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• Client's Prior Domestic-Violence Case Held Fair Game in Firm's Suit for Fees
• Clausen Miller Sorts Out Mess After Learning One of Its Lawyers Isn't Licensed
• Corporate Actors May Be Held Liable Personally Under Consumer Fraud Act
• Neither Depression Nor ADD Should Spare Lawyer Disbarment, DRB Says
• N.J. Court To Decide If Consumer Law Covers Internet Gift Certificate Buys
• Chief District Judge Brown To Go Senior; Simandle To Take Helm
• For Non-Profits With Profit Affiliates, Maxim Is: Never Mix, Never Worry
• Trial Judge Rotations at a New High
• State Workers' Criminal Risk Under Medical Pot Law Still in Doubt
• No 'Step Down' for Repeat DWI Without Proof Counsel Was Lacking in Prior Case
• Appeals Court Rules Against IRS in Tax Refund Dispute
• Atlantic City's New Defensive Tack: Winning!
• 'Click Here for Lawyer' Websites Held Ethical, So Long as They Don't Mislead
• Bill Would Increase Court Fees To Fund Legal Services, Develop E-File System
• No Federal Civil Rights Remedy Against Public Drunkenness Laws, Court Rules
• Fraud Suit Against Winston & Strawn And Former Partner Can Go Forward
• Lawyers Upbraided for Wrapping Up Case at Trial Level After Appeal Filed
• Case Dismissal Is Upheld for Failure To Name Substitute for Dead Plaintiff
• Serving as Strong Mayor and County Counsel Held To Be Conflict
• Judges Confirmed for Ocean, Mercer and Union Counties
• Eight Superior Court Nominees Passed By Senate Judiciary Committee

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Client's Prior Domestic-Violence Case Held Fair Game in Firm's Suit for Fees	Top
Mention of your work on a client's prior domestic violence case is relevant and admissible when you're suing him for fees due, despite its potential negative effect on the jury, a state appeals court rules.
Clausen Miller Sorts Out Mess After Learning One of Its Lawyers Isn't Licensed	Top
It's one of a law firm's worst nightmares: A lawyer on its staff turns out not to be an attorney after all, and the firm is saddled with the aftermath of his misrepresentations. For Clausen Miller, it wasn't a dream.
Corporate Actors May Be Held Liable Personally Under Consumer Fraud Act	Top
A corporation's principals and employees can be held personally liable under the Consumer Fraud Act for actions they take through the corporate entity, the Supreme Court rules.
Neither Depression Nor ADD Should Spare Lawyer Disbarment, DRB Says	Top
An attorney who raided his trust account for personal use deserves disbarment, despite his claim that his judgment was clouded by depression and attention-deficit disorder, the Disciplinary Review Board says.
N.J. Court To Decide If Consumer Law Covers Internet Gift Certificate Buys	Top
Online gift-certificate buyers are pinning their federal class-action suit against sellers on a New Jersey consumer protection statute that may or may not apply, and that's what the state's highest court has agreed to decide.
Chief District Judge Brown To Go Senior; Simandle To Take Helm	Top
After six years heading the District Court of New Jersey, Garrett Brown Jr. will vacate that role when he assumes senior status effective Jan. 2.
For Non-Profits With Profit Affiliates, Maxim Is: Never Mix, Never Worry	Top
Non-profit companies that commingle their affairs with affiliated for-profit entities could lose their property-tax exemptions, the state Supreme Court rules.
Trial Judge Rotations at a New High	Top
The New Jersey judiciary's commitment to rotating judge assignments was reaffirmed in a big way in this year's general assignment order — marking the most transfers in nearly a decade.
State Workers' Criminal Risk Under Medical Pot Law Still in Doubt	Top
New Jersey's medical marijuana law remains on hold as the Attorney General's Office mulls whether the U.S. Justice Department has provided sufficient assurance that state workers won't be criminally charged for carrying it out.
No 'Step Down' for Repeat DWI Without Proof Counsel Was Lacking in Prior Case	Top
A state appeals court rules that a DWI suspect, in order to avoid sentencing as a repeat offender, had to prove she was not represented by counsel at the time of the prior conviction.
Appeals Court Rules Against IRS in Tax Refund Dispute	Top
A divided federal appeals court in Washington says a group of taxpayers will be allowed to challenge the procedure the IRS set up to refund billions of dollars collected through an unlawful tax on telephone calls.
Atlantic City's New Defensive Tack: Winning!	Top
Atlantic City's top lawyer is taking a hard line on tort claims, one he hopes will efface the gambling town's reputation as an easy mark for plaintiffs.
'Click Here for Lawyer' Websites Held Ethical, So Long as They Don't Mislead	Top
New Jersey lawyers can advertise on websites that send prospective clients their way so long as the sites are not misleading, the Supreme Court Committee on Attorney Advertising says in an advisory opinion.
Bill Would Increase Court Fees To Fund Legal Services, Develop E-File System	Top
Five weeks after Legal Services of New Jersey pleaded poverty at a legislative hearing, the Assembly is taking up a measure that would bump up court filing fees to help fund the legal aid provider.
No Federal Civil Rights Remedy Against Public Drunkenness Laws, Court Rules	Top
People arrested for public drunkenness in New Jersey cannot bring civil rights claims in federal court on the basis that public intoxication ordinances are invalid under state law, a U.S. appeals court holds.
Fraud Suit Against Winston & Strawn And Former Partner Can Go Forward	Top
A federal judge allows a suit to proceed against Chicago's Winston & Strawn and a former New Jersey partner who allegedly helped steal $2 million from clients.
Lawyers Upbraided for Wrapping Up Case at Trial Level After Appeal Filed	Top
Adversaries in a custody case who obtained relief from a trial judge while an appeal was pending in the case, yet failed to tell the appeals court about it, get a scolding from an Appellate Division panel.
Case Dismissal Is Upheld for Failure To Name Substitute for Dead Plaintiff	Top
A state appeals court upholds dismissal of a products liability suit because lawyers for the plaintiff, who died during the course of the litigation, failed to substitute a new one quickly enough.
Serving as Strong Mayor and County Counsel Held To Be Conflict	Top
County counsel may not also serve as mayor in a Faulkner Act-governed town in the same county because to do so creates a per se conflict, a state Supreme Court committee finds.
Judges Confirmed for Ocean, Mercer and Union Counties	Top
The state Senate confirms the appointments of four Superior Court judges — two from Ocean County and one each from Mercer and Union counties.
Eight Superior Court Nominees Passed By Senate Judiciary Committee	Top
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously recommends approval of eight new judges for the Superior Court, tenure for one sitting judge and the confirmation of a director for the Division of Consumer Affairs.

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