Over $75,000 was awarded from the Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection to clients defrauded by their NJ attorneys from January to March. A disbarred Franklin Lakes attorney had the highest ...

When a law firm or lawyer faces such inconsistency in an action brought against them, the doctrine of judicial estoppel emerges as a potentially helpful defense. This doctrine prevents litigants from ...

A little-known state fund that exists to reimburse money stolen by unscrupulous lawyers is accepting fewer claims and sometimes making only partial repayments as giant fraud cases become more ...