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Judicial Error Doctrine Rejected as a Defense to Malpractice Claim Because Attorneys Failed to Appeal the Judgment in the Underlying Litigation
Lawyers for the Profession®
September 19, 2019
Attorney's Discharge Before Statute of Limitations Expired Severed Any Causal Connection in Malpractice Claim
Lawyers for the Profession®
August 27, 2019
Seventh Circuit Affirms: Attorney Personally Liable for Aiding and Abetting Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Lawyers for the Profession®
August 19, 2019
Law Firm Katten Muchin Must Continue to Litigate Part of $69 Million Malpractice Suit
Lawyers for the Profession®
August 7, 2019
CMS Revises and Updates Requirements for the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Health Care Alert
July 29, 2019
California Supreme Court Holds Monster Energy Can Pursue Claim Against Attorney for Breach of Confidentiality in Settlement Agreement
Lawyers for the Profession®
July 24, 2019
Protecting Your Cell Phone When a Hacker Gets Your Number
Cyber Alert
July 22, 2019
Minnesota Appellate Court Finds Litigation-Funding Agreement Void and Unenforceable
Lawyers for the Profession®
July 17, 2019
Formal Opinion: Successor Counsel Must Notify Client in Writing of Predecessor Counsel's Claim on Portion of Contingency Fee
Lawyers for the Profession®
July 1, 2019
Regulatory Insights: CFPB Symposia Series
June 27, 2019
Successor Legal Counsel Not a "Joint Tortfeasor" Under New Jersey's Joint Tortfeasors Contribution Law
Lawyers for the Profession®
June 24, 2019
Small- and Medium-Sized Illinois Employers: Deadlines Fast Approaching for Illinois Secure Choice Act Registration
June 21, 2019
California Court Disqualifies Law Firm in Woolsey Fire Cases
Lawyers for the Profession®
June 19, 2019
New Jersey Court Reaffirms Principle that a Plaintiff Must Establish "But For" Causation and Damages in a Malpractice Claim
Lawyers for the Profession®
May 28, 2019
Federal Court in Texas Affirms Dismissal of Negligence and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Against a Law Firm, But Revives Aiding and Abetting Claim
Lawyers for the Profession®
May 9, 2019
New California Ethics Opinion Addresses Whether There is a Duty to Disclose Ethics Consultation to Clients
Lawyers for the Profession®
May 2, 2019
Fifth Circuit Declines to Broaden Exceptions to Attorney Immunity in Stanford Ponzi Scheme Litigation
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 29, 2019
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Discusses Wisconsin Supreme Court's MacLeish Decision
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 24, 2019
A new method to phish you—a wireless voicemail message
Cyber Alert
April 23, 2019
Watch Your Domain Extensions (Who does that email REALLY come from?)
Cyber Alert
April 18, 2019
Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines Invitation to Broaden Legal Malpractice Liability to Non-Client Will Beneficiaries
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 17, 2019
Defeating Direct Deposit Phishing Attacks
Cyber Alert
April 16, 2019
Sixth Circuit Affirms that Expert Testimony is Necessary to Establish Attorney's Standard of Care and Breach
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 15, 2019
Protect Yourself and Your Firm Against Password Spray Attacks
Cyber Alert
April 9, 2019
Advocacy Statements Made by Attorney Cannot Later Be Used as Admissions in Legal Malpractice Action
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 4, 2019
Fifty-Percent Owner of Partnership Has Standing to Seek Disqualification of Partnership Counsel to Protect Partnership Interests
Lawyers for the Profession®
March 28, 2019
Description of "Client" in Outside Counsel Guidelines Prohibits Representation Adverse to Affiliates of Firm's Current Client
Lawyers for the Profession®
March 21, 2019
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds Judge's Undisclosed Facebook Friendship with Litigant is Objectively Bias and Violates Due Process
Lawyers for the Profession®
March 13, 2019
Guarding Against the Chinese Domain Name Email Scam
Cyber Alert
March 8, 2019
Florida Court Holds Insurer Lacks Standing to Sue Defense Counsel for Legal Malpractice
Lawyers for the Profession®
March 1, 2019
GDPR White Paper Reviews Risk Management Issues for U.S. Law Firms
Hinshaw Alert
February 25, 2019
Colorado Supreme Court Holds That Plaintiff Must Bear Burden of Proving Collectibility in Legal Malpractice Actions
Lawyers for the Profession®
February 15, 2019
How to Guard Against Impersonation Phishing Attacks
Cyber Alert
February 12, 2019
Owners of Apple Devices Like iPhones Advised to Turn Off FaceTime App Until Apple Issues a Patch
Cyber Alert
January 29, 2019
No Harm, No Foul: Disqualification Not Warranted When City Attorney Obtained Privileged, But Irrelevant, Communications During Internal Affairs Investigation
Lawyers for the Profession®
January 25, 2019
Fifth Circuit Affirms Broad Scope of Attorney Immunity Defense in Legal Malpractice Case
Lawyers for the Profession®
January 10, 2019
Illinois Appellate Court Reaffirms Necessity of Proving "But For" Causation in Transactional Malpractice Claim
Lawyers for the Profession®
January 8, 2019
Collateral Estoppel Slams Door on Malpractice Action Spawned by Another Malpractice Action
Lawyers for the Profession®
December 21, 2018
The Marriott Breach: What to do if Your Information Has Been Compromised
Cyber Alert
December 21, 2018
Illinois Court Declines to Adopt "Continuous Course of Treatment Doctrine" in Accountant Malpractice Claims
Lawyers for the Profession®
December 19, 2018
California Attorneys Must Obtain Client's Signed Understanding of Mediation Confidentiality, Effective January 1, 2019
Lawyers for the Profession®
December 3, 2018
What a Famous Hip-Hop Artist Can Teach About Cyber Security
Cyber Alert
November 27, 2018
In Florida, Facebook Friendship Alone is Insufficient to Disqualify Judge
Lawyers for the Profession®
November 16, 2018
Avoid Becoming Another Hacking Statistic: A Primer on Foreign Domain Extensions
Cyber Alert
November 8, 2018
Important Wins on Behalf of Debt Collection Industry
October 29, 2018
California District Court Applies California's New Rule of Professional Conduct to Disqualify Firm from Representation
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 22, 2018
Avoiding Social Engineering Scams
Cyber Alert
October 16, 2018
Your Mobile is Not Just a Phone — It's a Handheld Mini-Computer Subject to Attack
Cyber Alert
October 11, 2018
Beware of Potential "Vishing" Scams
Cyber Alert
October 9, 2018
Law Firm Retained to Represent LLC Owes No Duty to Owner or Officer of LLC
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 2, 2018
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Hospital Property Tax Exemption Law
Health Care Alert
September 24, 2018

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