It seems that the attorney here is the only innocent party. A phony law firm, fake lawyers, and lots of money stolen. “Family Admits Bilking $14 Million Through Phony Law Firm

Four members of a Staten Island family have pleaded guilty in connection with charges that they cheated homeowners and investors of $14 million in…

Phen-Fen litigation gave rise to a big big fund. $200 million settled the case, but here the lawyers held onto about $126 million.”About 400 people should receive nearly $20 million held in a controversial fund controlled by three Lexington, Ky., lawyers in a lawsuit over the diet drug fen-phen, a judge has ruled.

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Here is a wonderful case. In short, criminal defendant had lots of $$ in offshore accounts, and the US wanted it. US got part, and criminal tried to hide rest. US found it, and criminal sues his attorney for not telling the US about the $$. His theory? If attorney had told US about the…

Good cause for termination is not the same as malpractice. Attorney malpractice, the deviation from good and accepted practice, which proximately damaged the party, in which, but for the negligence of the attorney there would have been a different or better result is not the same as good cause for termination. Termination for cause has…

Events could not be worse for this Staten Island attorney, and his clients are even more harmed. The sad details of grand larceny, missed deadlines and injured clients are recounted here.

Wide ranging suspensions, with big big career and financial implications. Panel Suspends 815 Lawyers For Failure to Register or Pay. This is just in the A-D last name range! Details.

“The first stone” analysis in this case is facinating. Legal malpractice action brought because plaintiff believed his prisioner beating municipal case was time barred. His attys did not bring the action at all. In Legal Malpractice case Judge now dismissed, saying:
“While, generally, suit must be initiated against a municipality and its agencies within one…

Within the body of this legal malpractice case is a very interesting nugget. Suit against the opponent’s attorney may be permitted upon a showing of “malicious intent” even though there is no privity of representation [i.e. privity of contract.] A AD cite is given for this proposition, Poulson, 26 AD3d at 525.