Domestic Relations

How to negotiate trauma during a lifetime of advocacy for domestic violence survivors

Anyone who’s studied domestic violence law is likely familiar with the woman who pioneered its study in law schools, wrote the textbook Domestic Violence Law and regularly testifies as a domestic violence expert witness. In a practice area most attorneys agree is emotionally draining and personally trying, Nancy K.D. Lemon has shown four decades of staying power.

May 31, 2022 8:25 AM CDT

ACLU lawyers reviewed op-ed that led to Johnny Depp’s defamation claim, its GC testifies

Several lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union reviewed the Washington Post op-ed by actress Amber Heard that led to actor Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against her, according to testimony by the organization’s general counsel last week.

May 2, 2022 8:44 AM CDT

Judge called staffer a ‘heifer’ and a judge an ‘Uncle Tom,’ according to order removing her from bench

A Birmingham, Alabama, domestic relations judge has been removed from the bench based on findings that she used Facebook aliases to communicate with litigants and “engaged in a pattern of abuse of staff, attorneys and litigants.”

Dec 13, 2021 9:52 AM CST

Legal tech company featured on ‘Shark Tank’ experiences big bump in business

The digital platform HelloPrenup helps couples create prenuptial agreements by filling out in-depth questionnaires and comprehensive financial disclosures instead of having to go to a lawyer.

Dec 7, 2021 1:15 PM CST

2nd Circuit upholds temporary seizure of guns from people taken to mental health facilities

A federal appeals court has upheld a police policy to temporarily seize guns from people transported for a mental health evaluation following a domestic incident.

Nov 10, 2021 12:31 PM CST

Lawyer accused of calling opposing counsel ‘lowlife bottom-feeder’ says term was ‘entirely truthful and accurate’

Updated: A suburban Chicago lawyer has admitted that he called a judge a clown and an opposing lawyer a “lowlife bottom-feeder,” but he said his comments were truthful or constitutionally protected speech.

Sep 8, 2021 12:05 PM CDT

ABA president urges House to help prevent elder abuse

ABA President Patricia Lee Refo is urging the U.S. House of Representatives to pass bipartisan legislation to help prevent elder abuse across the country.

Jun 11, 2021 9:35 AM CDT

Judge is accused of forcing staff to take diet pills, using Facebook aliases, warning of the devil

A domestic relations judge in Birmingham, Alabama, has been accused in an ethics complaint of forcing her staff to take diet pills and abusing prescription drugs herself, resulting in paranoid behavior and the belief that the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission is "going to kill her."

May 18, 2021 10:20 AM CDT

Dec 15, 2020 4:30 PM CST

9th Circuit revives lawyer’s suit against ex-husband for alleged email snooping

A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a Washington lawyer’s suit contending that her then-husband violated the Stored Communications Act by accessing her work emails.

Dec 9, 2020 10:17 AM CST

How to negotiate trauma during a lifetime of advocacy for domestic violence survivors

ACLU lawyers reviewed op-ed that led to Johnny Depp’s defamation claim, its GC testifies

Judge called staffer a ‘heifer’ and a judge an ‘Uncle Tom,’ according to order removing her from bench

Legal tech company featured on ‘Shark Tank’ experiences big bump in business

2nd Circuit upholds temporary seizure of guns from people taken to mental health facilities

Lawyer accused of calling opposing counsel ‘lowlife bottom-feeder’ says term was ‘entirely truthful and accurate’

ABA president urges House to help prevent elder abuse

Judge is accused of forcing staff to take diet pills, using Facebook aliases, warning of the devil

Woman is eligible for asylum because domestic abusers persecuted her for feminist opinions, 9th Circuit says

Top state court recognizes same-sex adultery as grounds for divorce

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Ethics case tossed against judge accused of allowing reality TV show to film in her courtroom

Suspended family law attorney is accused of additional sex crimes

Afternoon Briefs: Ex-Jones Day lawyers drop class action claims; ‘Grim Reaper’ lawyer fights sanctions bid

9th Circuit revives lawyer’s suit against ex-husband for alleged email snooping

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