Gambling-Addicted Lawyer to Help Repay Clients with Book Proceeds

A former lawyer plans to contribute the earnings from an ABA book about his downfall to help repay clients whose trust accounts he raided to support a gambling addiction. Michael Burke spent three years in jail for embezzling $1.6 million from client funds and was ordered to repay the money,…

Jul 14, 2008 11:56 AM CDT

Divorce Deli Offers Menu of Marriage Dissolution Options

Rather than fighting a trend toward more individual involvement in their own legal matters, a Florida matrimonial lawyer is joining it. For those seeking an end to their marriages on a low-budget basis, Steven Miller of Plantation offers an a la carte menu of legal services and self-help options on…

Jul 10, 2008 5:26 PM CDT

Lawyer Band Practices in Judge’s Chambers

A federal judge who plays the saxophone allows a group of 35 Chicago lawyers who play in a jazz group called the Barristers Big Band to practice in her chambers. U.S. District Judge Blanche Manning of Chicago, an accomplished musician who also performs and records with the KCR Ensemble, is…

Jul 10, 2008 4:52 PM CDT

Ginsburg: War Crimes Charges Against Bush Officials Unlikely

Prosecutions of Bush administration officials for their conduct of the fight against terrorism are unlikely, said speakers at a panel held today during the World Justice Forum in Vienna. As George W. Bush’s time as U.S. president nears its end and in the wake of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings…

Jul 4, 2008 8:48 PM CDT

World Justice Project Reveals ‘Rule of Law Index’

Anyone anxious to start chewing on the results of the initial findings of a new Rule of Law Index being developed by the World Justice Project will have to wait a little longer. A much-anticipated report on the Rule of Law Index was delivered to attendees of the World Justice…

Jul 3, 2008 6:09 PM CDT

New ‘Rule of Law Index’ Will Measure World Justice

A new Rule of Law Index unveiled today at the World Justice Forum in Vienna is still under construction. But when the initial version is completed within another three years or so, it should help show how well 100 nations are doing at complying with fundamental requirements of their justice…

Jul 3, 2008 3:56 PM CDT

Lawyer Kept License After Civil Judgment in Child Sex Assault Case

Updated: A Houston lawyer recently arrested on child pornography charges had kept his law license despite a civil judgment against him for an alleged sexual assault of a child, the Houston Chronicle reports. Warren Reid Williamson entered a not guilty plea yesterday to charges of receiving and possessing child pornography.…

Jul 3, 2008 12:01 PM CDT

Leaders in Vienna Seek Consensus; Rate Country Effectiveness on Rule of Law

Even Vienna, a major European capital that counts plenty of diplomatic meetings, treaty conferences and academic gatherings in its history, probably has never seen something quite like the World Justice Forum set to convene this week in the ancient city along the Danube. That’s because the forum appears to be…

Jul 1, 2008 3:28 PM CDT

Is There a Specialist in the House?

As the number of lawyers being certified as personal injury specialists in Texas dwindled to 17 last year, administrators at the state bar certifying board knew exactly what the problem was: trials—or, more precisely, the lack thereof.

Jul 1, 2008 1:25 PM CDT

Community Cohesiveness

Bar associations and other organizations working locally to strengthen justice

Jul 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

Okla. Bar GC Accused of Groping and Biting Woman

A crime report detailing accusations against the general counsel of the Oklahoma Bar Association alleges he groped a woman in a Remington Park suite and bit her breast, the Oklahoman reports. The Oklahoma City lawyer, Dan Murdock, was arrested shortly before midnight on Saturday while hosting a wedding shower in…

Jul 1, 2008 11:03 AM CDT

Response Team

New agreement gives YLD more flexibility to marshal legal responses to disasters

Jul 1, 2008 8:01 AM CDT

The Good, the Bad, and the Tiny

ABA projects focus on legal issues relating to the increasing use of nanotechnology

Jul 1, 2008 7:01 AM CDT

Safety Net

Congress considers authorizing ABA attorney network for domestic violence victims

Jul 1, 2008 6:01 AM CDT

ABA Notices

Jul 1, 2008 5:01 AM CDT