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Family Law

Father’s Rights Law Firm Adds Three New Offices

Criminal Justice

911 Call Captures Horror of Law Firm Blast; Injured Partner in ‘Good Spirits’

Legal Ethics

Ariz. Court Nixes $2.1M Sanctions Against Lawyer, Wife

International Law

Afghan Journo Gets 20 Yrs Instead of Death for Blasphemy

Law Firms

Detroit Law Firm Entices Seminar Participants with Free Gas

Criminal Justice

Ex-Police Cmdr. Arrested in ‘80s Torture Cases

Election Law

10K Legal Vols Man Election Night Call Centers

Guantanamo Detainees

Appeals Court Blocks Release of Chinese Muslims From Gitmo

Executive Branch

The Lawyers Who May Run America?

Judiciary

55% of Potential Voters Support Judicial Elections for State Judges

Layoffs

Jenner & Block Asks About 10 Partners to Leave

Women in the Law

Study of Mich. Law Grads Finds Lawyer Moms Earn Up to 35% Less

Verdicts & Settlements

Citigroup Awarded $364M in Parmalat Accounting Fraud Case

Diversity

Hard Times Could Affect Law Firms’ Minority Recruitment Efforts

Legal Ethics

Philippine Lawyer Disbarred for Infidelity

Trials & Litigation

Did Lawyers Blunder by Allowing Cranky Senator to Testify?

Family Law

Divorcing Lawyer Denied Interim Attorney Fees Because of $200K Salary

Financial Crisis

Famous NY Lawyer Sues Investment Firm for ‘Chopped Liver’ Advice

In-House Counsel

Corporations Spend More on In-House Lawyers, Less on Outside Firms

Layoffs

Laid-Off Employees File Class Action Against Heller Ehrman

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