Not So Fast! New Jersey UPL Committee Puts Limits Of Temporary Practice And Shuts Down Recent Appellate Division Ruling

As many lawyers know, one of the one of the most pressing challenges for the legal profession right now is multijurisdictional practice and the unauthorized practice of law (UPL). For the latest in the ongoing saga of “is it UPL?” we turn to New Jersey where the Supreme Court’s Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law issued UPL Opinion 60. The Opinion reached the following conclusion:

Out-of-state lawyers who provide lower-level assistance, such as researching legal […]

By | February 1st, 2023 ||

Appellate Oral Argument: The Ultimate Misnomer?

Justice William Bedsworth’s recent column, “Oral Argument: Better Than Oral Surgery,” packs a lot of meanings into the title’s last four words. (See The Recorder, 12/19/2022.) I suppose it might depend on viewpoint, you know, surgeon or patient, the condition in question, the complexity of the problem, and how direct the approach. I’m not speaking of dentistry here.

Getting counsel to answer questions can be like pulling teeth. I was reminded of that yesterday while […]

By | January 22nd, 2023 ||

New Jersey Team Secures Appellate Win In Legal Malpractice Case

Newark Partners Meredith Kaplan Stoma and Jeffrey Leonard secured a significant appellate win on behalf of an attorney in a legal malpractice matter when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit – for a second time – affirmed the dismissal of the case.

As a New Jersey Law Journal (NJLJ) article describes, Lewis Brisbois’ client had represented a plaintiff who was in a dispute with his mother over the administration of his father’s estate. The […]

By | January 17th, 2023 ||