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Ex-Quarles Partner Suspended For Not Reading Partnership Fine Print

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a former Quarles & Brady partner who kept $230,000 in trustee fees because he says he didn’t realize his partnership agreement required him to turn over the money. The nine-month suspension of Jeffrey Elverman is tougher than the one recommended by a referee, who…

Apr 22, 2008 2:23 PM CDT

One Firm’s Paperless Law Office

As Kermit the Frog found out long ago, it’s not that easy being green. And now lawyers are finding that out, too, even though many strongly believe the benefits are well worth the occasional inconvenience. For the past two years, San Diego’s Sullivan Hill Lewin Rez & Engel has been…

Apr 21, 2008 6:32 PM CDT

Why Associates Leave is Clear, But What Would Lure Them to Stay?

Associates are leaving in ever-increasing numbers because of grueling hours, boring work and a poisonous law firm culture, experts say. But it isn’t as clear what can be done to lure many to stay on after their first four to five years in practice. In 2000, not quite 60 percent…

Apr 21, 2008 5:41 PM CDT

Law Firm Layoffs Alternative: ‘Cut, Redeploy’

Although there have been well-publicized associate layoffs at a number of law firms recently, many are also thinking “cut, redeploy” and finding a way to shift junior attorneys in lagging practice areas to those where business is boosted by a bad economy. Thus, associates who specialized in private equity a…

Apr 21, 2008 4:20 PM CDT

Lucky 13? Law Offices Seek Work-Life Balance via Survey

Thirteen London law offices including those of DLA Piper and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis are participating in a survey by an outside consultant that is intended to help their attorneys achieve a better work-life balance. “Under the scheme, researchers will carry out one-on-one interviews with practice heads and…

Apr 18, 2008 5:28 PM CDT

Shocked Judge Says A&O Overbilled; Firm Spent $10.4M for 5-Day Trial

Updated: A shocked judge on the United Kingdom’s High Court has criticized one of the country’s most prominent law firms for spending way too much time representing Research In Motion UK in an infringement case concerning BlackBerry patents. Justice Christopher Floyd pointed out that Allen & Overy racked up nearly…

Apr 18, 2008 4:51 PM CDT

Despite National Slowdown, Spokane, Wash., Office of K&L Gates is Growing

Despite the slowing national economy that has led to layoffs at some law firms, the Spokane, Wash., office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis is doing just fine. It has added seven lawyers to its attorney roster over the past 18 months, and expects to bring in an eighth…

Apr 18, 2008 4:23 PM CDT

Ex-Radical Now a Law Prof and a Campaign Issue

Bernadine Dohrn, a former member of the Weather Underground, is now a law professor at Northwestern University with an expertise in children’s law. Her husband, former Underground member Bill Ayers, has also joined the mainstream as an advocate of school reform who is an informal adviser to Chicago Mayor Richard…

Apr 18, 2008 4:14 PM CDT

4 Lawyers from 1 Law Firm Wrongly Included in N.Y. Pension System

Updated: Four attorneys working for a prominent education law firm in Albany, N.Y., have been disqualified from the state pension system by New York’s comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, because they were not employees but independent contractors. The four Girvin & Ferlazzo attorneys additionally were shown in records as having worked 1,157…

Apr 18, 2008 3:22 PM CDT

In Diversity Effort, Utilities Beef Up Summer Associate Programs

Some energy companies are helping law students get critical experience with expanded summer associate programs. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s legal department is expanding its summer program from four weeks to eight, the Recorder (sub. req.) reports. It targets students who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity. Four students will…

Apr 18, 2008 3:00 PM CDT

Lawyer Uncovers McCain ‘Family Recipe’ Scandal

An “eagle-eyed” New York lawyer searching the Internet for recipes has broken the latest campaign scandal in search of a clever name. Lawyer Lauren Handel, a partner in McDermott Will & Emery’s New York office, made an unusual discovery when she was looking for a recipe from a chef on…

Apr 18, 2008 1:03 PM CDT

Milberg Forfeitures Total $32M So Far, Well Below the $251M Target

Prosecutors claim Milberg Weiss and its lawyers pocketed $251 million in attorney fees that were tainted by kickbacks paid to lead plaintiffs in securities cases. But so far the government has recovered only $32 million in plea deals with nine defendants. Recoveries in forfeiture cases may be lower than targeted…

Apr 18, 2008 12:06 PM CDT

Smaller Law Firms Benefit from Subprime Litigation

Conflicts of interest are keeping large law firms out of litigation on behalf of burned subprime investors, giving more opportunities to smaller firms that specialize in banking and finance. Peter Calamari, managing partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, told the National Law Journal that the subprime crisis has…

Apr 18, 2008 10:59 AM CDT

10 Thelen Reid Lawyers Jump Ship to Big Labor Boutique

Ten lawyers from Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner have jumped ship, joining the New York, Newark, N.J., and New Haven, Conn. offices of Littler Mendelson. They are: Joel Finger and Jean Schmidt as partners; Joseph Field, I. Michael Kessel and Eric Witkin as special counsel; Marguerite Stenson Wynne as…

Apr 17, 2008 6:59 PM CDT

Coke Reviews Diversity at Outside Law Firms, Honors Shook Hardy

The Coca-Cola Co. sent a questionnaire to its 18 outside law firms asking about their diversity practices, then honored Shook, Hardy & Bacon for good results. The soft drink company awarded Shook Hardy its “Living the Values” award at a dinner in Atlanta last week, according to the Fulton County…

Apr 17, 2008 6:10 PM CDT

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Law Firms

Ex-Quarles Partner Suspended For Not Reading Partnership Fine Print

One Firm’s Paperless Law Office

Why Associates Leave is Clear, But What Would Lure Them to Stay?

Law Firm Layoffs Alternative: ‘Cut, Redeploy’

Lucky 13? Law Offices Seek Work-Life Balance via Survey

Shocked Judge Says A&O Overbilled; Firm Spent $10.4M for 5-Day Trial

Despite National Slowdown, Spokane, Wash., Office of K&L Gates is Growing

Ex-Radical Now a Law Prof and a Campaign Issue

4 Lawyers from 1 Law Firm Wrongly Included in N.Y. Pension System

In Diversity Effort, Utilities Beef Up Summer Associate Programs

Lawyer Uncovers McCain ‘Family Recipe’ Scandal

Milberg Forfeitures Total $32M So Far, Well Below the $251M Target

Smaller Law Firms Benefit from Subprime Litigation

10 Thelen Reid Lawyers Jump Ship to Big Labor Boutique

Coke Reviews Diversity at Outside Law Firms, Honors Shook Hardy

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