BigLaw’s failure to discover a paralegal’s error resulted in JPMorgan’s loss of its secured interest in a $1.5 billion loan. BigLaw

The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado clarified Colorado Rule 1.2(c), on limited scope representation in an order that was precipitated by a disagreement over the type of assistance that an attorney is permitted to provide a pro se litigant. Litigants

A solo practitioner in New York received a two-year suspension after employing a disbarred attorney as a paralegal—the problem arose because the disbarred attorney used an assumed name and was essentially engaged in the practice of law.

On January 21, 2015,  a well known capital defense attorney, was suspended for one year by Texas’ highest criminal court  when he failed to file a timely motion to stop the execution of his client, Miguel Angel Paredes.

New lawyers are facing significant hurdles to developing strong professional competency as economic conditions and client demand for experienced practitioners have usurped these developmental opportunities from recent graduates. Pioneers