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Attorneys and Ponzi Schemes- International Edition

/ 20.Mar, 2013

We have chronicled the ubiquitous nature of attorney involvement in Ponzi schemes.   However, the Ponzi/Attorney connection is not a phenomenon unique to slick Florida lawyers . . .

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Appeal Seeks to Broaden Scope of Who Can Sue Attorneys

/ 14.Mar, 2013

The Blog of LegalTimes reports on oral arguments in a legal malpractice action by Boston-Maine Airways Corp. against Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton.  Summary judgment . . .

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Judicial Conduct in the News

/ 12.Mar, 2013

Pennsylvania has had more than its share of judicial conduct issues in the news over the last several months.  From the top (conviction of Supreme . . .

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The Superior Court’s Most Recent Legal Malpractice Ruling

/ 07.Mar, 2013

On February 19, 2013, the Superior Court issued an opinion in O’Kelly v. Dawson, 421 WDA 2012.  Superior Court’s opinion by Judge Wecht upheld a . . .

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New Questions About the Pennsylvania Supreme Court

/ 04.Mar, 2013

An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer over the weekend raised questions about whether Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery should have disclosed referral fees received . . .

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The Romantic Alcoholic, Reality, and Disbarment

/ 28.Feb, 2013

Lawyers and alcohol have a long history together, both in fiction and real life.  From Dickens’ Sydney Carton to Paul Newman’s Frank Gavin, the literary . . .

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Does an Excess Carrier Have Standing to Sue a Defense Counsel?

/ 26.Feb, 2013

Claims Journal has a nice roundup of cases on whether a defense counsel retained by a primary insurer has an actionable attorney-client relationship with an . . .

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin Convicted

/ 21.Feb, 2013

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin was convicted today of six of the seven criminal charges which she was facing.  Justice Orie Melvin was . . .

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Gunn v. Minton Decided- Supreme Court Says Legal Malpractice Belongs in State Courts

/ 21.Feb, 2013

We have been following the progress of Gunn v. Minton as it moved through the courts.  The Supreme Court of the United States has now . . .

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What are We Getting Disbarred for Now?

/ 19.Feb, 2013

Another installment of our occasional series on recent Pennsylvania attorney discipline.  On Valentine’s Day, the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania accepted the . . .

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