorneys and overtime; and documenting relationships. Those risks materialize in various ways. Wage and overtime claims, in particular, have become increasingly of interest to law firms after a number of high-profile wage and overtime claims by contract attorneys.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Canon U.S.A., Inc. v. Divinium Technologies, Inc.

By | February 27, 2017
Lawyer, Firm Can Be Accused of Violating Judiciary Law §487 in Suit Over Abetting Fraud
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Chaparro v. Kowalchyn

By | February 24, 2017
Malpractice Claim Survives; Second Attorney Potentially Jointly Liable With Defendant
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

There Are Exceptions Under Rule 2.9 Concerning Judges and Ex Parte Communications

I am a judicial officer. When I am deciding cases, besides my law clerk, sometimes I'll talk to my staff such as my court officer to get his thoughts. Sometimes I'll call another judge to get his input. Is that permissible or would that be ex parte communication?
17 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cook v. Marc Gelman, Esq., PICS Case No. 17-0197 (C.P. Philadelphia County Jan. 24, 2017) Coleman, J. (10 pages).

By | February 17, 2017
Court properly granted directed verdict in appellant's legal malpractice action against the attorney who represented him during the arbitration of his termination from the police department because appellant's alleged damages were too speculative and he failed to demonstrate any breach of fiduciary duty. Appeal denied.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Estate of Anna C. Kasych v. Butz, PICS Case No. 17-0184 (C.P. Lehigh Jan. 24, 2017) Varricchio, J. (16 pages).

By | February 17, 2017
A legal malpractice action was dismissed because representation of persons seeking estate planning services to charitably devise their estate and of the recipient charity by the same law firm did not, by itself, constitute a nonwaivable conflict of interest, and because it was barred by the 2-year statute of limitations where the action was brought more than 6 years after the legal representation at issue.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorney Resigns From Bar for Life Over Client Grievances

Louis S. Avitabile was accused of mishandling settlement funds, failing to represent a client in a criminal matter and forging a client's name on a check.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

There Aren't Many Advantages To Going on Retired Status

I am an older practicing lawyer and I see I can place my law license on a retirement status. What are the advantages or disadvantages of doing so?
18 minute read

New York Law Journal

Jury Awards $397K Legal Mal Verdict to City Over Advice in Civil Rights Case

A jury awarded a legal malpractice verdict of almost $397,000 to a Westchester County municipality claiming that its counsel for a group of civil rights cases incorrectly advised that it would not be on the hook for the plaintiffs' legal fees.
4 minute read

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