The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Josh J.T. Byrne | November 19, 2021
As we all know all too well, 2021 has been a very "different" year for everyone. It appears that this is true for the Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as well. According to the board's 2019 annual report, between 2014 and 2019, the board averaged 177.5 impositions of discipline a year with a high of 211 in 2019 and a low of 160 in 2016 and 2018. During that same six-year span, the board averaged 33.8 disbarments a year with a high of 46 in 2014 and a low of 19 in 2016.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew B. Weisberg | September 23, 2021
As attorneys whom focus much of our practice on plaintiff (client-consumer) attorney liabilities (specifically, legal malpractice), we see many forms of damages.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Josh J.T. Byrne | September 20, 2021
In this article I will review some considerations regarding what a policy covers and does not cover. I will also look at important exclusions and considerations for other coverages.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | September 10, 2021
Judge Michael Wojcik's order removed, among others, Foreman and Caraciolo, one of the four law firms named as defendants in the suit.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew B. Weisberg | August 12, 2021
Does Muhammad's "settle and sue" prohibition—against legal malpractice plaintiffs from bringing a legal malpractice action thereafter settlement—prohibit a legal malpractice action upon an underlying action's compromised settlement arising from attorney defendants' legal defects, in the absence of fraud?
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis|News
By Justin Henry | August 4, 2021
"My general hope is that they do not entirely reverse 'Muhammad,' but say that it should, in fact, be limited to circumstances where a party subsequently becomes dissatisfied with an appropriately negotiated settlement," one lawyer said.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | July 26, 2021
"There's a difference between zealously advocating for your clients and manufacturing lawsuits," the plaintiff's attorney, Lane Jubb of The Beasley Firm, said.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | July 20, 2021
In a case one lawyer called a possible cautionary tale, the Pennsylvania Superior Court drew a fine line between a lawyer's work as an escrow agent and their legal obligations as an attorney.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | July 8, 2021
The lawsuit stems from Pace-O-Matic's allegations that, during an ongoing dispute over the legality of its gambling devices, Eckert Seamans breached its duty to Pace-O-Matic by simultaneously representing Parx Casino, which had been arguing that Pace-O-Matic's devices should be outlawed as illegal gambling devices.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | July 8, 2021
Has the legal profession dealt with its internal issues of racial injustice?
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