Ed Clinton, Jr.
Chicagoan, Lawyer, Legal Malpractice, Commercial Litigation, www.clintonlaw.net
Avoiding Malpractice Claims and Ethics Grievances for Family Law lawyers (Including 1 hour of Ethics)mylawcle.com Session I - Avoiding Malpractice Claims and Ethics Grievances for Family Law lawyers - Edward X. Clinton, Jr. The presentation, by a lawyer who handles legal malpractice claims and legal ethics matte...
No We Didn’t Agree To Handle That Claimwww.chicagolegalmalpracticelawyerblog.com One area that can lead to claims against lawyers occurs when the lawyer accepts one part of a representation but declines to represent the client in another matter. Any declination should be ...
Having An Expert Witness Is Mandatorywww.chicagolegalmalpracticelawyerblog.com Rodowicz v. Feldman, Perlstein & Greene, LLC 3:20-cv-00777 D. Conn. 2024 was a legal malpractice suit where the plaintiff claimed that he lost the underlying litigation (a breach of ...
Is There Something More Radical than MAGA? J.D. Vance Is Dreaming It.www.politico.com In a candid series of conversations, Vance revealed an ominous philosophy behind his first year in office.
Lawyer Referred to Grievance Panel for Nonexistent Citationlegalethicslawyer.blog Park v. Kim, No. 22-2057, was decided by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on January 30, 2024. The Court, citing Rule 37 and Rule 41(b), affirmed the dismissal of Plaintiff's lawsuit for failure to...
Illinois Appellate Court Rejects Referral Fee Claim Because Lawyers Failed to Comply with Rule 1.5legalethicslawyer.blog This type of case is, unfortunately, quite common in Illinois. A lawyer refers a case to another lawyer who handles the case and obtains a recovery. The referring lawyer then seeks a portion of the le...
Missouri Court Sanctions Litigant For Fake Citationslegalethicslawyer.blog On February 13, 2024, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, issued its opinion in the case captioned Kruse v. Karlen, No. ED111172. Karlen was a pro se litigant and the appellant and he was...
New Year’s Resolutions To Avoid Disciplinelegalethicslawyer.blog Here are some New Year's resolutions to help you avoid disciplinary inquiries in your practice. Unhappy clients are the source of disciplinary complaints. Responding to a complaint swallows up time an...
DeSantis Says He Would Pass a Bill to ‘Supersede’ Obamacarewww.nytimes.com The comments from Florida’s governor on Sunday followed a similar statement by former President Donald J. Trump; Democrats have denounced their stances.
Florida Issues Proposed Advisory Opinion 24-1 on Lawyer use of AIlegalethicslawyer.blog Florida has issued a proposed guideline on the use of AI in the legal field. The guidelines are solid and practical. This is not a final opinion. Part I - The lawyer has a duty of confidentiality and ...