Malpractice Insurance
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Government
Whistleblower's Lawyer Gets Dumped By Malpractice Insurer After Trump's Impeachment
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.02.20
* The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case about mandatory bar membership. Looks like all of us will be shelling out money for bar dues for the foreseeable future. [Bloomberg Law]
* Attorney General Barr looked on as people protested over the death of George Floyd outside of the White House yesterday. [Fox News]
* New York is predictably experiencing a spike in litigation filings now that new cases can be initiated. [Advance Local]
* The two Brooklyn attorneys accused of firebombing an NYPD police car have been granted bail. [New York Times]
* The Second Circuit has rejected claims of qualified immunity over the shooting of a mentally ill man. [New York Law Journal]
* A lawyer who had his client’s case dismissed due to failure of service of process, and falsely claimed he had malpractice insurance, has been suspended from practice. Maybe this lawyer should get malpractice insurance for real if he ever practices law again… [Virginia Lawyers Weekly]
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Insurance
Washington State Bar Decides Against Malpractice Insurance Mandate
The state joins California in declining to move forward with the controversial proposal.
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Small Law Firms
Will California Lawyers Have To Pay For Malpractice Insurance?
There could be a negative impact on access to justice if lawyers statewide had to raise their fees to cover the costly insurance. -
Small Law Firms, Social Media, Solo Practitioners, Technology
Are Solos Still Being Told Not To Use Social Media?
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Small Law Firms, Sponsored Content
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Biglaw, Malpractice
Ex-Biglaw Attorney Files Lawsuit Claiming His Former Firm Hung Him Out To Dry
If you get into legal trouble as a result of work you perform at a law firm, shouldn't that firm cover the cost of defending you? -
Insurance, Malpractice, Real Estate, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
5 Things I Wish They’d Told Me When I Started My Law Firm
One of our small-firm columnists, Carolyn Elefant, looks back on the launch of her practice. - Sponsored
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Insurance, Small Law Firms
The Practice: Answers About Malpractice Insurance
Got questions on malpractice insurance for your firm? Brian Tannebaum is here to help you answer them.