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Bou-Assaly et al v. George P. Mann & Associates, P.C. et al
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January 04, 2017
Wife's Citizenship Bars Jurisdiction In Malpractice Suit
A foreign doctor and permanent U.S. resident who was deported after Margolis Law PC, its principal and another firm allegedly bungled the defense of a criminal case against him can't continue his legal malpractice suit in federal court because his wife, a co-plaintiff, is a U.S. citizen with Michigan residency, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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October 06, 2016
Deported Doctor Says Margolis Firm Can't Dodge Suit
A foreign doctor and U.S. permanent resident who ended up being deported after Margolis Law PC, its principal and another firm allegedly bungled his criminal case asked a Michigan federal judge on Wednesday to keep his legal malpractice suit alive, saying his case against Margolis is based on bad advice, not a failure to predict the future.
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September 12, 2016
Margolis Firm Seeks To Escape Immigration Malpractice Suit
Laurence H. Margolis and Margolis Law PC told a Michigan federal court Friday that a legal malpractice case alleging they failed to properly instruct a client on the potential immigration implications of a guilty plea should be tossed because the court erred when sentencing the man.
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July 07, 2016
Immigration Atty Says Deported Client Ignored Travel Advice
An immigration attorney Wednesday asked a Michigan federal court judge to throw out a malpractice suit alleging he told a former client he wouldn't need a waiver to leave the U.S., firing back that his former client's counsel misrepresented evidence in court documents and should be sanctioned.
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June 14, 2016
Doctor Says Attys' Neglect Led To Arrest, Deportation
A pair of Michigan immigration law firms and their principal attorneys were hit on Tuesday with a malpractice suit in federal court by a Lebanese-Canadian doctor who claims that the lawyers' poor advice during an underlying sexual misconduct case later resulted in his arrest and deportation from the United States.