NJ: No Privity, No Problem
Rathblott v. Levin, 697 F. Supp. 817 (D.C. N.J. 1988) NJ Underlying Probate Action Student Contributor: Christopher S. Henn Facts: The decedent, an attorney, suffered esophageal cancer for ten years ...
NJ: Privity in an anti-Privity State?
Holvenstot v. Nusbaum, et al., N.J. App. Div., September 21, 2010 (Unpublished) NJ: Underlying probate action Facts: This action sought an appeal from an order granting Defendants’ motion for summary ...
PA: Death Bed Wills: Duty of Loyalty to Client or His Alleged "Agent"?
Gregg v. Lindsay, 437 Pa. Super. 206 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1994) PA: Underlying Wills Transaction Student Contributor: Melissa Goldberg Facts: Defendant drafted a will for Blain, which was duly executed. ...
Attorney-Client Relationships When You Don't Represent a Client
U.S. v. Costanzo, 625 F.2d 465 (D.N.J., 1980) 3d Cir. Underlying Criminal Defense (Attorney-Client Relationship and Duty of Confidentiality) Student Contributor: Maninder (Meena) Saini Facts: Defendant (Costanzo), a government informant, was ...
Lawyer Malpractice Class #2: The Client-Lawyer Relationship
Hofstra Law School: Lawyer Malpractice Class #2. I. What does it take to form a client-lawyer relationship? Restatement of the Law Governing Lawyers (ALI 2000) (hereafter RLGL) § 14. Formation ...
BrainTeasers: "Whoops"
With this post, Legal Malpractice Law Review inaugurates a new section called "Brain Teasers". All too often, common transactions we come across give rise to complicated legal malpractice (and ethics) issues. ...
Restatement of the Law Governing Lawyers §14. Formation of a Client-Lawyer Relationship
A relationship of client and lawyer arises when: 1. a person manifests to a lawyer the person’s intent that the lawyer provide legal services for the person; and either (a) ...