Working several years ago at a law firm with a presence in Virginia, attorney Mary Binns-Davis saw firsthand how intensely the lawyers there felt about a two-week…
Fined $100 for failing to appear at a pretrial hearing in one county because he was attending a pretrial hearing in another county, a New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer appealed…
A motion to disqualify Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman from continuing to represent the plaintiff insurer in a hard-fought lawsuit against multiple hedge funds contends that the law firm contacted…
A four-lawyer white-collar defense team has jumped from Winston & Strawn to the Washington, D.C., office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, their new firm announced in a Jul 21, 2011 5:55 PM CDT
I was watching TV with my boys the other night. As usual, The Discovery Channel was our choice, and the show that we were watching was Surviving the Cut. The…
A personal injury law firm in Philadelphia has obtained an injunction temporarily barring a departing associate from practicing law at other law firms.
A lawyer working as a paralegal at a small Fort Lauderdale law firm is facing over 80 felony counts in a case concerning her alleged embezzlement from Jul 20, 2011 4:48 PM CDT
Harvard business professor Tom DeLong tells of a lawyer who made partner because he had the right skills and know-how. But when the lawyer was expected to bring in business,…
A former Illinois Worker’s Compensation Commission arbitrator and three lawyers are facing legal ethics charges concerning alleged misconduct characterized by the Legal Profession Blog as an…
A Texas law firm focusing on serving the needs of individuals and small businesses has been impersonated by a group of Internet scammers who are trying to trick people into…
Updated: A partner at Bryan Cave has sued a Dallas legal recruiter, contending that she lied to help persuade him to move from K&L Gates, where he was then a…
A one-year suspension has been recommended for an Illinois sole practitioner who advertised for a secretary/legal assistant in an ad posted on the “adult gigs” section of Craigslist.
One criticism of younger lawyers is that they aren’t as devoted to perfectionism as their elder counterparts. Is this evidence of a generation lacking in commitment?
The DeKalb County Bar Association asked a judge Friday to permanently prohibit online forms company LegalZoom from doing business in the state of Alabama for engaging in the unauthorized practice…
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