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Round Two!
/ 13.Jun, 2011It looks like a legal malpractice action against Spector Gadon & Rosen and one of its attorneys may go back for a second round of litigation. . . .
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Hiding mistakes can be costly
/ 07.Jun, 2011Communication 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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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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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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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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It’s cold in here!
/ 26.Apr, 2011The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently upheld an injunction freezing most of an attorney’s assets in order to . . .
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Play Ball!
/ 26.Apr, 2011Professional liability defense is not limited to the legal “arena” or the “courts” of law. With the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, there . . .
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Preliminary Objections Granted on The Basis of Underlying Settlement
/ 20.Apr, 2011Jeff McCarron and Danielle Graham of the Professional Liability group recently obtained a favorable result for a client in a legal malpractice action the Court of Common Pleas . . .
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Who can sue a defense lawyer?
/ 18.Apr, 2011In these tight financial times, insurance companies continue to look for ways to recoup their losses. Legal malpractice claims based upon equitable subrogation or assignments . . .
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