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What you don’t know can hurt you
/ 05.Jan, 2012We have previously written about Bonnie Sweeten, not because of her sensationalist faked kidnapping, but because of what her case means for professional malpractice avoidance. . . .
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Another Pennsylvania Jurist Investigated
/ 20.Dec, 2011The Supreme Court has removed Judge Michael J. Sullivan, the administrative judge for Philadelphia’s traffic court, amid an FBI probe into allegations of ticket fixing. . . .
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More lawyers getting in trouble
/ 09.Dec, 2011We have blogged before about lawyers and Ponzi schemes. The New Jersey State Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the license of attorney Michael Kwasnik who . . .
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Roosevelt Hairston Sentenced
/ 21.Nov, 2011We have been following the saga of former Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania attorney Roosevelt Hairston with interest. We have written previously about the obvious ethical . . .
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Interesting Effects of a Controversial Law
/ 02.Nov, 2011While not relevant to most attorneys in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the recent controversial immigration law in Alabama raises a very interesting question regarding the . . .
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More Quick Tips
/ 20.Oct, 2011Know what’s happening in your office A filing is not filed until you see the stamp or electronic confirmation I gave it to the paralegal/secretary . . .
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Gaming the System
/ 24.Aug, 2011Many legal malpractice actions arise out of underlying problems attorneys have that are unrelated to the legal matters they are handling. According to various studies, . . .
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Be Careful What You Promise
/ 19.Aug, 2011Managing client expectations is one of the foremost weapons in an attorney’s malpractice avoidance arsenal. Clients who know what is coming are much less likely . . .
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Twenty-Eight Years
/ 11.Aug, 2011Former Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judge, Mark A. Ciavarella, Jr., was sentenced this morning to 28 years imprisonment in the now infamous “cash . . .
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Judged Guilty
/ 24.Jun, 2011Former Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Bernard Snyder has an interesting history. He actually made history as the first sitting judge in Philadelphia history . . .
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