Paul J. Israelson writes in todays NYLJ about a pitfall, which while well settled and recognized, is often overlooked. If plaintiff files for bankruptcy, in any chapter, between the date of the malpractice and the inception of the legal malpractice case, the cause of action really belongs to the bankruptcy estate, which is controlled by

Here is a case of a recently vindicated convict. He was convicted of murder, and served many years in jail. His case was remanded, and dismissed on the basis that there was insufficient evidence that the child who died was murdered; it may have been an accident. It is said in the news article that