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Law Grad Who Dissed Courts Loses Appeal Over Denied Law License

Updated: A federal appeals court has tossed a civil rights and First Amendment claim filed by a law graduate who claims he was denied a law license because of his disdain for the Michigan justice system and his complaints about members of a bar and fitness committee who mentioned his…

Jun 4, 2008 2:03 PM CDT

E-Discovery Disclosure Goof Waived Attorney-Client Privilege, Judge Rules

A federal magistrate in Baltimore has ruled a company sued for infringement has no attorney-client privilege in 165 documents mistakenly turned over to its opponent in e-discovery. The documents included several communications between the company Creative Pipe Inc. and its lawyers. U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Paul Grimm ruled Creative Pipe…

Jun 4, 2008 11:12 AM CDT

Up to 10 New Law Schools Planned; How Many Are Too Many?

As many as 10 new law schools are at least on the drawing board, if not in more advanced stages, most of them in the eastern United States. “While their proponents insist that the schools will serve the needs of their communities and beyond, the plans are drawing sharp criticism…

Jun 3, 2008 7:02 PM CDT

Hottie Lawyers Calendar Would Benefit Boston Legal Services

Attention hottie Massachusetts lawyers: A Boston lawyer is looking for you. Lawyer Howie Altholtz, who is marketing director for Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, wants to produce a “Beautiful Lawyers Calendar” to help benefit Greater Boston Legal Services, the Boston Business Journal reports. Part of the proceeds would also go to…

Jun 3, 2008 1:45 PM CDT

Spence’s No-Loss Record Stands with Fieger Acquittal

Geoffrey Fieger, whose confrontational style and sharp tongue are matched only by his outsized dollar awards from juries, got what amounts to the biggest verdict of his career today when a federal jury in Detroit acquitted him and a law partner of charges they made $127,000 in illegal political campaign…

Jun 2, 2008 10:38 PM CDT

Big Indy Firm Coming to Chicago, Plans 50-Lawyer Office

A more than 370-lawyer international law firm headquartered in Indianapolis is reportedly coming to Chicago in a big way. Baker & Daniels is establishing a presence in the Windy City with a seven-lawyer contingent from Schuyler Roche, and expects to have a 50-lawyer Chicago office in the near future, according…

Jun 2, 2008 10:34 PM CDT

Firm’s ‘Ever Argue With a Woman?’ Ad Provokes Debate on Stereotypes

Updated: Do men and women argue differently? And does that make a difference in the way they work as lawyers? That’s the suggestion of an ad by a women-owned Buffalo, N.Y., law firm that is attracting notice. Its headline: “Ever Argue With a Woman?” The ad touts the strengths of…

Jun 2, 2008 11:28 AM CDT

A Fact of Life

Regarding “The Rankings Czar,” April, I find it oddly curious that so many law schools decry U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings when the same schools apply the brutal logic of rankings to their own students. Indeed, a final class rank follows a student for the rest of his…

Jun 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

Opening Up to Open Source

Corporation counsel must be ready to deal with “free” software and its licensing

Jun 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

Still No Bed of Roses

Efforts to take the nastiness out of divorce proceedings haven’t reached a happy ending … yet

Jun 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

June 14, 1943

Flag Day Reversal

Jun 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

What’s the Best Legal TV Show of All Time?

In the June issue of the ABA Journal, Stephanie Ward gives us a little behind-the-scenes insight into the real characters behind our favorite legal TV dramas. This made us wonder a couple of things. First, what’s the best legal show on TV right now? Vote here to let us know.…

May 29, 2008 4:21 PM CDT

Who Would Be the Ultimate Law School Graduation Speaker?

In spite of a flurry of petitions and e-mails sent by students in protest, Jerry Springer took the podium at Northwestern University School of Law’s graduation last week and left students with a final thought: “I am not superior to the people on my show—and you are not superior to…

May 22, 2008 3:14 PM CDT

Michigan Solo Learns the Hard Way About Himself and the Law

Before Michael Burke can reverse the revocation of his law license, he must pay back the $1.6 million he stole from clients. Except it’s all gone now—blown on blackjack and slot machines. Once a Howell, Mich., solo practitioner, Burke pleaded guilty to embezzlement in 2001 and spent almost three years…

May 19, 2008 3:22 PM CDT

If Not a Lawyer, What Would You Be?

We learned this week that Boston med-mal lawyer Karen Ristuben is, in her spare time, a recording artist. Then there’s Jennifer Blum, who when she’s not scoring against her competition as a civil litigator is racking up points for the New York Sharks, which is part of the Independent Women’s…

May 15, 2008 2:41 PM CDT

Law Grad Who Dissed Courts Loses Appeal Over Denied Law License

E-Discovery Disclosure Goof Waived Attorney-Client Privilege, Judge Rules

Up to 10 New Law Schools Planned; How Many Are Too Many?

Hottie Lawyers Calendar Would Benefit Boston Legal Services

Spence’s No-Loss Record Stands with Fieger Acquittal

Big Indy Firm Coming to Chicago, Plans 50-Lawyer Office

Firm’s ‘Ever Argue With a Woman?’ Ad Provokes Debate on Stereotypes

A Fact of Life

Opening Up to Open Source

Still No Bed of Roses

June 14, 1943

What’s the Best Legal TV Show of All Time?

Who Would Be the Ultimate Law School Graduation Speaker?

Michigan Solo Learns the Hard Way About Himself and the Law

If Not a Lawyer, What Would You Be?

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