PAGE 5: YOUNG LAWYER THE OLDEST LAW JOURNAL IN THE UNITED STATES 1843-2018 PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2018 VOL 258 • NO. 77 $5.00 Duane Morris Links With Lawyers Say Judge Has History – INSIDE THE LEGAL – REGIONAL Cannabis Trade Group NJ Court Reinstates Legal Mal Suit �� � 3 A New Jersey appeals court on Tuesday As Legal Pot Spreads Of ‘Prosecuting From the Bench’ reinstated a legal malpractice claim against a New Jersey lawyer sued by BY LIZZY MCLELLAN BY MAX MITCHELL a former client in connection with a Of the Legal Staff Of the Legal Staff devastating 2005 fire that ravaged a historic mansion-turned-condominium Duane Morris has been representing canna- hiladelphia Judge complex in Mount Arlington, New bis clients for a few years, and now the firm Anne Marie Coyle Jersey. is casting its lot even more closely with the shocked many law- P NATIONAL fledgling industry. yers when she appointed NY Judge Removed From Bench � � � � � 4 The Philadelphia-based Am Law 100 a special prosecutor to The New York Court of Appeals firm is partnering with the American Trade handle a case over the has removed Rochester City Association of Cannabis and Hemp. ATACH objections of several as- Court Justice Leticia Astacio promotes the expansion of legal marijuana sistant district attorneys. from the bench after she was convicted sales for industrial, medical and adult rec- But others who have of driving while intoxicated in 2016, reational use, and its members include busi- practiced before her said violated the terms of her conditional discharge and acted inappropriately in nesses in the marijuana and hemp industry, the appointment fit with Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi as well as established companies looking to a pattern for the judge— the courtroom. enter it. According to both sides, it's the first one where she appears to Philadelphia City Hall. time a national cannabis trade organization take away the reins from YOUNG LAWYER has teamed up with an Am Law 100 law prosecutors. questionnaires from potential jurors are di- LinkedIn Profiles Versus Resumes �� � � 5 Given its proliferation and easy firm. Several attorneys pointed to the jury se- vided into an A and a B pile. Typically, the public access, employers often ATACH's board of directors includes rep- lection that occurred in a case captioned A pile consists of potential jurors who an- turn to the LinkedIn profile for resentatives of companies directly depen- Commonwealth v. Senestant as an example. swered no to just about every question meant the professional scoop on an individual, dent on cannabis—like Medicine Man, a According to court transcripts, the pro- to gauge potential biases, and the B pile has Julie Q. 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Morris County Superior Court Judge Aagainst a New Jersey lawyer sued 1999 when she wanted to refinance her The reconstruction eventually was com- Maryann Nergaard dismissed the legal by a former client in connection with a mortgage, according to the decision. She pleted two years late, the ruling said. malpractice claim, holding that there was devastating 2005 fire that ravaged a historic no attorney-client relationship between mansion-turned-condominium complex in Greening and Levine. Mount Arlington, New Jersey. Greening appealed, and the Appellate The two-judge Appellate Division panel Greening alleges that Levine urged her to file for Division reversed in Tuesday's decision, said a Morris County trial judge erred when which was unpublished. she dismissed the lawsuit against Morris bankruptcy protection. There was no retainer "We conclude that, contrary to the Plains, New Jersey, solo Barry Levine judge's determination, plaintiff established because a factual dispute exists as to agreement, the court said.