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Judge Cool to Misuse-of-Office Claims Against Rivera-Soto
" The judge deciding whether to dismiss a teenager's civil rights complaint against Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto and the state sided with the defense on some key issues at a hearing on Friday and suggested an ethics grievance was warranted against the plaintiff's lawyer."

Municipalities Join Attack on Latest Round of Housing Rules
" For the first time in the 23-year history of New Jersey's Fair Housing Act, the League of Municipalities is challenging the state's affordable-housing regulations."

In-House Counsel Given Wider Latitude
" In-house counsel holding limited licenses to practice in New Jersey will be able to represent officers, employees and directors doing company business, not just the entities themselves, under rule changes adopted Tuesday by the state Supreme Court."

Case Result Not Nixed by Lawyer's Silence About Contrary Law
" A lawyer in a palimony case who didn't tell his adversary or a trial judge that a ruling in a similar case had gone against him may have nudged the boundary of ethical conduct but he didn't cross it, and his 'sharp practice' should not be cause for punishing his client, New Jersey's highest court rules."

Failure To Secure a Written Retainer Foils Cole, Schotz Fee Collection Suit
"A state appeals court ruling in a fee-collection case on Wednesday gave a Hackensack firm a lesson in the pitfalls of not securing a signed retainer agreement when representing corporate clients."

Crime Victims Agency Head Removed as Inspector General Questions Payouts
"The state attorney general has relieved the Victims of Crime Compensation Agency's director of his duties in the wake of a negative assessment of his payment and management practices."

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