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With Senate Passage of Sales Tax, Court Closures Averted

Posted on September 18, 2009
By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff After the state Senate passed a bill that will allow the city of Philadelphia to close a $700 million gap in its five-year fiscal plan by deferring pension payments and raising the city...

Barroway Topaz Opens New SF Office

Posted on September 17, 2009
By Zack Needles Of the Legal Staff Securities class action boutique Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check, formally announced Sept.10 that it has opened a new office in San Francisco. "We have a growing number of clients out there," said...

Keeping It Organized in Jury Selection Part 4: Keeping Track of Your Jurors

Posted on September 17, 2009
As discussed in the first three installments of this series, once you have your process well organized to get the information you need from jurors (i.e., through knowing the court; juror questionnaires and voir dire) now you are faced with...

When 60 Percent Is Not a Majority

Posted on September 16, 2009
It is axiomatic that when a majority of the justices on the U.S. Supreme Courts join a lead opinion written by one of the justices, that opinion is precedential on the issues addressed by that opinion. This is true even...

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Egregious Lawyer Misuses of Social Media

Posted on September 15, 2009
Social media for lawyers and ethics issues continue to undergo scrutiny, change and evolution. John Schwartz of The New York Times shares: Legal Battle: Online Attitude vs. Rules of the Bar. In his Sept. 13 article, Schwartz shares Florida attorney...

Let?s Take Grandpa on a Roller Coaster

Posted on September 14, 2009
Some fun, eh, Grandpa? Grandpa? We are now within a few months of the effective date of perhaps the craziest tax scheme ever passed by Congress (although there are many competitors for that title). Beginning Jan.1, 2010, there will be...

3rd Circuit Strikes Down Proposed Tax on Phila.-bound Flights Landing in Tinicum

Posted on September 14, 2009
By Shannon P. Duffy U.S. Courthouse Correspondet Dozens of airline executives can breathe a collective sigh of relief now that the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a proposed tax on every Philadelphia-bound flight that landed on...

N.Y. Firm Regains 1 of 3 Lawyers it Lost to Dechert in June

Posted on September 14, 2009
By Zack Needles Of the Legal Staff Less than four months after losing three of its partners to Dechert?s Moscow office, New York-based Chadbourne & Parke has seen one of them return. Transactional attorney Konstantin Konstantinov has rejoined the firm...

Corbett to Announce Gubernatorial Candidacy

Posted on September 14, 2009
By Peter Hall Of the Legal Staff Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett is scheduled to announce his candidacy for governor at an event this evening in Pittsburgh. Corbett, who was re-elected attorney general last year, made a vaguely worded statement...

PICA Board Approves Budget Cuts Under 'Plan B' But Distances Itself From Court Closure Threat

Posted on September 11, 2009
By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff n a maneuver that allowed the governmental authority that must approve the city's budgets to avoid taking a firm stance on a plan to defund the city's courts, the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority...

Skadden Arps? $1 Mil. Gift Supports Human Rights Project at Penn Law

Posted on September 10, 2009
By Gina Passarella Of the Legal Staff New York-based Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom donated $1 million to the University of Pennsylvania Law School in honor of Penn alumnus and former firm leader Robert C. Sheehan. Sheehan, a 1969...

Three Decisions That Employers And Employees Cannot Afford to Ignore

Posted on September 09, 2009
[This posting is for informational purposes only and should not be construed or interpreted as legal advice on any matter or as in any way creating an attorney/client relationship with the author and/or Dilworth Paxson LLP.] Over the past several...

How to Host a Productive Business Lunch ? Things to Do After Your Client Lunch ? Week 3

Posted on September 08, 2009
In the past two blog entries, we have discussed what to do before and during your lunch meetings to make them more productive, today let?s focus on productive strategies after your lunch. After the Lunch Send a Thank-You Note -...

City Departments Prepare as Shutdown Looms

Posted on September 08, 2009
By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff The city of Philadelphia is moving closer to shutting down $700 million worth of government services, including its courthouses, after waiting for months for state approval on a bill to raise sales taxes...

With Republican Endorsement, Philadelphia's Next Judges Set Before General Election

Posted on September 08, 2009
By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff It's not the general election yet, but the winners of 11 Philadelphia judicial openings already have been assured. All six attorneys running on the Republican line for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and....

Arbitrators and Court-Appointed Counsel Will Be Paid By City, Official Says

Posted on September 04, 2009
By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff Court-appointed counsel and arbitrators will be among the thousands of vendors getting paid their back bills from the city. There have been concerns that many court-appointed counsel couldn't pay their personal bills without...

Evaluation Commission Recommends Ford Elliot and Pellegrini for Retention

Posted on September 04, 2009
By Peter Hall Of the Legal Staff The Pennsylvania Bar Association?s Judicial Evaluation Commission on Friday recommended Superior Court Pennsylvania President Judge Kate Ford Elliott and Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini for retention. Ford Elliot and Pellegrini are the only...

Keeping It Organized in Jury Selection Part 3: Voir Dire

Posted on September 03, 2009
Know the Process In the third installment of this series, we tackle the task of voir dire. Of course, keeping voir dire organized first and foremost involves knowing what the voir dire process looks like in a given courtroom (see...

What the Death of Sen. Ted Kennedy Means for the Future of the Employee Free Choice Act

Posted on September 02, 2009
[This posting is for informational purposes only and should not be construed or interpreted as legal advice on any matter or as in any way creating an attorney/client relationship with the author and/or Dilworth Paxson LLP.] A little while back...

No Answer Yet if City Will Pay Arbitrators and Court-Appointed Counsel

Posted on September 02, 2009
Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff City officials are still not confirming whether the Defender Association of Philadelphia, lawyers who sit on arbitration panels and attorneys representing indigent defendants will be among the vendors who will get paid now that...

State Supreme Court Suspends Former PA Child Care Owner

Posted on September 01, 2009
By Peter Hall Of the Legal Staff Robert J. Powell, the lawyer and former juvenile detention center owner at the core of Luzerne County?s judicial corruption scandal, has been placed on temporary suspension by the state Supreme Court. In a...

Jury Commissioner Indicted in Luzerne Co. Corruption Probe

Posted on September 01, 2009
By Leo Strupczewski Of the Legal Staff A sixth Luzerne County courthouse official has been named by federal prosecutors in their ongoing corruption probe there. Gerald J. Bonner, the county's jury commissioner, was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday...

Delco Magisterial District Judge Under Investigation

Posted on September 01, 2009
By Gina Passarella Of the Legal Staff Delaware County Magisterial District Judge David J. Murphy, an 18-year veteran of the court, is the subject of a criminal investigation by the Delaware County District Attorney?s Office, the office confirmed. Erica Parham,...

With JPMorgan Loan, City Restores Payments to Vendors

Posted on September 01, 2009
By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff The city of Philadelphia will start paying thousands of vendors again after securing a $275 million loan from JPMorgan Chase. Earlier this summer, the city stopped almost all vendor payments except for employees,...

How to Host a Productive Business Lunch ? Things to Do During Lunch With Your Client ? Week 2

Posted on August 31, 2009
Did you enjoy the strategies last week on how to prepare for a productive lunch meeting? If you missed it, click here. This week let?s focus on what you can do during the lunch meeting with your clients so that...

Sarmina to Complete Democratic Slate for Upcoming Elections

Posted on August 31, 2009
By Leo Strupczewski Of the Legal Staff When Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Teresa Sarmina withdrew from the state Supreme Court race in the interest of party unity this March, Democratic leaders said the judge had gained the party?s...

Wikipedia Battens the Hatches ? Social Media and the Law

Posted on August 28, 2009
A daily routine for my colleague, Leah Rice, and for me is to visit www.mashable.com and a few other social media and public relations sites. We?re always seeking our daily dose of social media and PR updates. Rice brought to...

Fumo Denied Bail, Likely to Report to Prison Monday

Posted on August 27, 2009
By Shannon P. Duffy U.S. Courthouse Correspondent It seems almost certain that former state Sen. Vincent Fumo will be reporting to a federal prison in Kentucky on Monday now that the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected his...

The Dog Days of the Supreme Court?s Summer: Scalia vs. Stevens (and Dershowitz) Over the Potential Execution of an Innocent Man

Posted on August 26, 2009
On Aug. 17, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an unusual decision that has generated significant discussion among court watchers. In the matter of In re Troy Anthony Davis, the court?s transfer of a state death row inmate?s habeas corpus petition...

How to Host a Productive Business Lunch: Things to Do Before Meeting Your Client ? Week 1

Posted on August 25, 2009
Although I was never a huge fan of lunch meetings (seems so much time can be wasted), many attorneys still find these business meetings productive. Over the next three weeks, we will provide you with strategies to build your book...

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