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If you do any litigation, you have probably faced an unrepresented adverse party. According to statistics from the federal courts, 27 percent of all civil filings are by pro se litigants. In many state courts, the percentage is higher. Transactional ...

Recent law practice management press touts the opportunities for marketing available through social networking sites. These articles, focusing as they do on growing your practice, frequently fail to mention the risks inherent in creating an online persona and how it ...

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Your professional liability insurer must defend you from claims, even those only tangentially related to your practice. Thank jurists such as Judge Learned Hand: “[if] the complaint comprehends an injury which may be within the policy, we hold that the ...

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You’ve been sued for malpractice. You have lawyer’s professional liability, or LPL, insurance. Your insurer retained counsel to defend you. We’ll examine how the “tripartite relationship” among you, your insurer, and the lawyer hired by your insurer might affect the ...

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Lawyer’s professional liability policies typically focus on the “named insured,” which is designated on the declarations page of the policy. Most often, the “named insured” is the firm rather than specific individuals. Included within the named insured are those past ...

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