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When you are making $727,000, how much should you steal from your employer?
/ 03.Jun, 2011One wonders if there are attorneys who have not read The Goose Who Laid the Golden Egg. It is very short, and contains a life . . .
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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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Limiting the limits
/ 24.May, 2011For those of us who practice professional liability defense in both states, two of the biggest differences between New Jersey and Pennsylvania are the statute . . .
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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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“No witness, no case”
/ 17.May, 2011The criminal case against former New Jersey criminal defense attorney Paul Bergrin is starting to heat up again. Trial is scheduled for October and Mr. Bergrin’s . . .
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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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At the limits of their patience
/ 10.May, 2011One of the best ways for attorneys to stay out of trouble with judges (which never hurts when looking to avoid malpractice) is to know . . .
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Malpractice Avoidance Quick Tip
/ 05.May, 2011What is a good way to avoid professional liability? Read the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPCs). The RPCs, in and of themselves, explicitly cannot form the . . .
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Ponzi, Ponzi, everywhere
/ 03.May, 2011One would think that with the prosecution of Bernie Madoff either investors or shysters would figure out that Ponzi schemes are a bad deal. However, . . .
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More lawyers doing bad things
/ 28.Apr, 2011Interesting article in the Philadelphia Inquirer today about the problem of attorneys stealing money from elderly clients. The professional liability and attorney ethics implications of . . .
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