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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 Everett Catts | June 15, 2022
"Use a team concept, meaning if you have a very good client and they want to do trademark litigation, and you've never done that, bring in an expert lawyer who does that or refer them to another firm that does that," attorney Michael Schlesinger said.
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By Bruce Love | June 14, 2022
"If a client's written consent is meaningless, then every lawyer and every law firm are threatened by this ruling," said Joe Andrew, global chairman of Dentons.
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By Mason Lawlor | June 13, 2022
A DeKalb County Superior Court judge has cleared the way for a lawsuit against a Georgia personal injury lawyer brought by former clients he represented in a case over a hit-and-run car accident in 2014.
4 minute read
By Allison Dunn | June 1, 2022
"Neither the plaintiff's first nor second claim implicates the validity of his convictions because each claim simply challenges the fees that the defendant charged the plaintiff for their representation," Senior Judge Alexandra D. DiPentima wrote. "The fee dispute between the plaintiff and the defendants is entirely collateral to the plaintiff's guilty pleas and convictions."
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By Steve Hallo | June 1, 2022
In the past two years, the legal professional liability market has seen at least five claim settlements exceed $1B.
4 minute read
By Avalon Zoppo | May 31, 2022
Christof Industries, in its counterclaim, alleges Brown Rudnick broke repeated promises not to exceed fee estimates.
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By Charles Toutant | May 27, 2022
The attorney's argument about early emails concerning his insurance eligibility "misses the point by ignoring that raising issues with an attorney alone does not provide the client with actual knowledge, or a reason to know, that the attorney acted negligently by providing incorrect advice about the issue," the panel said.
4 minute read
By Michael A. Mora | May 24, 2022
"As we continue to the work more remotely, and go into an economic downturn, we can expect potentially more malpractice claims," survey leader Eileen Garczynski said.
4 minute read
By Mason Lawlor | May 20, 2022
An Ohio attorney has resigned from the state bar in the midst of disciplinary proceedings for allegedly neglecting a client facing foreclosure, moving to another state without telling her and failing to repay fees he collected from her.
3 minute read
By Dan Packel | May 18, 2022
Law firms recognize the demand from baby boomers passing along their wealth to the next generation. But underwriters look at the practice and see big potential payouts.
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