Articles Posted in Lawyers and Legal Malpractice

The huge law firm, Reed Smith, is facing suit over fees paid by one of its former not-for-profit clients. Law.com reports that the not-for-profit alleges that the high demands on partners to increase profits ultimately led to “excessive” fees in a routine employment discrimination case, originally quoted to be $50,000…

That is the question in a recent lawsuit filed in Rockland County Supreme Court. Most real estate attorneys would say that closing with out a certificate of occupancy on a newly constructed house is not a good idea, even a departure from accepted standards. A certificate of occupancy is the…