It is not uncommon for practitioners and law firms to employ the services of temporary (or contract) attorneys as the need may arise in contemporary practice. This article discusses the ethical obligations and associated risks that flow from engaging the services of a temporary attorney.
- August 01, 2024Diana C. Manning, Benjamin J. DiLorenzo and Kyle A. Valente
If legal marketing professionals are looking for the absolutely clear and consistent rules about attorney advertising that every firm can or should follow, know that the search is futile because the states not only modified the rules but called them by other names including codes, guidelines, standards, oaths, principles, pillars or tenets.
August 01, 2024Liz LindleyOwners of office and multi-family developments that install new charging stations are likely to see an increase in property values because their buildings will attract or retain EV owners. In order to facilitate and encourage more EV charging stations, municipalities need to update their zoning ordinances to regulate and manage this new land use.
August 01, 2024Anthony S. GuardinoMore law firms are betting on growing their sports practices amid recent changes in amateur and professional sports, finding it hard to ignore the multi-practice work that teams and leagues can bring to lawyers.
August 01, 2024Patrick SmithTenants In Common Failed to Establish Claim of Right Element of Adverse Possession Claim Questions of Fact About Adverse Possession Claim
August 01, 2024New York Real Estate Law Reporter StaffOverall this year, law firms have been more likely to leave their current spaces and relocate, but they continue opting for smaller spaces.
August 01, 2024Mimi LamarreIn In re Jughandle Brewing, a NJ Bankruptcy Court concluded allowance of an administrative expense claim is not automatic and also may not be the sole remedy for a debtor or trustee's failure to perform its post-petition obligations under a commercial lease.
August 01, 2024Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.The position that short sellers should be denied the benefits of their critically important whistleblowing efforts is short-sighted and contrary to the notions of our capitalistic markets. Moreover, it will serve only to disincentive a vital constituency of the SEC Whistleblower Program, which, in turn, will degrade the effectiveness of the SEC's enforcement program.
August 01, 2024David R. Chase and Scott SilverA new American Bar Association ethics opinion touches on what has been a risky business area for Big Law in the emergence of generative AI: billing and fees related to AI-supported legal work.
August 01, 2024Mimi LamarreNotable recent court filings in entertainment law.
August 01, 2024Entertainment Law & Finance Staff









