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Legal Malpractice Avoidance Quicktip: Resources

/ 17.Jun, 2011

One of the best legal malpractice avoidance techniques is quickly addressing a problem when it arises.  There are very few problems that are irresolvable if they . . .

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Hiding mistakes can be costly

/ 07.Jun, 2011

Communication is one of the most important parts of the attorney-client relationship.  Rule of professional conduct 1.4 tells us the minimum communication necessary to abide by . . .

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More charges against Paul Bergrin

/ 07.Jun, 2011

The New Jersey Lawyer whose case is summed up by his statement of “no witness, no case” has had additional charges brought against him.  In . . .

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Malpractice Avoidance Quick Tip

/ 20.May, 2011

Last 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, 2011

The 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, 2011

The 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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Malpractice Avoidance Quick Tip

/ 05.May, 2011

What 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, 2011

One 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, 2011

Interesting 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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One step ahead of the Ambulance Chaser

/ 19.Apr, 2011

Michael Wolf, a Montgomery County attorney, has been charged as part of a large insurance fraud scheme, in which a police officer would refer automobile accident victims . . .

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