THE LEGAL INTELLIGENCER BLOG: What Legal Marketers Are Saying That Lawyers Should Hear

More than 1,100 professionals recently attended the Legal Marketing Association's annual conference (Twitter hashtag #LMA14) to collaborate, contemplate and commiserate about the opportunities and challenges inherent in legal marketing.

Actual Value Initiative: Bad Move, Philadelphia

On the 2000 block of Chestnut Street sits the Philadelphia Housing Authority building ? 2012-2014 Chestnut St. to be exact. An old, faded notice is affixed conspicuously to the fa?ade, which is also graced with rotting window frames and broken windows. The city?s Office of Property Assessment records show that the building is owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority. The symbolism is stark.

State Senator John Rafferty Joins Lamb McErlane

State Senator John C. Rafferty Jr., R-Montgomery, has joined West Chester, Pa.-based Lamb McErlane as of counsel.

The Legal's General Counsel Breakfast

The Legal Intelligencer will host a General Counsel Breakfast on Tuesday, April 16, gathering the region's in-house leaders for an interactive panel discussion of the biggest challenges facing GCs in 2013. General counsel and chief legal officers are invited to the complimentary breakfast, which will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel, 1 Logan Square, Philadelphia.

The Legal's Managing Partners Breakfast

The Legal Intelligencer will be hosting its annual Managing Partners Breakfast, a gathering of the region's law firm leaders for a networking and information session. The Legal cordially invites managing partners and a member of their management teams to the complimentary breakfast. The event will be held Thursday, Dec. 5, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Top of the Tower, Three Logan Square, 1717 Arch St. in Philadelphia.

THE LEGAL INTELLIGENCER BLOG: Supreme Court's Raban Opinion More Than Just Dog Law

Although the state Supreme Court was evenly split earlier this month in its decision on whether repeated violations of a statute requiring dog owners to keep their pets secured should require mens rea evidence, the nonprecedential opinions issued by three of the justices are well worth the read.

THE LEGAL INTELLIGENCER BLOG: Feds Seek Hearing on Whether Mericle Violated Plea Deal

Federal prosecutors have requested a hearing to determine whether Robert K. Mericle, the builder of the two private juvenile detention facilities at the center of the Luzerne County 'kids for cash' scandal, has violated his plea agreement.