For law firms, rogue attorneys present risk

  A recent decision from a federal District Court judge in the 1st Circuit should prompt all law firms to take a second look at how they supervise the lawyers who work for them. In Kansallis Finance Ltd. v. Daniel J. Fern, et al., 421 Mass. 659 (1996), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held t...

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Published inRhode Island lawyers weekly
Main Authors Blazejewski, Christopher R, Dunham, William M
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston BridgeTower Media Holding Company 16.10.2014
Subjects
Attorneys
Federal court decisions
Judges & magistrates
Law firms
Liability
Litigation
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
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Summary:  A recent decision from a federal District Court judge in the 1st Circuit should prompt all law firms to take a second look at how they supervise the lawyers who work for them. In Kansallis Finance Ltd. v. Daniel J. Fern, et al., 421 Mass. 659 (1996), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that a law firm could be liable for a loan and leasing scheme by one of its partners even though the other partners had no knowledge of the scheme and had not participated in it.
ISSN:0279-0882
2474-6703