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  • Pa. Firm Lacked Standing To Sue Legal Malpractice Insurer

    A Philadelphia law firm that dropped its bad faith lawsuit against its insurer was not a true legal entity and never had standing to sue for coverage of a legal malpractice case that ended in a $600,000 judgment, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Thursday.

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    Ogletree Taps Pittsburgh Atty To Lead Higher Ed Team

    Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has strengthened its resources for university clients, promoting a four-year firm shareholder who previously spent more than three years as an executive in the University of Pittsburgh's athletics department to lead its higher education practice group.

  • Judge Finds Habba Unlawfully Serving As NJ's US Atty

    Alina Habba, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and his pick to remain the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, was unlawfully given an extension of her temporary post after her "interim" appointment expired, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Thursday.

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    Most Lawyers Feel Prepared To Meet Clients' AI Expectations

    The majority of surveyed attorneys feel ready to meet client demands regarding artificial intelligence, according to survey results released Thursday by legal professionals network Best Lawyers.

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    Judge OKs $675K Deal In Schnader Harrison ERISA Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $675,000 settlement of claims that former Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP allegedly misdirected money meant for attorneys' retirement accounts to stay afloat.

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    Unlawful Law Practice Reforms Needed To Account For AI

    State bar associations and state supreme courts have to reimagine the rules governing the unauthorized practice of law if artificial intelligence is going to help close the justice gap, according to a new paper out Wednesday.

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    Lamb McErlane Adds New Partner In Pennsylvania

    Lamb McErlane PC has expanded its office in the Philadelphia suburbs with the recent addition of an attorney with nearly 30 years of experience advising clients on labor and employment matters.

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    Post & Schell Founder Leaves Legacy Of Kindness, Resiliency

    After leading a life of resiliency and determination, Philadelphia attorney and Post & Schell PC founder Barton "Bart" Post, who died on Aug. 10 at age 95, left behind a legacy of trying his best to make success and happiness for his family, friends and colleagues just a little bit easier to find.

  • Ex-Holland & Knight Atty Wants Another Depo From Ex-Wife

    A former Holland & Knight LLP partner battling Pennsylvania personal injury firm Fritz & Bianculli LLC in litigation stemming from an affair and his messy divorce has pushed for his ex-wife to sit for another deposition, arguing that she wrongly refused to answer relevant questions when she was first deposed.

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    Law Firm Leasing On Pace To Surpass High-Performing 2024

    U.S. law firms leased 5.9 million square feet in the first six months of 2025, the most active first half since 2018, according to a report released Tuesday by real estate services company Savills.

  • Ex-Judge Gets Law License Back After Bribery Suspension

    A former Philadelphia Municipal Court judge can practice law in Pennsylvania again following a split state Supreme Court decision to reinstate his license that had been suspended after he admitted to accepting $90,000 to drop out of a congressional election.

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    Energy Lobbyist Joins McNees Government Relations As VP

    McNees Government Relations, the lobbying subsidiary of Pennsylvania law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, has expanded its leadership with the recent addition of a veteran energy lobbyist.

  • Ex-Conrail CEO Loses Bid To Overturn $11M Arbitration Award

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has upheld an $11 million arbitration award against former Conrail CEO David LeVan over a failed Gettysburg casino project that later spurred a legal malpractice case against Saul Ewing LLP in which LeVan claimed he was poorly advised during the deal's fallout.

  • AccessLex Reveals New Prep Course For NextGen Exam

    Nonprofit legal education organization AccessLex Institute announced Monday an updated version of its Helix Bar Review to prepare test-takers for the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam, which is set to debut in July 2026.

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    Saxton & Stump Keeps White Collar Leadership In The Family

    The former deputy chief of the violent crime unit in the U.S. attorney's office in Philadelphia has moved to the private sector and joined Saxton & Stump, replacing his father, retired U.S. District Judge Lawrence Stengel, as the new co-chair of the criminal defense group.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Cozen O'Connor leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Sixth Circuit determined that an employer can only be held liable for a customer's harassment of an employee if the company intended for the misconduct to happen.

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    Meet The Family Law Atty Who Is ABA's New President-Elect

    As she steps into her new role as president-elect of the American Bar Association ahead of a one-year term as president that will begin next summer, Barbara J. Howard told Law360 Pulse in a recent interview that defending democracy and the rule of law remains top of mind.

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    Marshall Dennehey Brings On Health Care Pro In Erie

    An attorney with more than three decades of experience advising clients in the health care industry has moved his practice recently to Marshall Dennehey's Erie, Pennsylvania, office.

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    Judge Questions How New Jersey US Atty Ascended To Role

    A federal judge tasked with deciding if acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba was legitimately serving as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor was curious about how she ascended to the role in the first place, suggesting at one point during a hearing Friday that the government proposed a game of "musical chairs" designed to "shoehorn" her into the position.

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    Firm Revenue, Demand Climbed In 1st Half Amid Tariff Fears

    U.S. law firms saw, on average, modest demand growth and solid revenue increases during the first six months of 2025, outpacing expense growth, according to the results of a midyear survey by Citi Global Wealth at Work.

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    Pro Bono 'Corps' Mobilizes Small Firms As BigLaw Pulls Back

    As major law firms step back from certain pro bono work amid the Trump administration's campaign against BigLaw, the nonprofit Lawyers for Good Government is deploying what its leaders say is an untapped resource in high-impact litigation: small firms, solo practitioners and retirees.

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    Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry had another busy week as the president of the American Bar Association began her term and attorneys took on new roles. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

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    AI Pushes Law Firm IT Leaders Into Strategic Roles

    Just as Bob Dylan said, "the times they are a-changin," law firm information technology leadership is also changing to accommodate new tools, services and organizational objectives.

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    Mullen Coughlin Strengthens Cyber Practice With New Partner

    Cybersecurity boutique Mullen Coughlin LLC has expanded its incident response resources at its office in the Philadelphia suburbs with the addition of an attorney specializing in data protection.

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    Law Firms Face Hurdles Advising In-House Depts. On AI Risks

    Law firm attorneys are finding it challenging to advise in-house counsel on risks associated with artificial intelligence tools when companies are taking different approaches to rolling out the technology and the regulatory landscape is continually evolving.

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