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Another Pennsylvania Judge in the News for the Wrong Reasons
/ 25.Oct, 2012We have previously written about judges with various problems, especially in Pennsylvania. Disciplinary charges have now been filed against Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas . . .
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Ethical Issues Regarding Letters of Protection
/ 23.Oct, 2012Here is an interesting opinion piece from the Hanford, California Sentinel regarding the enforcement of letters of protection (promises by attorneys to pay clients’ doctors’ . . .
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Who Will Defend You?
/ 19.Oct, 2012Most people understand that when they purchase insurance, they are agreeing to allow their insurer to select defense counsel for them should an action be brought . . .
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Limitations of the Litigation Privilege Defense
/ 16.Oct, 2012The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, has recently decided the case of Buchanan v. Leonard. The Appellate Division reversed in part the decision of . . .
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Astounding Judicial Conduct
/ 12.Oct, 2012The ABA Journal has posted video of retired Jefferson Kentucky Circuit Judge Martin McDonald insulting, threatening, interrupting, and belittling an apparently respectful attorney. Even if . . .
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Discipline Round-Up
/ 10.Oct, 2012The latest in our semi-regular examination of recent attorney discipline in Pennsylvania includes: practicing while suspended; being caught by the police snorting coke; and converting . . .
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Is it a Patent Case or a Legal Malpractice Action?
/ 08.Oct, 2012The Supreme Court of the Untied States has granted certiorari to a Supreme Court of Texas case, Minton v. Gunn which addresses the federal court . . .
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Attorney pleads guilty to theft of $10,000,000 of client funds
/ 04.Oct, 2012Theft of client funds is a sure way to get into legal hot water. We have written before about lawyers who stole from clients, employers, . . .
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A Reasonable Break
/ 01.Oct, 2012In March 2011, we posted on the plight of counsel in Newman Development Group v. Genuardi’s, 744 EDA 2010 (Pa. Super. 2010). The Superior Court . . .
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The Difference Between Zealous and Zealot
/ 25.Sep, 2012Lawyers have an obligation to zealously represent their clients. The preamble to the Rules of Professional Conduct specifically states “[a]s advocate, a lawyer zealously asserts . . .
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