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Legal Ethics

Judge Refers Irell to State Bar, Says Ethics Rules ‘Not Aspirational’

Trials & Litigation

Appeals Court Raps ‘Sophie’s Choice’ Given NJ Plaintiff and Caregiver

Trials & Litigation

‘Little Eichmanns’ Prof Wins Case, Is Awarded One Dollar

Law Practice Management

Upstate NY Firm Offers Buyout to 15% of Its Staff Members

White-Collar Crime

Ex-Gov of Illinois, 5 Others, Charged in Alleged Obama Senate Seat Scam

Legal Ethics

In ‘Kafkaesque’ Case, Pro Se Client Foils Former Counsel’s $145K Fee Collection

Law Practice Management

Up to 92 Clifford Chance Partners to be Axed ... But Which Ones?

Constitutional Law

Afghan ‘Enemy Combatants’ Can Argue Detention in US Courts, Judge Rules

Law Practice Management

Paralegal Loses Sex Claims, But Can Sue Texas PI Lawyer Over Firing & OT

First Amendment

Consumer Group Sues Over Fla. Bar’s Client Testimonial Ban

Law in Popular Culture

NY Judge Slams Mom Who Tried to Seduce Juror After Son’s Murder Trial

Tax Law

Fla. Accountant is 1st Person Charged in US Probe of UBS Swiss Bank

Law Firms

Hogan & Hartson Lays Off 93 Staff, Cuts Some Associates’ Pay

Law Firms

Mayer Brown Lays Off 45 Lawyers, 90 Staff

Judiciary

Republicans Protest Speedy Hearing for 7th Circuit Nominee

Tort Law

Judge: Sperm Bank Can Be Sued for Product Liability

Legal Ethics

Fen-Phen Lawyers Blame Cincinnati Class Action Atty for Mistakes

Post-Conviction

Web-Savvy Law Student Helps Win Release of Battered Woman Jailed 29 Yrs

Sentencing

Woman Who Got Life for Stealing 2 Purses Wants Plea Tossed

Law Practice Management

NYT: It’s Time to Rethink the Legal Profession

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