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Attorney Fees

Is This ‘Professional Objector’ a Safety Check or Frivolous Filer?

Criminal Justice

Luxe Prison Life: Plasma TV, King-Size Bed & $172K in Cash

Question of the Week

Name Your Favorite Over-the-Top Summer Associate Activity

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Law Firm Fights Fla. Teen’s 30-Year Sentence for Deadly Driving

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Probation Chopped to Four Minutes in Tree-Cutting Case

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Walks Out of Hearing, Misses 10-Year Disbarment Recommendation

Attorney Fees

Magistrate Cuts 50 Hours, $400K From Fees, Cites ‘Contentiousness’

Celebrities

Ozzy Osbourne Gets ‘Substantial’ Settlement for ‘Freak Show’ Claim

Law Firms

Malpractice Claim Allowed for Failure to Sue Over Faked-Cancer Statement

Careers

Nanny Convicted in Baby’s Death Moves from Law to Dance

Attorney General

Will Eric Holder Become the Next Attorney General?

Legal Ethics

Law Prof Testifies Fen-Phen Lawyers Told Clients of Deal Too Late

Death Penalty

35-Minute Delay in Execution of Inmate Who Said His Lawyer Wanted Him Dead

Layoffs

Layoff Watch: Ballard Spahr, Blank Rome, Reed Smith Shed Lawyers, Staff

Law Practice Management

The Dress Code Debate: Pantyhose and Flip-Flops

Labor & Employment

Women’s Rights Lawyer Sued for Sexual Harassment

Labor & Employment

Life Lesson Lawyer Learned from Swearing in Arabic

White-Collar Crime

Rezko Convicted of 16 of 24 Counts in Illinois Political Corruption Case

Law in Popular Culture

Lawyer’s ‘Cribtastic’ Office Lands Him Movie Role

Legal Ethics

Major N.Y. Immigration Law Firm Investigated by Dept. of Labor

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