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Critics Take Dim View Of Pay-For-Experience Idea
Friday, January 18, 2013 | by JAY STAPLETON
Stratford trial lawyer Kenneth Beck had an idea: why not charge young attorneys a monthly fee to follow him to court when he makes appearances?
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Vita Needle — Vita Lawyers
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Friday, January 18, 2013 | by Mark Dubois
I understand that a proposal is on its way to the Rules Committee to allow folks who have invoked the Practice Book procedure which allows lawyers to designate themselves as retired (and, thus avoid the client security fund payment) to still do pro bono activity.
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Advisory Opinion 2012-10
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Monday, October 8, 2012
Connecticut General Statutes §1-86e applies only to independent contractors hired by the state and does not include quasi-public agencies. Scott Murphy, whose law firm, Shipman & Goodwin, serves as special counsel to Connecticut Innovations Inc., asked whether C.G.S. §1-86 applies to independent contractors hired by Connecticut Innovations.
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Changes To Rules Make Sure Lawyers Stay On The Right Side Of The Digital Divide
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Friday, September 28, 2012 | by JAY STAPLETON
Tim Ronan of Pullman & Comley knows lawyers who run their trials from their iPads and others who prefer to keep their work organized in old-fashioned "three-ring binders." Both types will be affected by a new American Bar Association ethics rule admonishing lawyers "to keep up to date on the benefits and risks associated with technology" used in their practice areas.
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Judges Reject Ganim's Bid To Have License Reinstated
Thursday, September 27, 2012 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
A three-judge reviewing panel has found former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim, who served seven years in prison on municipal corruption charges, lacks the required character and fitness to return to the practice of law.
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Ethics Panel Cautions Judges Not To Accept Awards From MADD
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Friday, September 14, 2012 | by JAY STAPLETON
It comes as no surprise that over the years judges have received awards for their help raising awareness about the social costs of drinking and driving, in part through their work sentencing offenders in alcohol-related cases.
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Former Bridgeport Mayor Ganim Makes Bid To Regain Law License
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
Former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim kept his head down while a three-judge panel heard arguments for and against his reinstatement as a Connecticut lawyer, in the wake of his 2003 conviction and seven years imprisonment for corruption and lying.
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Panel Says Ganim Should Get Law License Back
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim, who served seven years in federal prison after having been convicted on municipal corruption charges, has cleared a major hurdle in his attempt to regain his law license.
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PMG Land Associates LLC v. Welch-Rubin & Jacobs LLC
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
In a legal-malpractice complaint, allegations that the defendant lawyers contracted to use reasonable care and diligence when they provided legal services are sufficient to allege a breach-of-contract count that is separate from a negligence count.
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ulero v. Schoenhorn
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
To prevail in a legal-malpractice case, a plaintiff must present expert testimony to establish the standard of professional skill or care.
