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What Does "Substantially Related" Mean For Purposes of RPC 1.9(a)
/ 22.Jan, 2013Rule 1.9 (both in the Pennsylvania and Model Rules), reads: “(a) A lawyer who has formerly represented a client in a matter shall not thereafter . . .
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Another Ponzi Scheme, Another Allegation Against Lawyers
/ 15.Jan, 2013As we have previously written, multiple times, there are few, if any, Ponzi schemes which do not involve an attorney at some level or another. . . .
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Legal Malpractice and the Penn State Scandal
/ 18.Dec, 2012In connection with the Jerry Sandusky scandal, former Penn State Vice President, Gary Schultz, has been charged with perjury, failure to report suspected child abuse, . . .
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Things You Probably Could Guess Would Make You Lose Your License (Late 2012 Edition)
/ 07.Dec, 2012Beating your client with a baseball bat: West Virginia attorney, Joshua Robinson, lost his law license after beating his client David Gump with a baseball . . .
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Extends Corporate Negligence to Nursing Homes
/ 04.Dec, 2012A unanimous Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed the extension of the corporate negligence doctrine beyond hospitals to nursing homes. Nearly a full year after it was . . .
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Accuracy in Professional Liability Insurance Renewals
/ 17.Sep, 2012What needs to be disclosed on professional liability insurance renewal forms is a hot button issue in any discussion among professional liability practitioners. The importance . . .
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$2 Million Verdict in "Toothless Cootie" Case
/ 07.Sep, 2012We have said it before, do not put into writing anything you do not want to see blown up and used against you as an . . .
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What a Mess!
/ 07.Aug, 2012The Chicago law firm of Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona, is suing their former clients Ken and Wendy Brown for breach of contract, fraud, breach . . .
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Limited Scope Engagements
/ 11.Jul, 2012We have previously written on the importance of defining who you represent and for what purposes you represent them. There are situations in which an . . .
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