Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Robert Mercer | July 28, 2020
Lawyers may unknowingly advise clients to take actions that violate insolvency law, potentially exposing their clients and themselves to liability.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | July 27, 2020
Watch collections; be careful rearranging fees; beware of "dabbling"; and check of CLE requirements.
By Gina Passarella Cipriani | June 26, 2020
Pitches by K&L Gates and a combo team of Perkins Coie, Greenberg Traurig and Davis Wright Tremaine exemplify the broadening services and skill sets clients expect from their outside providers.
By Dan Packel | May 26, 2020
The 2008 recession caused claims to skyrocket. Expect the same to follow for the next few years.
By Katheryn Tucker | May 7, 2020
"I am disappointed that he has filed this action," Judge Chris Coomer said of the former client who is suing him, "but intend to defend myself vigorously against these allegations."
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | April 6, 2020
The years following the 2008/2009 financial crisis led to a large uptick in claims against attorneys, and attorneys should be aware similar situations could occur in the COVID-19 crisis. Clients who lose money, opportunities, or deals may look to blame others to recover their losses, even where no fault actually lies with their attorney. For example, clients in real estate transactions and other financial services brought a number of claims in the years after the 2008 crash against lawyers, realtors, and financial institutions. Clients in the COVID-19 environment may similarly take the position that their attorneys were "guarantors" of specific outcomes for their clients, even though the law does not hold lawyers to such a standard.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | March 9, 2020
It is becoming more common for attorneys to invest financially in their clients, but there can be restrictions.
By Jonathan Ringel | March 5, 2020
Only Oregon and Idaho require lawyers to carry professional liability insurance, while 23 states require lawyers to disclose whether they have insurance.
By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum | February 28, 2020
Journalist Eilene Zimmerman, the ex-wife of a Wilson Sonsini partner who died of a drug overdose about five years ago, shares what she learned about Big Law culture in researching her new book "Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction and Tragedy."
By David Thomas | February 25, 2020
The 10,000-lawyer megafirm found its "polycentric" model facing scrutiny in a fight over client conflicts.
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