Recrossing The Delaware

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has recently granted reinstatement to an attorney sanctioned in Delaware for engaging in the unauthorized practice of law

Nadel is not a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Delaware. He was admitted to the Bars of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1982. Nadel currently practices in a private firm located in Cherry Hill and Pennsauken, New Jersey.

From April 2009 through September 21, 2012, Nadel engaged in the unauthorized practice of law in Delaware…

Nadel knew that he could not actively represent Delaware clients in court, but he failed to determine any limits on the pre-litigation assistance he thought he could provide. Further, he had every opportunity to learn this information. Nadel regularly worked with licensed Delaware attorneys when a client needed to file a claim in court. Moreover, the Delaware Lawyers’ Rules and the case law interpreting those rules are also publicly available—something an experienced attorney from any state would know.

Pennsylvania had imposed reciprocal discipline based on the Delaware action. 

Our earlier coverage is linked here.

 The attorney had represented Delaware residents in more than 100 matters over a seven year period. The cases involved motor vehicle accidents that occured in Delaware.

Some of the cases were referred to the attorney from a Wilimington doctor. The attorney met with some of the clients in the doctor’s office. Other cases came from “television advertisements which targeted Delaware residents.” The attorney met with some of these clients in the Delaware office of his law firm.

The Pennsylvania court accepted a joint petition for reciprocal discipline

(Mike Frisch)