After practicing law for 57 years, Martin Burger learned something new. You can be reprimanded by the Supreme Court for paying paralegals a percentage of fees on cases they bring in.
He also learned the punishment could have been worse.
After practicing law in New Jersey for 57 years, Martin Burger learned something new: You can be reprimanded by the state Supreme Court for paying paralegals a percentage of fees on cases they bring in. He also learned the punishment could have been worse. In an order made public on March 5, the justices adopted the Disciplinary Review Board's finding that Burger capitalized on paralegal Lita Biederman's contacts in the Filipino community to generate immigration cases.
March 11, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
After practicing law for 57 years, Martin Burger learned something new. You can be reprimanded by the Supreme Court for paying paralegals a percentage of fees on cases they bring in.
He also learned the punishment could have been worse.
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