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Former Cozen Associate Suspended for 30 Months
/ 11.Apr, 2012Matthew Francis Henry, a former Cozen O’Connor associate, has been suspended from practicing for 30 months by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for extravagant false billings . . .
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Supreme Court Rules on Law Practice Mistake in Death Penalty Case
/ 18.Jan, 2012In October, we wrote about the case of Corey R. Maples which was being argued in front of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court’s opinion . . .
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Pennsylvania Professional Liability- Key Case
/ 18.Nov, 2011An important initial question in legal malpractice cases is necessarily whether the attorney actually represented the client for the matter in which the attorney was . . .
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Hiding mistakes can be costly
/ 07.Jun, 2011Communication is one of the most important parts of the attorney-client relationship. Rule of professional conduct 1.4 tells us the minimum communication necessary to abide by . . .
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Cowboys and Pit Crews
/ 31.May, 2011I highly recommend reading the text of Atul Gawande’s commencement address at Harvard Medical School. Mr. Gawande discusses the value of team-work for highly specialized . . .
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Malpractice Avoidance Quick Tip
/ 20.May, 2011Last Thursday, I gave legal malpractice avoidance talks in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. As I was coming to the end of the second talk, it . . .
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Ethical Quandary for Insurance Defense Counsel
/ 16.May, 2011The Philadelphia Bar Association publishes ethics opinions nearly every month. The opinions are “advisory only” by the Professional Guidance Committee, and are not binding upon the . . .
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Q: Is it a good idea to use client information to make yourself rich? A: No.
/ 07.Apr, 2011Lawyers receive lots of information from their clients. Some lawyers receive more valuable information in client communications than others. A simple rule of malpractice avoidance is to . . .
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