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By: Gaetan J. Alfano , Alexander M. Owens
When a contingency fee client chooses to switch counsel mid-litigation, predecessor counsel has no right under Pennsylvania law to enforce the contingency fee clause in the original retainer agreement. That rule is premised on two key principles: clients have a sacrosanct right to select new counsel (and their freedom in that regard is diminished if... Read more »By: Tatyanah M. Brehouse , John Kettering
Attorneys Tatyanah M. Brehouse and John Kettering authored “DOL Proposes Return to Economic Reality Test in Employee vs. Independent Contractor Analysis” for the American Bankruptcy Institute. Tatyanah and John discuss the DOL’s proposed return to the economic reality test for worker classification and the potential implications of employee misclassification, particularly for financial advisors and businesses... Read more »By: Scott A. Coffina
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted. Again. Months after a previous indictment was dismissed by the federal district court in the Eastern District of Virginia, the Justice Department recently secured another grand jury indictment against Comey, this time in the Eastern District of North Carolina, which is centered in Raleigh and includes the North... Read more »By: Joshua D. Hill
This article highlights often-overlooked Pennsylvania constitutional provisions that practitioners can leverage to advance more robust arguments on matters of significant consequence to their clients. The Pennsylvania Constitution stands apart from its federal counterpart, not only in age but in scope. Running from July 15, 1776, just days following the signing of the Declaration of Independence,... Read more »Receive news, articles and pertinent information from one, or all, of Pietragallo's practice areas.