The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has published its year end statistics. Discipline last year included: 55 Informal Admonitions 16 Private Reprimands . . .
Read More..Arguing over whether Bonnie Sweeten stole $900,000 or $1,000,000 took all day, so sentencing will have to wait. Of particular note to our readers was . . .
Read More..We have blogged before about lawyers and Ponzi schemes. The New Jersey State Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the license of attorney Michael Kwasnik who . . .
Read More..We have previously blogged about some of the good resources that are available from various professional liability insurers. Recently Swiss Re (Westport Insurance) created a . . .
Read More..Many legal malpractice actions arise out of underlying problems attorneys have that are unrelated to the legal matters they are handling. According to various studies, . . .
Read More..With a little more than half of the year gone, it is a good time to take a look at why lawyers have been receiving . . .
Read More..Former Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Bernard Snyder has an interesting history. He actually made history as the first sitting judge in Philadelphia history . . .
Read More..Bonnie Sweeten, the infamous “hoax mom,” is back in the news following her guilty plea to a count of wire fraud and a count of . . .
Read More..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 . . .
Read More..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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