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Business of Law

Fla. Foreclosure Law Firm to Pay $2M to Settle Attorney General Complaint

Environmental Law

DOJ Quietly Overhauls BP Oil Spill Probe

Mergers & Acquisitions

Thomson Reuters Adds Asian Legal Business to Its Portfolio

Law Firms

Client Interest in Flex Rates, Contingencies Prompts Akin Partner to Open Boutique

Court Security

Caught on Video: 4 Court Marshals Struggle to Control 1 Enraged Handcuffed Woman Sentenced to Jail

Trials & Litigation

Jury Acquits Lawyer’s Girlfriend of Murdering Him, Convicts Her of Voluntary Manslaughter

Legal Ethics

DA Offers Cash Rewards for Prosecutors Who Hit Conviction Goals

Business of Law

Law Firm Is Victimized by Man Pretending to Be an Attorney There

Large Law Firms

Suit Claims Ropes & Gray Gave Female Partner’s Clients to Younger Male Lawyers

Law Schools

Yale Law School Is Most Popular as Well as Best, US News Says

Prosecutors

A Second Indiana Prosecutor Is Out of a Job for Unusual Advice to Wisconsin Governor

Obituaries

Activist Lawyer Leonard Weinglass Dies at 77

Tort Law

Suit Claims Adidas Midiru Shoes Pose a Tripping Hazard

Work-Life Balance

Aussie Researcher to Study Whether Extended Leave, Flexible Hours Affect Partnership Chances

Appellate Practice

7th Circuit’s Posner Rebukes ‘Quarrelsome Lawyers’ for Tendentious Bickering,’ Threatens Sanctions

Celebrities

Martin Sheen Testifies for James Marshall in Suit Seeking $11M from Maker of Acne Drug Accutane

Legal Ethics

Pro Bono Lawyer Criminally Charged re Alleged Cellphone Loan to Client in Custody

Terrorism

Bomb Detonated, Man Arrested After Abandoned Tool Bag Sat for Weeks at Detroit Federal Building

White-Collar Crime

Paralegal Has 1 Month to Pay $7.5K and Get 45 Days re $72K Law Firm Trust Account Spending Spree

Criminal Justice

Police Say Lawyer Arrested in Vacuum Saleswoman Assault Groped Arresting Officer, Smooched Her Boss

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