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Lawyer Willie Gary Fights Rape Claim With Sex Tapes of Accuser

Florida trial lawyer Willie Gary has submitted two tapes to a court overseeing a civil suit alleging he raped a woman. The two DVDs show his accuser having sex with his son. Gary’s lawyer, Michael Pike, says the tapes show the accuser, Jillian Nedd, had sex with Gary’s son Kenneth…

Jul 31, 2008 2:03 PM CDT

Lawyer Held in Contempt for Failing to Pursue Two Criminal Appeals

A Knoxville lawyer has been held in contempt for failing to pursue appeals on behalf of two clients convicted of murder and arson. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals gave lawyer Charles Currier until Aug. 21 to file briefs on behalf of the clients and said he will be jailed…

Jul 30, 2008 5:52 PM CDT

Mich. Judge Who Removed Opponent’s Signs: I Did Nothing Wrong

A Michigan judge who admittedly removed her opponent’s campaign signs from a seemingly public area, while leaving her own adjacent campaign signs in place, says she did nothing wrong. But Judge Dana Fortinberry appears to be incorrect when she says the signs were on private property that only she had…

Jul 30, 2008 5:04 PM CDT

Divorce Lawyer Banished After Calling Black Court Staffer ‘A Little Monkey’

An Atlanta divorce lawyer has been banned from the entire fifth floor of the DeKalb County courthouse following an incident in which he called an African-American court staffer a “little monkey.” Two judges cited the remark in an order that bans lawyer Paul Koehler from the floor where the judges…

Jul 30, 2008 1:52 PM CDT

Kozinski Cancels and Yoo Misses Speaking Gigs at 9th Circuit Conference

The annual judicial conference held by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is getting lots of attention in the legal press because of high-profile figures who canceled or missed speaking engagements there. One of them is the conference’s chief judge, Alex Kozinski, who ordered an ethics investigation…

Jul 30, 2008 1:13 PM CDT

New Theory Why US Attorneys Were Axed: Perceived Sexual Orientation?

It wasn’t just political affiliation that some top officials at the Department of Justice may have considered when making decisions about hiring and firing. According to the Los Angeles Times, a perceived same-sex relationship based on false rumors of a nonexistent affair between two female prosecutors may also have led…

Jul 29, 2008 11:29 PM CDT

Motion Seeks Removal of Judge Who Approved Search of Law Office

A Texas judge’s decision to approve a search warrant of a law office is being cited in a motion to force his removal from a homicide case. Judge Mark Rusch approved prosecutors’ request for a warrant to search the office of lawyer Keith Gore, who is defending an accused contract…

Jul 29, 2008 4:31 PM CDT

One Lawyer on Payroll of Seven N.Y. Fire Districts

At least 14 New York special districts that provide government services such as fire protection and garbage collection have private lawyers on the payrolls. One lawyer, William Glass, was on the payroll of seven fire districts at once, Newsday reports. Two of them paid him legal fees of more than…

Jul 29, 2008 11:38 AM CDT

NYU Students Seek Coveted Law School Classes, Will Pay Cash

At least one administrator at New York University School of Law recently has put his foot down about the practice, threatening sanctions. But students reportedly are shamelessly buying and selling seats in coveted law school courses via the Internet, in what some might consider a valuable lesson about business life…

Jul 28, 2008 8:21 PM CDT

Judge Sanctioned for Calling Crack Addiction a ‘Black Man’s Disease’

A former South Carolina judge who called crack cocaine addiction a “black man’s disease” has agreed to stay off the bench and consented to a public reprimand. Magistrate George Peter Lamb of Beaufort County was accused of making the cocaine remark while discussing a warrant, the Associated Press reports. The…

Jul 28, 2008 6:43 PM CDT

Former Legal Adviser to D.C. Mayor Is Disbarred

A lawyer who was a legal adviser to Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty has been disbarred. The lawyer, Garrett Lee, quietly resigned in June from his interim job as deputy general counsel to Fenty, Legal Times reports. Lee consented to the disbarment in connection with allegations that he neglected a…

Jul 28, 2008 5:13 PM CDT

Report Finds Politics Influenced Hiring of DOJ Officials, Immigration Judges

Updated: A new report claims concludes the Justice Department illegally considered politics in the hiring of some assistant U.S. attorneys, career officials and immigration judges, and puts the blame for the decisions on two aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The report says former White House liaison Monica Goodling…

Jul 28, 2008 3:15 PM CDT

Judge Blasts Md. Law Firm for Seeking ‘Windfall’ Fees in Sept. 11 Cases

A federal judge in New York has blasted a Baltimore law firm for seeking “windfall” fees of 25 percent in four Sept. 11 settlements, which he also deemed to be too high. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein of Manhattan overturned the settlements negotiated by the law firm, Azrael, Gann &…

Jul 25, 2008 5:31 PM CDT

Lawyers Slapped for Paying Revenue-Based Bonuses to Staffers

The New Jersey Supreme Court has opted for disciplinary probation rather than a license suspension in the case of three lawyers who shared legal fees with office employees. The court chose the lighter punishment because the lawyers had no prior discipline and because of an “extraordinary delay” in resolving the…

Jul 25, 2008 4:55 PM CDT

As Expected, Trial Lawyer Is Indicted on Campaign Finance Charges

Los Angeles trial lawyer Pierce O’Donnell has been indicted on charges that he violated campaign finance laws by asking his staff to make $26,000 in campaign contributions that he would reimburse. The indictment claims the contributions were made to the 2004 presidential campaign of John Edwards, the Daily Journal reports.…

Jul 25, 2008 3:43 PM CDT

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