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Deadly Errors
/ 26.Oct, 2011An interesting article in the Philadelphia Inquirer finds that nearly one third of the death penalty convictions in Pennsylvania have been reversed or sent back . . .
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More Quick Tips
/ 20.Oct, 2011Know what’s happening in your office A filing is not filed until you see the stamp or electronic confirmation I gave it to the paralegal/secretary . . .
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Top Types of Legal Malpractice Errors
/ 11.Oct, 2011Here is a nice chart showing the top types of errors made by attorneys in Philadelphia (Thanks to Westport/SwissRe for the chart): Top Types of . . .
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Professional negligence that could cost a life
/ 10.Oct, 2011Doctors regularly face the most severe consequence in malpractice situations. A doctor’s malpractice can kill a patient. For most lawyers, the consequences of legal malpractice . . .
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Pennsylvania Professional Liability- Key Case
/ 20.Sep, 2011There are several “key” cases in Pennsylvania legal malpractice cases, but none are more important than Kituskie v. Corbman, 552 Pa. 275, 714 A.2d 1027, . . .
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Childish
/ 02.Sep, 2011The Philly.com website published an amusing article today about Delaware attorneys being reminded of their duty to be civilized. The Judge is not the first . . .
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Gaming the System
/ 24.Aug, 2011Many legal malpractice actions arise out of underlying problems attorneys have that are unrelated to the legal matters they are handling. According to various studies, . . .
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Be Careful What You Promise
/ 19.Aug, 2011Managing client expectations is one of the foremost weapons in an attorney’s malpractice avoidance arsenal. Clients who know what is coming are much less likely . . .
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Coming to America
/ 16.Aug, 2011We have blogged before about internet scams addressed to attorneys. On Friday, Nigeria’s anti-graft agency announced the extradition of Emmanuel Ekhator to the United States. . . .
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Twenty-Eight Years
/ 11.Aug, 2011Former Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judge, Mark A. Ciavarella, Jr., was sentenced this morning to 28 years imprisonment in the now infamous “cash . . .
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