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New Jersey Law Journal Top Stories February 11, 2008

By David Badertscher, PLL

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Ex-Prosecutor Can Appear in Trooper Case 
" A New Jersey appeals court on Friday reversed a judge's order that had disqualified a former assistant attorney general from defending a state trooper implicated in a rape investigation."

Accused Lawyers Defend Fee Sharing With Lay Employees as 'Bonus' Plan 
" Two lawyers facing one-year suspensions for sharing fees with employees at the defunct Tomar, Simonoff firm argue that the payments were part of an ethical "bonus" plan, not a sleazy scheme like using runners. "

Court Upholds Prohibition on Fudging Real Estate's Price To Defraud Lender 
" The New Jersey Supreme Court calms the worries of lawyers, lenders and brokers that a 2006 ethics ruling spelled doom for sellers' concessions in real estate deals. It doesn't, as long as there's no fraud on the lender, the Court says."

Court To Decide If State Experts Must Appear in Court in DWI Prosecutions
"A New Jersey deputy attorney general on Tuesday begged the state Supreme Court to 'stop the insanity' in drunken-driving trials by letting prosecution expert witnesses testify by video remote or other means that don't require their appearance."

N.J. Federal Bar Gung-Ho About Mandatory CLE 
" The bar organization that represents federal court practitioners in New Jersey is giving unalloyed support to mandatory continuing legal education and wants the Supreme Court to use neighboring states' programs as models."

First N.J. Lawyer Convicted Under Anti-Runners Law Heads for Prison
"When Irwin Seligsohn surrenders to law enforcement authorities on March 1, he will be the first New Jersey lawyer to be jailed for using runners to drum up personal injury cases."

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