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Legal Ethics

Reprimand Recommended for Lawyers Who Fought After Trading ‘Jackass’ Barbs

Judiciary

Judge Advises Colonoscopy-Averse Lawyers to ‘Get Over It’

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Court Tosses Arbitrator’s Suit Against Law Firm That Sought His Recusal

Judiciary

Magistrate Reprimanded for Using Racial Slur, Seeking to Record Sexual Encounter

Law Firms

Court Says Law Protects Law Firm Sued for Obtaining Vehicle Records

Legal Services

Letter from 50 Bar Presidents Seeks Increased LSC Funds, Cites ‘Justice Gap’

Legal Ethics

Judge Refers Lawyer to Ethics Panel for Dropping Appeal Pending Fee Payment

Legal Ethics

Prosecutors May Stay on Cases Despite Role in Fictionalized Crimes, Court Says

Bankrtupcy Law

New Bankruptcy Rules Add to Consumer Woes, But Work Better for Corporations

Careers

Secret to Bob Bennett’s Success: White-Collar Crime Down, Cases Up

Trials & Litigation

Tough Times for Expert Witnesses Sued By Own Clients for Negligence

Careers

‘The Big Lie’: Work Hard, Become a Partner

Family Law

Wife Sues Husband for Share of Secret $600K Lottery Win

Consumer Law

Internet Wild West of Payday Lenders Needs Regulation

Constitutional Law

As Domestic Spying Increases, Terrorism Prosecutions Decline

Legal Marketing & Consulting

Lawyer Makes Ethics Entertaining

International Law

New Attire for UK Judges: Color-Coded Designer Robes

Legal Ethics

Lawyers Win Dismissal of Stock Charges Because of Prosecutor Misconduct

Legal Ethics

Overwhelmed Young Lawyer’s ‘Solution’: Phantom Cases

U.S. Supreme Court

Cert Granted to Death Row Inmate Who Claims Shoddy Legal Work

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