In the case of Gardner v. Combs, No. 2:24-CV-07729, 2025 WL 3632704 (D.N.J. Dec. 15, 2025), the plaintiff’s attorney was sanctioned due to the attorney’s use of a nonexistent case and fabricated legal propositions that were derived from generative, artificial intelligence (“AI”) and used in support of brief submitted to the Court. ... read more
An agreement that barred a lawyer from soliciting clients within a geographic area was unenforceable after the lawyer left the firm under the rules governing the professional conduct of attorneys. An agreement prohibiting a former associate attorney from soliciting clients of the firm after his resignation may be enforceable... read more
An agreement prohibiting a former associate of a law firm from competing with his former employer within 90 miles of New York City was void and unenforceable. Solicitation of the clients of a law firm by a former associate may be actionable, even if a potential restriction on practice,... read more
A charging lien protects the interest of a lawyer in fee that is to be paid from a contingent-fee recovery. A statutory lien may be enforced through a petition filed in an underlying action. The amount of a charging lien, and the lawyer’s compensation, is determined using principles of... read more
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