12 Dec, 2024 Top 10 Legal Malpractice Defenses As Claims Tick Up By Richard Zielinski Jennifer Mikels Attorneys Richard Zielinski and Jennifer Mikels, writing for Law360, detail ten key defenses law firms can use to effectively combat...
15 Oct, 2024 Political Speech in the Workplace: Legal Considerations for Employers By Carla Reeves As the 2024 U.S. presidential election approaches, many employers are bracing themselves for a wave of political discussions—and...
22 Apr, 2024 Hackers Loot IOLTA Account; Insurers Look for Cover By Richard Rosensweig The case of Haggett v. Kirzer is raising significant questions not only about the security of law firm accounts, but also about potential...
22 Aug, 2023 Massachusetts Court Allows Dueling Expert Testimony on Differing Theories of the Timing for the Valuation of Legal Malpractice Damages By Justin Heller Richard Rosensweig The Superior Court recently ruled that a plaintiff in a legal malpractice action seeking recovery for damages resulting from his loss of...
16 Feb, 2023 How New Cases Are Expanding Parameters of Litigation Privilege By Jennifer Mikels Richard Rosensweig Isabel Sukholitsky Bloomberg Recently, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court joined a growing number of jurisdictions pushing the boundaries of the...
18 Oct, 2022 But What About But-For Causation? Challenging Legal Malpractice Claims for Lack of Proximate Cause By Nick Cutaia Joel Antwi New York Law Journal Conventional wisdom dictates that a lawyer being sued for legal malpractice in New York will rarely win a motion to...
10 Oct, 2022 Litigators Balance Competing Needs in Dispute Resolution By Nick Cutaia Crain's New York Business As complex litigation grows increasingly expensive, litigators must be able to manage their cases effectively...
21 Apr, 2022 Massachusetts Imposes Additional Potential Liability on Employers for Wage-and-Hour Compliance By Jennifer Furey Matthew Horvitz In a departure from earlier court decisions, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has imposed additional potential liability on...
22 Feb, 2022 The Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine In Employment Litigation: Two Perspectives By Josh Davis Andrew O'Connor Imagine this scenario: A Chief Marketing Officer develops a strategic marketing plan for employer X then resigns to join a direct...
04 Nov, 2021 General Jurisdiction Trend Grows With NY High Court's Ruling By Jaclyn Grodin Isabel Sukholitsky Since the U.S. Supreme Court's 2014 landmark decision in Daimler AG v. Bauman,1 courts around the country have been reexamining their...
07 Jul, 2021 Law360: Mass. Ruling A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys Changing Firms By Mariana Korsunsky Gary Ronan Many lawyers switch firms at least once during their careers. While it’s natural for those lawyers to want to take their clients and...
14 May, 2021 Excellence in the Law: Up & Comer Honoree Profile - Jennifer Mikels By Goulston & Storrs A trial lawyer specializing in professional liability defense and complex commercial matters, particularly those involving business...
02 Apr, 2021 Don't Be 'Special': Avoiding Legal Malpractice Claims Under New York's 'Special Circumstances' Rule By Joel Antwi Nick Cutaia Legal malpractice claims are harrowing for any lawyer, but understanding their scope is a critical step to avoiding them. This is...