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"The First Tell Was the File Name of the Principal Brief: 'Cocounsel Skill Results'"

From Friday's Sixth Circuit decision in U.S. v. Farris, by Judges Eric Clay, Julia Gibbons, and Whitney Hermandorfer: Howe [a… The post "The First Tell Was the File Name of the Pri...

Counsel Financial Originates $30 Million+ Succession Financing for Plaintiff Law Firm

Financing Solution Advances Ownership Transition and Firm Continuity

Fiduciary malpractice in the coordinated drafting of trust instruments for married couples: When equity’s restitution fo...

The lawyer-agent owes an equity-based fiduciary duty of undivided loyalty to the client-principal. Incidents of that overarching duty are the sub-duties of confidentiality and full...

Right to Two Counsel in Capital Cases

More than thirty years before the United States Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), determined that the Sixth Amendment guarantee of appointed counsel for i...

Berks County court prohibits “appearance counsel” in civil division

Absolute Resolutions Investments, LLC v. Salamov, No. 20-14479 (Berks C.C.P. Apr. 2, 2026) - Judges J. Benjamin Nevius, James E. Gavin, and Madelyn S. Fudeman, sitting as the full...

Court Suggests That Opposing Counsel Also Failed to Check Citations

Do lawyers have an obligation not only to verify their own citations, but also to catch their opponents “hallucinated” authorities? A recent Seventh Circuit decision suggests that...

Counsel Financial Enables $35 Million Commercial Bank Credit Facility for National Plaintiffs' Litigation Firm

Reduced cost of capital positions firm for continued growth

Counsel Financial Enables $35 Million Commercial Bank Credit Facility for National Plaintiffs' Litigation Firm

Reduced cost of capital positions firm for continued growth

Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege Inside of Your Organization

Attorney-client privilege in commercial real estate litigation or any legal context protects confidential communications between a client and their attorney. This is critical for p...

Read the Doc: 800-Member GC Group Supports Law Firms Hit by EOs

General Counsels United, which formed last year in revolt against President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting Big Law firms, wrote in an amicus brief Friday that the orders...

City Council Looks at Hiring ‘Legislative Counsel’ Separate from Administration

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JOB POST: Multiple Positions at Circle Partners, Delhi [8 PQE; Offline]: Apply Now!

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Contribution, Indemnity, Successor Counsel and Legal Malpractice

In an unusually detailed and explanatory decision, Judge Hasa A. Kingo dissects the question of successor liablity in a legal malpractice setting, contribution and indemnity betwee...

Some of the Common Phrases Invoked in Attorney-Client Privilege Disputes

The First Department determined this discovery dispute concerning whether attorney-client communications were privileged or waived in Prospect Capital Corp. v Morgan Lewis & Bo...

Jersey City Council discusses potentially hiring legislative counsel during caucus

The Jersey City Council discussed a resolution that would begin the process of establishing their own legislative counsel versus the administration’s corporation counsel at yesterd...