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Lawyer’s Involvement in Ponzi Schemes
/ 02.Oct, 2013We have written before on our observation that nearly every Ponzi scheme seems to involve an attorney at one level or another. Following a three . . .
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Attorneys and Online Reviews
/ 25.Sep, 2013We have previously written about the many different issues faced by attorneys utilizing Social Media. The issue is not going away. Several recent news items . . .
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Another Philadelphia Traffic Judge Pleads Guilty
/ 20.Sep, 2013Former Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge Robert Mulgrew pleaded guilty to charges of mail fraud, conspiracy, and filling a false tax return after one day of . . .
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Philadelphia Judges Under the Microscope Again
/ 18.Sep, 2013Investigations into the conduct of Philadelphia judges are not new. In July 1903, Lincoln Steffens published his fifth article in a series on municipal corruption. . . .
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Ewwww, Montgomery County Attorney Receives Six Month Suspension for "Up-Skirt" Stalking
/ 12.Sep, 2013The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, on the recommendation of the Disciplinary Board has suspended Montgomery County attorney Clayton William Boulware from the practice of law . . .
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Mortgage Foreclosure Conspirator Disbarred
/ 11.Sep, 2013The disbarment on consent of Sean Ryan McBride was only the most recent step in McBride’s downfall. In October of last year, McBride was sentenced . . .
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New Case on Termination Element of Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings
/ 04.Sep, 2013The Superior Court in Clausi v. Stuck, 2013 Pa. Super. 222 (Pa. Super. 2013) (underlying opinion here), found where a defamation claim was withdrawn against . . .
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Denial of Professional Liability Coverage for Dishonesty
/ 29.Aug, 2013A recent case out of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado found, pursuant to the policy’s dishonesty exception, a law firm’s . . .
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Employee Theft and Attorney Responsibility
/ 14.Aug, 2013Barbara Kaplin, a legal secretary at the Connecticut law firm of Grady & Riley has been charged with stealing more than $1 million from a . . .
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Attorney Misbehavior on This American Life
/ 08.Aug, 2013The public radio show, This American Life, started out this week with an excellent piece on the human cost of attorney betrayal. Although Ira Glass . . .
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