List of Articles:

Publish Date
Article Title
07/12/2005
A Criminal Defendant has Received Ineffective Assistance of Counsel When His Attorney Fails to Obtain and Review a File from a Prior Conviction on Which the Prosecution Has Said it Will Rely for Proof of Aggravating Circumstances at the Sentencing Phase
07/06/2005
Counsel Have a Duty to Determine if Fees Come From Funds Subject to a District Court Freeze Order and Must Disgorge Fees Received in Violation of That Order
07/01/2005
An Attorney’s Representation of a Taxpayer and Concurrent Work for the Internal Revenue Service as an Expert Witness in an Unrelated Matter Did Not Justify Vacating a Stipulated Judgment on Conflict of Interest Grounds
06/27/2005
Disqualification is Not Always Required by a Concurrent Client Conflict of Interest if the Balance of Hardships Weighs Strongly in Favor of Continued Representation of the Prior of the Two Clients
06/21/2005
Chapter 7 Trustee Lacks Standing to Pursue Malpractice Claims Against Attorneys that Belonged to the Creditors of the Bankrupt Entities and Not the Bankrupt Entities Themselves
06/16/2005
Summary Judgment Premised Upon a Judgmental Immunity Defense is not Proper Merely Because there was a Conflict in Pertinent Law
06/13/2005
Illinois Court of Appeals Holds that Implied-In-Fact Fee Agreement Between Attorney and Deceased Client can be Enforced by Executor of Former Client’s Estate
06/07/2005
California Court of Appeal Imposes Duty on Decedent's Attorney to Protect Caretaker-Beneficiary Under Will from Loss of Inheritance
06/03/2005
Lawyers Must Use Reasonable Care When Transmitting Documents by E-mail to Prevent the Disclosure of Client Confidences or Secrets in "Hidden" Metadata
05/03/2005
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim Premised Upon a Conflict of Interest Based Upon a Single Criminal Defense Attorney's Representation of Father and Son Requires Specific Supporting Evidence and May Not Be Based on Speculation
05/03/2005
20000 Fiscal Year 2005 H-1Bs Available Starting May 12 2005
04/26/2005
Limitations Period for Malpractice Claim Based on Antenuptial Agreement Did Not Begin to Run Until Divorce Court Awarded Property to Spouse that was Supposed to Have Been Protected in the Agreement
04/13/2005
Legal Malpractice Claims Based Upon Attorney Involvement in Private Placement Memoranda Held Assignable
04/06/2005
Recent ABA Ethics Opinions: Lawyers May Help Testator-Clients Disinherit Beneficiary-Clients and May Sue the Insureds of Client-Insurers Without Conflicts Waivers Due to Lack of Direct Adversity
03/31/2005
California Court Refuses to Allow Lawyer to Serve as Class Counsel and Named Plaintiff
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