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California Court Clears Way for Malicious Prosecution Claim Against Attorney for Cannabis Dispensary
Lawyers for the Profession®
November 20, 2019
Consumer Law Regulatory Insights: Third of CFPB Symposia Series Debates the Data Collection Rule of Section 1701 of the Dodd-Frank Act
Consumer Financial Services Alert
November 15, 2019
'Tis the Season for Spoofed Greetings
Cyber Alert
November 13, 2019
Don't Let Hackers Have a Holiday with Your Information
Cyber Alert
November 7, 2019
Capital Simplification for Community Banking Organizations
Hinshaw Alert
October 29, 2019
Awkward or not, Former Client Waited Too Long to Sue Attorney
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 29, 2019
Lawyers Beware: California Court Applies Multi-Factor Test to Determine if LLC Attorney Inadvertently Formed an "Implied" Attorney-Client Relationship with Individual LLC Members
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 24, 2019
Case Dismissed: Illinois Appellate Court Holds Legal Malpractice Claims Were Time-Barred and Corporate Adverse Domination Tolling Doctrine Did Not Apply
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 22, 2019
Pro Se Lawyers Can Recover Attorneys' Fees Under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 137
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 16, 2019
HECMs in the Regulatory and Congressional Spotlight
Consumer Financial Services Alert
October 8, 2019
HUD Issues Three New Mortgagee Letters for HECM Program Guidance
Consumer Financial Services Alert
October 7, 2019
Financial Services for Cannabis and Hemp Businesses
Hinshaw Alert
September 26, 2019
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

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