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Pro Bono

Warm and Well-Advised: Homeless Get Blanket Legal Counsel

Attorney Fees

No $12M, No Problem: Law Firms OK $174M Contingent Fee

Verdicts & Settlements

$1.2M Paid in R.I. Lead Paint Suit

International Law

Oops—Judge Wasn’t Sworn In, So Cases Must Be Retried

Family Law

Kinder, Gentler Collaborative Divorce Also Costs Less

Administrative Law

FCC OKs Media Cross-Ownership

Labor & Employment

Sexual Harassment of ... Santa?!?

Entertainment Law

Julia Roberts Character Doesn’t Cuss So Much, Thanks to Houston Lawyer

Securities Law

Mayer Brown Partner Sued—and Charged—by SEC in Refco Case

Legal Ethics

Law Firm May Be Liable for Earlier Errors

Law Firms

Lawyers’ Holiday Cards Announce Spoof Reality Series, Fake Inventions

Criminal Justice

New Defense Warning: Don’t Brush?

Law Firms

Katten Muchin Lawyers Shop for 50 Needy Kids

Evidence

Judge Orders Hearing Into Destruction of Interrogation Videotapes

U.S. Supreme Court

Lawyers Ask Supreme Court to Overturn 30-Year Sentence for 12-Year-Old

Administrative Law

Fed Seeks to Restrict Subprime Lending

Legal Ethics

Judges Reprimanded for Drunken-Driving Accident

Art Law

Museums’ Suit Says They Rightfully Own Two Picassos

International Law

Laws and Cultural Pressures Condemn Some Widows to Poverty

Legislation

Airline Group Wants to Block Passenger Bill of Rights

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