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What to Know About Defending Legal Malpractice Claims

By learning some common defenses to malpractice claims, lawyers can try to adapt their work habits and build up their defenses in case they ever face a malpractice suit.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Blank Rome Seeks Arbitration in Defunct Hedge Fund's Legal Malpractice Suit

Allegations made against the Philadelphia-based firm are subject to a confidentiality agreement between Blank Rome and its former client, it said in its motion to compel arbitration.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Tom Girardi's Law Office Will Be Sold Soon, as His Home Goes on the Market, Trustee Tells Court

A trustee told a bankruptcy judge Tuesday that a downtown Los Angeles office building once housing Girardi Keese is being sold, while Girardi's home in Pasadena, "will soon be on the market within a few days."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

The Importance of Safeguarding the Privilege

There are common situations that could chip away at the attorney-client relationship if not properly attended.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Tom Girardi's Ex-Clients File Lawsuits Over Millions in Missing Settlement Funds

In a pair of complaints filed Tuesday in Girardi's Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, the former clients insisted the founding partner of Girardi Keese told them he had invested their settlement funds to be safe.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

8 Connecticut Attorneys Disciplined in February and March

Here's the latest roundup of Connecticut attorney discipline cases from February and March.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Reinstating the Two-Year Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice Claims

Recent Pennsylvania jurisprudence has reflected a shift toward more careful consideration of the nature of allegations against defendants in order to more judiciously apply the correct statute of limitations.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Foley & Lardner Can Force Plaintiff Suing for Malpractice to Arbitrate Firm's Unpaid Fees Claim First, Appeals Court Rules

The Appellate Division, First Department also turned back the plaintiff's argument that it can't be forced to arbitrate its malpractice case against Foley & Lardner "because it did not explicitly agree to do so," where the malpractice claim is inextricably intertwined with the arbitrable claim for fees.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Excessive Legal Fees in Pelvic Mesh? Court's Plea for Help Unheeded in Choice-of-Law Question

Defendant Bruce Nagel said he is "optimistic, now that the Supreme Court has declined the certification question, that the Third Circuit will hopefully affirm the dismissal by Judge Arleo."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I have been appointed by the court to represent a client in a homicide trial. The client has become very dissatisfied with me and also very difficult to deal with. I feel I can win the case for the client despite that. The client has asked me to withdraw. What are my obligations?
8 minute read

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