New Jersey

Former BigLaw partner is sentenced to five years in prison in $7.8M scheme

A former partner at Hunton & Williams and Willkie Farr & Gallagher has been sentenced to five years in prison for a phony invoice scheme that bilked her firms out of about $7.8 million. Keila Ravelo, 52, of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, was sentenced on Wednesday, nearly a year after…

Oct 11, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

My Path to Law: Adam Leitman Bailey

In seventh-grade English class, I was introduced to a book about John Peter Zenger, the reason I have been giving my entire life to wanting to become an attorney.

Oct 1, 2018 1:50 AM CDT

Are free speech and academic freedom under assault at colleges and universities?

Many see the case of Teresa Buchanan at Louisiana State University as emblematic of the precarious state of academic freedom for college and university professors. Others view the case as an example of the perils of applying a categorical rule to limit professorial speech.

Oct 1, 2018 1:40 AM CDT

Justice League: Meet the leader of this teen band of Supreme Court bloggers

When not looking at baseball box scores or cramming for a test, a New Jersey high school student focuses on covering the highest court in the United States. NPR and Columbia Journalism Review interview Anna Salvatore, an 11th-grader in Pennington, New Jersey, and who earlier this year started the blog…

Sep 17, 2018 12:51 PM CDT

New York AG issues subpoenas to state’s 8 Catholic dioceses in sex abuse investigation

The New York attorney general’s office on Thursday issued subpoenas to the states’ eight Catholic dioceses less than a month after the release of a Pennsylvania grand jury report that stated more than 1,000 children identified through the church’s own records were sexually abused by priests for decades. The Wall…

Sep 7, 2018 6:05 AM CDT

Senators take aim at bail industry backers

The mention of “bail bonds” can conjure familiar images: red neon signs glowing near a county jail, or the leather vest, dark sunglasses and blond mane of reality show star Dog the Bounty Hunter. Usually not a skyscraper or office building. But insurance companies form the quiet backbone of the…

Aug 9, 2018 12:17 PM CDT

Prince’s estate files lawsuit over cybersquatting of prince.com

The estate of the late recording artist and actor Prince is suing an Englewood, New Jersey-based domain broker for cybersquatting the prince.com website. Filed last Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the suit alleges that Domain Capital is infringing on the estate’s “PRINCE” trademark…

Jul 30, 2018 12:45 PM CDT

Several states seek to block publication of blueprints for 3D-printed guns

Updated: The attorneys general of several states are seeking to block a Texas company from publishing its blueprints online to make guns from 3D printers. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal sent a cease-and-desist letter on Thursday while Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro obtained an emergency federal court hearing on…

Jul 27, 2018 3:47 PM CDT

Suit claims cap on deduction for state and local taxes violates equal state sovereignty

Four states filed a lawsuit Tuesday that contends the $10,000 cap on federal tax deductions for state and local taxes is unprecedented and unconstitutional.

Jul 19, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

Nonlawyer with a multistate law practice gets 12-year sentence

A New Jersey man convicted of posing as a lawyer while running a multistate law practice has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Jul 13, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

Lawyer who used nonlawyers to sell living trusts is suspended in New Jersey

A lawyer who was disbarred in Pennsylvania for using nonlawyers to market and explain living trusts to elderly people has received a two-year suspension in New Jersey for the same conduct. The New Jersey Supreme Court suspended Barry Bohmueller for two years, but he cannot seek reinstatement until he is…

Apr 17, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

Federal judge blasts township court for jailing man who couldn’t pay littering fine

A New Jersey township violated the constitutional rights of a college student who had only 11 cents in his pocket when he was jailed for being unable to pay a littering fine, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Noel Hillman ruled for Anthony Knieser on his motion for…

Apr 3, 2018 11:01 AM CDT

Judge is reinstated after prosecutors drop charges alleging she hindered boyfriend’s apprehension

A suspended New Jersey judge has been reinstated to the bench after prosecutors dropped charges that alleged she helped her then-boyfriend avoid arrest when he was wanted in an armed robbery case. Prosecutors dropped the charges against Judge Carlia Brady last week after a state appeals court ruled that the…

Mar 8, 2018 2:59 PM CST

Lawyer is reprimanded for suggesting discipline official should do this

Updated: A New Jersey lawyer has been reprimanded for suggesting in two emails that a legal discipline official should “f**k” himself. Lawyer Michael E. Rychel was reprimanded Feb. 9 for violating an ethics rule requiring lawyers to treat persons involved in the legal process with courtesy and consideration, the Legal…

Mar 1, 2018 10:50 AM CST

Lawyer allegedly targeted for death by his client is allowed to withdraw from case

A New Jersey inmate accused of offering $30,000 for the death of his defense lawyer is applying for a public defender. Inmate Michael Anthony Nocera, 43, was being held without bail on child sexual assault charges in Ocean County when he was charged last Thursday with conspiracy to commit murder,…

Feb 15, 2018 3:31 PM CST