The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Samuel H. Pond and Vladimir Dorash | May 17, 2024
The means used to obstruct the approval of the fee are not only flawed litigation tactics but arguably rise to the level of tortious interference. While some choose to be willfully blind to the plain language of Section 442 of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, as well as its clear interpretation in Neves and Williams, we call on the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation defense bar to abstain from tortious interference with contractual relationship between injured workers and their attorneys under the pretext of a "greater good."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward T. Kang | May 17, 2024
As a growing body of academic literature asserts, noncompetes are restraints against competition, and they are harmful to both employees and the economy. As one of the major levers that the federal government has over the economy, antitrust laws can provide significant deterrence to abuse of noncompetes by employers.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Francine Friedman Griesing | May 17, 2024
For those of us engaged in any aspect of alternate dispute resolution, our professional responsibilities compel us to keep abreast of the evolving trends in technology that are having an increasing impact on our practice as advocates and neutrals.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stacy West Clark | May 17, 2024
I went on a mission recently to find out if, and then how, lawyers in their late 20s and 30s were building books of business. So, I hunted down some lawyers from both coasts who had been referred to me by their firms as folks who had built impressive books of business.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Marcie Borgal Shunk | May 17, 2024
Effective leadership has the power to reshape the legal sector. Research shows leadership behaviors—not leaders, but demonstrated leadership skills and characteristics—have direct and indirect impact on virtually every aspect of law firm performance.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew B. Weisberg | May 17, 2024
In Heffernan v. Hunter, the court held that because the defendants (appellees) acted within the attorney-client relationship they cannot be considered conspirators.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Vincent J. Hughes | May 16, 2024
It's important the legal community stay aware and up to date on this issue. We can all agree that both sides of the courtroom need to have equal access to resources for justice to truly be carried out. Without proper and quality indigent defense, more victims suffer at the hands of our criminal defense system.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Alesia S. Sulock and Josh J.T. Byrne | May 15, 2024
Attention to well-being is critical from the perspective of a lawyer's own health and the attorney's law practice.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Christian Petrucci | May 14, 2024
Last month, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court brought unreasonable contest attorney fees back to the forefront in the precedential matter of Torres v. Amazon.com Services (Workers' Compensation Appeals Board), and offered further elaboration as to the Supreme Court's holding in Lorino.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Joshua M. Peck | May 14, 2024
I've worked in-house, as well as in the outhouse (seemingly), in PR firms and in my solo practice. Let's see if I can boil down my experiences to 11 useful or at least mildly interesting events and thoughts for the PR audience, some of them so obvious they are often ignored.
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