Retirement of Shear, 'Cornerstone' of Phila. Bar Association, Tops Year
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association is the organization's leader on the front lines, and the executive director of the association has been present at the creation of each year's leader.
2012 Saw Midsized Firms Open Out-of-State Offices
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, December 24, 2012
Following an active 2011, 2012 was relatively quiet, particularly with regard to lateral movement between midsized Pennsylvania firms.
Asbestos Lawyers Hit With Fraudulent Claim Verdict
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, December 24, 2012
Two Pittsburgh attorneys, as well as a doctor they hired to read X-rays, were found liable by a federal civil jury in West Virginia for violating the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and for state-law fraud by prosecuting 11 fraudulent asbestos claims by railroad employees against CSX Transportation.
Nast, Mass Torts Lawyer, Opens New Phila. Firm
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, December 21, 2012
Dianne M. Nast, co-lead counsel of the Zoloft multidistrict litigation's plaintiffs steering committee's executive committee and a leading player in other mass tort litigation around the country, has opened a new firm in Philadelphia, called NastLaw.
Pa.'s Plaintiffs Firms Make Some Gains in Diversity
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The sixth annual diversity survey of nearly 30 of the state's largest plaintiffs firms by The Legal showed that more than one-third of the new lawyers who joined those firms in 2012 were from racial minority groups.
Transportation Law Attorney Patterson Dies at 71 of Cancer
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, December 14, 2012
James W. Patterson, 71, a Philadelphia lawyer, died November 28 of prostate cancer.
Phila. Contemplates New Model for Conflict Counsel
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
In the wake of the Philadelphia city government's assumption of responsibility for the payment of private attorneys appointed in criminal and family cases, the Nutter administration is seeking "creative and innovative" proposals on legal representation in cases in which the Defender Association of Philadelphia has a conflict.
Philadelphia Attorney Herman Dies at 66
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
William R. Herman, 66, a founding partner of Philadelphia firm Jacobs Singer Kivitz & Herman, died December 6.
Cohen Seglias Plans to Merge With Six-Lawyer New York Firm
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, December 10, 2012
Philadelphia-based Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman has announced plans to merge with six-lawyer, New York City-based construction law boutique Georgoulis & Associates, effective January 1.
Judge Awards Quantum Meruit Fees to Firm in Fee Dispute
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, December 3, 2012
An Allegheny County trial judge has ordered Wexford, Pa.-based law firm Malone Middleman to pay Pittsburgh-based Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck nearly $15,000 in attorney fees and legal expenses from a wrongful death case that each firm worked on at separate times, but neither firm is entirely satisfied with the ruling.
