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Personal Injury Veterans to Merge N.J. Firms
New Jersey Law Journal
Kenneth Javerbaum and Gerald Baker are among New Jersey's leading personal injury litigators and teachers, and now they're going to practice together in a 22-lawyer operation. As of next month, Baker and his two partners will be of counsel to 19-lawyer Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins. Baker says PI firms of one, two or three lawyers often are hard-pressed to find time for law, the business of law and coping with best practices. Joining a larger operation is the right solution for his firm, he says.
Deposition Misconduct Draws Rare Sanction for Witness Coaching
The Connecticut Law Tribune
In four medical malpractice cases between 1997 and 2007, Connecticut judges sanctioned top defense lawyer Madonna Sacco for behavior that violated the Practice Book rules for discovery. Now there's a fifth case, and this time the judge has taken the rare step of finding that Sacco violated the Rules of Professional Conduct. He issued a $11,484 sanction against Sacco, noting that a previous $2,368 penalty in the same case for coaching witnesses who were being deposed "evidently" lacked enough "deterrent effect."
N.J. Supreme Court Eases Restrictions on 'Super Lawyer' Advertising
New Jersey Law Journal
New Jersey's Supreme Court put the state back in step with the rest of the nation Wednesday and changed the ethics rules to allow lawyers to mention their inclusion in Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America or Martindale-Hubbell AV rankings. The amendment requires lawyers to include in ads the name of the rating service and a disclaimer saying, "No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court."
Fla. Firm's Attorneys Rally Their Defenses as Partner Faces Fraud Allegations
Daily Business Review
The downfall of one-time power broker Scott Rothstein amid an alleged fraud that investors say cost them at least $400 million is generating new business for lawyers all over South Florida -- and some of that business is coming from attorneys with the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm. Said well-known criminal defense attorney Fred Haddad, who has been retained by name partner Russell Adler, "Innocent people need a lawyer more than guilty people in something like this."
Firms Scammed by Overseas 'Clients' Sue Handling Banks
New Jersey Law Journal
At least two New Jersey law firms that were victimized by phony check scams have gone to court seeking to get the money back from the banks that handled the checks. Freedman & Gersten claims it wired $236,659 to a company in South Korea based on a check that turned out to be fake, while Levitan & Frieland has lodged similar allegations. Freedman is suing Bank of America, on whose assurances it says it relied when it deposited a client check in its attorney trust account and wired most of the money overseas.
Book Mulls Multimedia Presentations in Court
The Connecticut Law Tribune
A new book explores technology in the courtroom and its effect on jurors, judges and attorneys. Multimedia presentations can be influential, but with editing and virtual reality animation, for instance, multimedia evidence can walk the line between being helpful and being misleading.
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