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Florida lawyer and disbarred New York attorney are indicted in alleged opinion letter scheme

Florida lawyer Thomas Craft and disbarred New York attorney Richard Rubin have been indicted in an alleged scheme to produce fraudulent opinion letters that allowed sales of microcap stock to the investing public.

Dec 7, 2020 1:27 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Top state court rejects election appeal; judge allows lawyer’s bias suit against bank

Wisconsin turns down direct appeal in election lawsuit The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump campaign could not challenge election results in that court without first taking the case to a trial judge. The suit seeks to invalidate more than 200,000 votes. (Bloomberg Law, the New York Times)…

Dec 4, 2020 4:23 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Former Trump adviser sues over FBI surveillance; ex-lawyer sentenced in Ponzi scheme

Former Trump campaign adviser sues over FBI surveillance Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page has filed a $75 million lawsuit against the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice for alleged “unlawful spying” on him during the investigation of Russian influence. Page alleges that the surveillance was authorized as a…

Dec 1, 2020 4:48 PM CST

Ban on therapy to change sexual orientation in minors violates First Amendment, 11th Circuit rules

A federal appeals court on Friday blocked two ordinances on First Amendment grounds in Florida that ban licensed therapists from providing “conversion therapy” to minors.

Nov 23, 2020 1:17 PM CST

Law grad who flunked bar exam gets prison time for creating law firms and practicing law

A 2014 graduate of the Stetson University College of Law was sentenced to prison time Wednesday for practicing law even though she flunked the bar exam twice.

Nov 20, 2020 2:49 PM CST

Florida lawyer is charged with trying to extort NFL player

The managing partner of the South Florida law firm Ford, Dean & Rotundo has been charged with asking a former NFL player to pay off his clients to change their testimony in a robbery case.

Nov 18, 2020 3:29 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Trump campaign loses ballot access case; ex-Knicks player wins appeal

Top Pennsylvania court rules against Trump campaign The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has reversed an appellate order that gave observers from the Trump campaign closer access to the ballot count in Philadelphia County. The state supreme court’s 5-2 decision said Pennsylvania election law contemplates an opportunity to observe the count from…

Nov 17, 2020 4:48 PM CST

Has law prof been fired over tweets? He says it might not be technically true—yet

A professor at the University of Miami School of Law is at odds with his school over whether he has been fired for racially insensitive tweets.

Nov 16, 2020 3:38 PM CST

Several reform prosecutors win election throughout US

Reform prosecutors won election last week in several jurisdictions throughout the United States.

Nov 9, 2020 4:12 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Proposed $26B opioid settlement revealed; Florida judge reprimanded for noise response

Proposed $26B opioid settlement disclosed Four companies involved in making and distributing opioids have disclosed a proposed $26 billion settlement that would end thousands of lawsuits by state and local governments. The proposal is $4 billion higher than an earlier offer that was met with resistance. The four companies are…

Nov 6, 2020 3:48 PM CST

Armies of lawyers ready for election disputes; will unclear postmarks become ‘dimpled chads’ of 2020?

Hundreds of lawyers have been assembled to fight legal battles across the nation over which ballots can be counted and how the process should unfold.

Nov 3, 2020 10:23 AM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer says he was stopped for jogging while Black; public defender held in contempt

Lawyer says he was racially profiled while jogging A Black lawyer says he was racially profiled during a late-night jog in his new gated community in Parkland, Florida. Lawyer Josiah Graham, 31, says a security SUV—driven by a Black guard—did a U-turn and began to follow him. Graham has written…

Oct 28, 2020 4:29 PM CDT

Former Greenberg Traurig lawyer is an ‘alleged serial bank robber’

A former Greenberg Traurig lawyer was arrested in Coral Gables, Florida, on Tuesday evening as a suspect in two bank robberies and three attempted bank robberies.

Oct 22, 2020 11:10 AM CDT

Lawyer accused of threat to have opposing counsel’s ‘rear end sanctioned’ faces ethics complaint

A Florida insurance defense lawyer is accused of unprofessional conduct toward opposing attorneys and a litigant, including a threat to have an opposing counsel’s “rear end sanctioned” over objections made during a deposition.

Oct 21, 2020 12:36 PM CDT

2 lawyers charged in alleged scheme to steal nearly $750K in surplus foreclosure cash

Two Florida lawyers have been charged in an alleged foreclosure fraud scheme that cost victims nearly $750,000.

Oct 9, 2020 12:52 PM CDT

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