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Clark Hill PLC

Doing the right thing: Playing fair with the involuntary pro se litigant

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Abraham Lincoln once famously said that “He who represents himself has a fool for a client.” While this statement has been demonstrated to be true more often than not, what happens when (1) the pro se representation is not...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

To err is human, to sometimes forgive is CCP Section 473(b)

In his Daily Journal article, Partner Stephen Squillario discusses the potential escape hatch that is provided by C.C.P. Section 473(b) when an attorney's mistake, inadvertence, surprise or neglect has harmed the client. ...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

No Per Se Ethical Violation for "Subject Matter Conflicts"

Maling v. Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP - In a case that was watched by the entire patent law community with some fascination, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts concluded on December 23,...more

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