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Law Practice Management

One of World’s Biggest Law Firms Seeks Image Upgrade

Legal Ethics

Kansas High Court Asked to Decide: Can Judges Fill Out Questionnaires?

Criminal Justice

Retired N.Y. Judge Pleads in Federal Prostitution Case

Criminal Justice

Embattled Nev. Judge Hospitalized, Husband Charged With Attempted Murder

Evidence

Opponent ‘Bought’ Privileged Docs, Used Them to Seek More

Legal Ethics

Tenn. High Court Hears Law Firm’s Plea for Judge’s Permanent Recusal

Immigration Law

LA Airport Increases Security After Elevator Mechanic’s Smuggling Arrest

Legal Ethics

New Indictment of Fen-phen Lawyers Adds Charges, Seeks $50M More

Legal Ethics

N.Y. Lawyer Indicted on Charges of Promoting Prostitution at Strip Club

Legal Ethics

Former ACLU Lawyer Disbarred After Child Porn Plea

Legal Ethics

AG’s Sanctions Request Called ‘Personal Attack’ on Capital Defense Lawyers

Law Firms

Thelen and Nixon Peabody Discuss a Merger

Death Penalty

Ex-Con Clerk for Stephen Bright Pleads Guilty to Stealing His Boss’s Identity

Death Penalty

Death-Row Inmate Gets Quicker Hearing on Alleged Judge-Prosecutor Affair

Tax Law

House Ways and Means Chairman Didn’t Report Villa Rental Income

Legal Ethics

Legal Malpractice Payouts Above $2M Increasing, ABA Study Finds

First Amendment

8th Circuit: Bankruptcy Provision Violates Lawyer Free Speech Rights

Bankruptcy Law

Mervyns Sues Its Ex-Owners Over ‘Fraudulent Transfer’ of Stores

Careers

Weil Gotshal IP Associate Takes On Much Tougher Job

Trials & Litigation

Sunglasses Issue Obscures Case Outcome

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