In a 4-3 decision, a divided Maryland appeals court today ordered the disbarment of a young personal injury attorney who admittedly altered client records in the computer system of the…
The third-biggest law firm in Indianapolis will soon be among the 150 largest in the country, after a planned merger with the fourth-biggest in Columbus, Ohio.
Following a tough period in which Ruden McClosky closed offices, made staff layoffs and held back some partner pay following lawyer defections, a co-managing partner of the Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based…
A California law firm has been raided and shut down and four attorneys are among 18 individual defendants sued in civil litigation over a fraud allegedly perpetrated on thousands of…
Otherwise a competent and respected lawyer, Matthew Eshelman had one major Achilles heel, according to a disciplinary panel report: He loved to play video games.
In what is being billed as a first-of-its-kind case, a man and a woman of Indian descent have made a wrongful dismissal claim against a British law firm, saying they…
With this year’s summer associates barely out the door, major law firms are already starting to interview candidates for 2012 summer associate positions.
Parking is going to be scarce for the next several years at a South Florida courthouse, as construction of a new facility eliminates a former parking lot.
A venerable Pennsylvania-based business law firm has opened a new office in Wilmington, Del. It is expected to have a bankruptcy focus, a law firm press release…
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