The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jules Epstein | November 16, 2023
"Primacy" is a far cry from "tribalistic arguments" (or the cigar trick) and there is strong reason to treat the two as radically different and as not both being barred from the courtroom by "law and rules."
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | November 9, 2023
I am attempting to collect monies a lawyer owes me pursuant to a judgement. I have been litigating this. I know fees were paid to the lawyer, and they are in his IOLTA account on this same case. Can I try to garnish on the ESCROW account?
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | November 2, 2023
I am a lawyer representing a client in a civil case and there is a deadline to file substantive documents to preserve a claim. In the last day, the opponent's lawyer, who I know, called me and said they were uncertain of the time to file. Did I have a duty to tell the opponent's lawyer that the deadline was that very day?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Samuel C. Stretton | October 26, 2023
I am a young attorney and wish to also become very much politically involved. Are there any pitfalls from doing that as an attorney?
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | October 19, 2023
A lawyer friend of mine has an interesting case, but can no longer continue to finance it. Can I lend the money and get an interest in the case?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Mark Hinderks | October 19, 2023
Check the current status of Rule 1.16(a) in your applicable jurisdiction. It would also be advisable to educate your firm's lawyers on both red flag indicators of problematic clients, as well as some simple points of inquiry about the client's goals and purposes in the representation.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | October 12, 2023
I am a young lawyer starting my own practice, but I am having great difficulty getting clients, or at least clients who can halfway pay. I have also tried to get involved in some civil litigation, but I cannot afford it. It is too expensive. Am I doing something wrong?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Ellen C. Brotman | October 11, 2023
Why are conflicts so important in the regulation of attorneys? Because we owe our clients our undivided loyalty in pursuing their goals. Things can get messy fast when either the interests of former clients, or our own personal or professional interests are competing for that loyalty.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | October 5, 2023
The rules have changed. You are permitted to record preliminary hearings.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | September 28, 2023
I am a young lawyer and I am attempting to work out a guilty plea in a criminal case. The assistant district attorney has threatened that if the client does not accept the plea, he will charge the client again with far more serious charges. Is that ethical?
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