Practices

Litigation

Representation of Professionals

We are well known for our skill in representing other lawyers and their law firms in litigation, and we have defended many of the Philadelphia region’s most prominent law firms in professional misconduct and malpractice actions. We also litigate malpractice claims involving other types of professionals, including accountants. In some cases, we represent the professionals accused of misconduct; in others, the plaintiffs. 

For example, we recently won summary judgment dismissing defamation claims brought by the former lawyer to the Major League Baseball umpires’ union in connection with the mass umpire resignation of 1999; the grant of summary judgment was upheld on appeal. In another recent matter, we persuaded a federal appellate court to hear an attorney’s appeal of nonmonetary sanctions and to vacate those sanctions. Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller attorneys have also served as expert witnesses on the appropriate standards of ethical and legal conduct.  

We are frequently called upon to advise lawyers and organizations about their respective rights and responsibilities when a lawyer or other professional moves from one firm to another or starts her own firm. We routinely provide counseling as well as litigation expertise in disputes between and among existing, terminated, or departing members of law firms and other professional organizations.

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