Hiring a professional of any type is a process and that process changes with the times. As a young lawyer (pre-internet), referrals from other attorneys was the primary method for establishing relationships with new clients. Nowadays, the primary method seems to start...
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Working with Expert Witnesses
by stanleycheiken | Jan 13, 2024 | Firm News
Business litigation often involves the use of expert witnesses. An expert witness is someone who will provide an opinion at trial that would not otherwise be permitted to be offered by a “lay” person. For instance, expert testimony may be required to establish a...
Hard Work vs Experience
by stanleycheiken | Jan 6, 2024 | Firm News
In my first law related job interview I was asked, what is a more important quality for a lawyer: hard work or experience? The correct answer is. . . that’s a stupid question to ask a law student with no experience! But now that I have a boatload of experience, I have...
New Year’s Message to my Clients
by stanleycheiken | Jan 1, 2024 | Firm News
Happy New Year to all whose paths crossed with me this year. Here's to a healthy and prosperous 2024. Last year, I continued to grow and refine my practice. Highlights of the year were: Representing executives and high-income employees in severance package...
Nuisance Value
by stanleycheiken | Dec 17, 2023 | Firm News
There is a commonly held view that a defendant should always be willing to settle for nuisance value. Nuisance value is not a well defined term, but it generally means an amount of money that is less than the cost of defending the lawsuit. The logic goes, why would...
Professional Advice
by stanleycheiken | Dec 10, 2023 | Firm News
This week, one of my professional disciplinary action clients received a letter from the investigator clearing him of the charges. A win. And he deserved it too. But the path to victory takes time. To accomplish this result, we had to thoroughly research the factual...
Happy Thanksgiving
by stanleycheiken | Nov 25, 2023 | Firm News
This year I want to give thanks to my clients. I have now been in solo private practice for nearly 25 years. One of the advantages of a solo practice is having the ability to choose your clients, rather than having them assigned to you. When deciding whether or not...
State or Federal
by stanleycheiken | Nov 19, 2023 | Firm News
When a lawsuit is brought, it is the plaintiff who has the initial choice of where to file it. However, under certain circumstances, a defendant may be able to take that choice away from the plaintiff. One such circumstance is removal from a state court to a federal...
Catching Up
by stanleycheiken | Nov 11, 2023 | Firm News
This week I met with a client who I represented over 25 years ago. Then I heard from a West Coast colleague who I worked with over 10 years ago. In both cases, it felt like we had last spoken yesterday. Like old friends, the best clients and colleagues are those who...
Compensation Agreements
by stanleycheiken | Nov 5, 2023 | Firm News
There is a distinction in the law between employment agreements and compensation agreements. In Pennsylvania, most employees do not have employment agreements. They are considered “at will” employees who can be terminated at any time and for any reason. Even employees...
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