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Mound Cotton partner Barry Temkin was quoted extensively on the topic of legal ethics in U.S. Law Week on January 3, 2012.  The article, entitled "Federal Courts play Catch Up on Ghostwriting as States Cheer Unbundled Legal Services," explains that ghostwriting is when lawyers draft pleadings and other legal documents on behalf of clients who sign the documents in their own names.  Ghostwriting "is part of an overall trend permitting limited-scope representation and unbundled legal services, by which clients can retain lawyers for specific individual tasks, and lawyers may explicitly limit the scope of their representation," according to Barry Temkin, the chair of the New York County Lawyers' Association Committee on Professional Ethics, which published a 2010 opinion favoring ghostwriting."  However, lawyers who ghostwrite pleadings for clients have "an ethical obligation to refrain from giving bad advice, and to refrain from promoting or participating in frivolous litigation."
 
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Reproduced with permission from The United States Law Week, 80 U.S.L.W. 860 (Jan. 3, 2012).
Copyright 2012 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) <http://www.bna.com>
 

Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass is pleased to announce that David A. Nelson and Raymond S. Mastrangelo have been promoted to Special Counsel effective January 1, 2012. 

See press release.

Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass is pleased to announce that Frank DeAngelis, a partner in our New Jersey Office, has been recognized by Super Lawyers.  
 
Super Lawyers (a subsidiary of the national publication Law and Politics Magazine) aims to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and sophisticated consumers in their search for legal counsel. Click here for more information.

Barry Temkin is quoted in an article on "The ethical pitfalls of social media" featured in the November 2011 edition of Lawyers USA.  To view the full article, please click here.

Barry Temkin is quoted in an article on "Why Rogue Traders Get Jail But Bad Execs Get A Pension." He said, "Especially after the crash of 2008, regulators all around the world are expecting and requiring banks, broker-dealers, and futures merchants to supervise their traders. " To view the article, please click here.
 

On September 21, 2011 2:00-3:30 PM ET, Ellen MacDonald Farrell of Crowell & Moring will act as moderator for the panel,
which will consist of: John Demartini, Executive Vice President, Towers Watson; Marc Katz, Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass;
Carlton Clarke, Marine & Property Claims Department, AXA Insurance Company; and Douglas Dixon, Senior Vice President,
Swiss Re America Corporation.

The panel will discuss the following topics:
 
• Overview of 2011 Catastrophes To Date: Events, Carriers Hit, Etc.
 • Overarching Coverage Considerations
 • A Deeper Look at This Year’s Catastrophes – Quakes, Tornadoes and Floods
 • NFIP/Crop insurance
 • What’s Ahead?
 • Potential Business Impacts
 • Market Reactions, New Placement and Renewal Concerns

For more information or to register click litigationconferences.com

Barry Temkin is quoted in an article on lawyer surveillance of juror internet/social networking sites during trials.  To view the article, please click here.

Michael R. Koblenz was quoted in The New York Times article "Buyers in East Hills Enticed by Its Park" on Sunday, June 16, 2011. Mr. Koblenz, who is the Mayor of the Village of East Hills, discussed the impact of building a neighborhood park on real estate sales. In Newsday, it was announced that the Village of East Hills approved a new zoning district to allow Bethpage-based Steel Equities to move forward with plans to develop offices.  "It's a win-win for the village and the school district," Koblenz said.

MCWG associate Pamela J. Minetto was named ReLeSe's June 2011 pro bono attorney of the month. She was recognized for her volunteer legal services, which include restoring a client's driving privileges after a 16-year suspension that resulted from a default judgment in 1993.

ReLeSe provides free legal services to economically disadvantaged adults, children, and families in New Jersey through pro bono representation.  To learn more about ReLeSe, please click here.

MCWG Increases Standing in Prestigious Legal Directory

June 2011

Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass is pleased to announce that the firm has increased its standing in Chambers USA, the preeminent guide to "America's Leading Lawyers" in the category Insurance-Dispute Resolution.

The full press release is available for download below.