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Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct Amended

admin / 01.Nov, 2013

On October 22, 2013, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ordered the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct be amended effective in 30 days.  The order adopted . . .

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New York Lawyers Suspended for Advising Client to Change Story

admin / 22.May, 2013

New York attorneys Shane Rios and Daniel Levy have been suspended from the practice of law for nine months.   Mr. Rios and Mr. Levy . . .

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Former Cozen Associate Suspended for 30 Months

admin / 11.Apr, 2012

Matthew Francis Henry, a former Cozen O’Connor associate, has been suspended from practicing for 30 months by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for extravagant false billings . . .

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Gaming the System

admin / 24.Aug, 2011

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, . . .

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Malpractice Avoidance Quick Tip

admin / 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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Ethical Quandary for Insurance Defense Counsel

admin / 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

admin / 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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