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His Town: Firefighter, Lawyer, Now Mayor of the City He Helped Incorporate

Legal Ethics

Now-Disbarred Lawyer Purportedly Produced Jailhouse Sex Video to Pursue Appeal for Clients

Entertainment & Sports Law

Suit: ‘Fatally Flawed’ Buyout Pact and Bad Advice from King & Spalding Cost Thrashers Owner $194M

Trademark Law

Manatt Phelps to Pay $25M to Settle Malicious Prosecution Case Over Princess Di Memorabilia

Business of Law

Hogan Lovells Raids Willkie Farr, Lures 10-Lawyer Capital Markets Team to Frankfurt Office

Juries

Sal the Cat’s Jury Duty Was Yesteryear’s News

Legal Technology

E-Lawyering Company Total Attorneys Gets Multimillion-Dollar Investment

Internet Law

As Lawmaker’s Facebook Page Is Hacked, Blogger Warns: Beware the ‘Random Angry Dweeb’

Health Law

Doc Who Served as Court Liaison Is Criminally Charged for Alleged Sex with Patient

Legal Ethics

‘Shocked and Appalled’ By 2nd Client-Sex Complaint, Lawyer Said He Learned Lesson the 1st Time

Legal Technology

Crowdsourced Legal Answers Website Gets $600K from Investors, Including Google Ventures

White-Collar Crime

Bank Worker Allegedly Stole $6M By Diverting Checks and Funneling Payments to Husbands’ Companies

Sentencing

Ex-County Attorney Gets Probation for Role in ‘Nice Guy’ Prostitution Ring

Terrorism

UK Judge OKs Extradition of Terrorism Suspect Wanted for Alleged NY Subway Bomb Plot

Trials & Litigation

Tourist Sues Vegas Escort Service for ‘Illegal Sexual Act’

Trials & Litigation

Woman Whose Fountain Fall Is a YouTube Hit Considers Suing over Video Release

Law Firms

Four Law Firms Make Fortune’s List of 100 Best Places to Work

Patent Law

Lawsuit Says Twitter Infringed Lawyer’s Patent for ‘Virtual Community of Famous People’

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Elena Kagan Shows Up for Jury Duty, Leaves Without Collecting $4

Legal Marketing

Self-Promotion and ABA Blawg 100 Listing Help Lawyer Playing Avvo’s Ratings ‘Game’

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