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Law Practice Management

Allen & Overy’s Secret to Success: Yearbook and Musical

Legal Marketing

A Slew of Lawyer Ads Follow Hepatitis Outbreak

Attorney Fees

Court: ‘No Way on Earth’ Should Lawyers Get Fee of $46K for $45 Error

Legal Ethics

Lawyer, Client Sanctioned $29K for Client’s Profanity-Laced Deposition

Legal Ethics

Two Coughlin Stoia Lawyers Linked to Contingency-Paid Witness

Election Law

Obama Lawyer Dials in to Clinton Conference Call

Careers

Bankruptcy Lawyers Become a Hot Commodity

Evidence

Test to Spot Liars Takes Center Stage in Personal Injury Cases

Attorney General

Boston Law Won’t Award Top Medal to Mukasey When He Addresses Grads

Legal Ethics

Longtime DA in Ga. Gets 6 Years in Payroll Scheme

Legal Ethics

DA Fires Veteran Utah Prosecutor Who Opposed Her in Election

Personal Lives

Conn. Attorney Cited for Bravery in School Bus Accident

Trusts & Estates

Anna Nicole Smith Baby Inherits Unknown Amount

Legislation & Lobbying

Stricter Bank Regulation Likely, Following Mortgage Meltdown

Legal Ethics

Jail Isn’t End of SEC Saga for Convicted Lawyer in $1B ‘Ponzi Scheme’

Energy Law

Social & Political Savvy Help Lawyers Succeed in Nuclear ‘Gold Rush’

Banking Law

Hedge Fund Sues Banks Over Collateral Demands in Credit Default Swaps

Law Firms

New Spin on Dechert Layoffs

Criminal Justice

Hollywood Agog Over Names to be Named in Private Investigator’s Trial

Legal History

Magna Carta Returns to National Archives

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