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[Event] 23rd Annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference (LMRM) - March 5th - 7th, Chicago, IL

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Hinshaw's annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management (LMRM) Conference is the industry's gold standard for advice on litigating legal malpractice claims and navigating legal malpractice insurance, professional responsibility,...more

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[Event] 22nd Annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference (LMRM) - March 7th - 9th, Chicago, IL

Do you have plans for March 7-9? Join us at Hinshaw's 22nd Annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference (LMRM) at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago. Register by January 27 to take advantage of the Early Bird Discount. Join...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Do In-House Lawyers Need Insurance Coverage for Malpractice?

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As the litigation environment for directors and officers gets more intense, in-house lawyers are asking the question: Do I need malpractice insurance? It’s a good question. If needed, the type of insurance in-house counsel...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

[Event] 21st Annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference (LMRM) - March 1st - 3rd, Chicago, IL

Please join us for the 21st Annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference (LMRM) for one-and-a-half days of practical and engaging panel sessions focused on current and important developments in the law, litigation of...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

[Virtual Event] 20th Annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management (LMRM) Conference - March 2nd - 4th, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm CT

Please join us for the 20th Annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management (LMRM) Conference—An All New Virtual Experience for three half-days of practical and engaging online programming focused on current and important...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

New Jersey Appellate Court Holds No Attorney-Client Relationship Between Law Firm and Managing Members of LLC in Legal Malpractice...

In consolidated appeals, a New Jersey appellate court affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants in a legal malpractice action, finding the law firm had only represented the company (a limited...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

[Event] 19th Annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management (LMRM) Conference - March 3rd - 5th, Chicago, IL

This is a must-attend event for law firm general counsel and managing partners, in-house corporate counsel, professional liability practitioners, legal malpractice insurance professionals, and any practicing lawyer concerned...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

An LLC’s Attorney Represents the LLC’s Members Too, Right?

Not long ago, The LLC Jungle posted an article addressing the perils of attorney representation of an LLC with two equal “co-managing members.”  See Why Having “Co-Managers” for Your LLC is a Terrible Idea. This post...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

ALERT: New York Appellate Court Recognizes In-Firm Privilege

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July 7, 2016 David P. Atkins On June 30, 2016, the New York State Appellate Division for the First Department (Manhattan) issued a significant decision on the scope of the so-called in-firm attorney-client privilege....more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

The Big Three: The 9th Circuit Joins The 6th Circuit and 7th Circuit in Holding That Sanctions For Bad-Faith Litigation Tactics...

In Law v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (2015 S.O.S. 13–56099 – filed August 27, 2015), the Ninth Circuit joined the shortlist of Circuit Courts to hold that sanctions for bad-faith litigation tactics under 28 U.S.C. section 1927...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

NJ Supreme Court Hears Argument on Whether Disgorgement of Employee’s Salary Requires Economic Damages

In Kaye v. Rosefielde, a case alleging fraud and malpractice against a former general counsel, the New Jersey Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments on whether the Appellate Division erred in affirming that economic...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Insurance Recovery Law - Mar 13, 2014

Courts Hold that Involvement of Lawyers Insufficient Basis to Withhold Routine Insurer Fact Investigations Materials: Why it matters - These cases confirm that insurers cannot hide claims-handling and similar...more

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The Potential Pitfalls of Joint Representation

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A recent California Court of Appeal opinion, Yanez v. Plummer, provides a cautionary tale for in-house counsel or outside attorneys who jointly represent their institutional client’s employees or agents in depositions. If...more

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