When a client terminates its legal representation in a contingent fee matter without cause, and subsequently retains new counsel from a different firm, the Rules of Professional Conduct related to the division...
When thinking about their estate plans, parents typically want to treat their children equally. This is true even when a beneficiary is struggling with addiction or mental illness issues. Of concern are beneficiaries who suffer from addictive or...
Can you prepare estate planning documents for a client if you are not convinced that the client has testamentary capacity? Do you have a duty to later advocate for the validity of the documents? This issue is subject to some debate. The American...
State-by-state statistical analyses suggest that there are presently at least 12 million US LLCs in good standing. It is reasonable to assume that at least 500,000 additional US LLCs will be formed by the end of 2022 and in every year thereafter....
You are retained by a client to collect a debt. You first send a demand letter. It is ignored. You then commence a lawsuit. Whether the lawsuit is contested or ignored, you finally end up on that happy day of having entered a judgment against the...
This article addresses 12 basic deposition principles, mechanics, strategies, and practices, including who may be deposed, when, where, and how to get them there, limitations on the number and duration of depositions, the relationship between...
At the beginning of each calendar year, ALI CLE annually presents its premier course, Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation. In January 2022, the conference was held over two and one-half days in Scottsdale, AZ, hosting hundreds of...
It might be de rigueur in the legal profession, but overwork is not pretty. It can even be deadly. In Japan, “karoshi,” or death from overwork, claims anywhere from 200 to 10,000 workers annually. The problem is not unique to Japan. In the first...
The days of one firm—let alone one lawyer—handling all of a client’s complex cases or transactions are fading fast. A complex federal civil trial today can often involve lead national counsel, local counsel, specialty counsel interfacing with...