Obituaries

Afternoon Briefs: COVID-19 outbreak in attorney’s office leads to court suspension; prosecutor killed while cycling

COVID-19 outbreak in Jefferson County attorney’s office leads to court suspension Three criminal court dockets in the Jefferson County Circuit Court in Louisville, Kentucky, will be suspended through Sept. 30 after three prosecutors and another staff member in the Jefferson County attorney’s office tested positive for COVID-19. An additional 16…

Sep 8, 2020 4:35 PM CDT

Second probate judge in Georgia dies from COVID-19; 8 others also became ill

A second probate judge in Georgia has died from COVID-19 complications.

Aug 19, 2020 12:54 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Prosecutor who filed OSHA complaint dies from COVID-19; Wells Fargo faces new class action

Prosecutor who filed OSHA complaint dies from COVID-19 A prosecutor in Pennsylvania who filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after becoming ill with COVID-19 has died from the virus. Assistant Allegheny County District Attorney Russ Broman died at age 65. Broman thought that he contracted the…

Aug 12, 2020 4:30 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer denies ‘monstrous’ harassment; US appeals judge dies from COVID-19

Kentucky lawyer says sexual acts were consensual A Kentucky lawyer accused of “monstrous and inhuman” sexual misbehavior says two former employees who sued him for harassment consented to “touching and petting” and willingly exchanged explicit photos. The lawyer, Shane Romines, said in his lawsuit response, filed last week, that one…

Aug 10, 2020 4:29 PM CDT

ABA mourns James Dimos, deputy executive director, general counsel

James Dimos, the ABA’s deputy executive director and general counsel, died suddenly Wednesday. “We are devastated by the loss of Jim Dimos,” ABA Executive Director Jack Rives said. “He was a big man with a great vision and huge accomplishments.”

Aug 5, 2020 5:40 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: KKK courthouse mural still on display; George Floyd’s family sues

Group calls for removal of courthouse mural with KKK figures The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is calling for removal of a courthouse mural that includes three Ku Klux Klan members riding on horseback in their white robes. The mural in the Baker County Courthouse was intended to illustrate…

Jul 15, 2020 4:45 PM CDT

Prominent men’s rights lawyer is shot and killed outside his home

Prominent men's rights lawyer Marc Angelucci was shot and killed outside his California home on Saturday.

Jul 14, 2020 11:45 AM CDT

In apparent struggle with gunman, lawyer ‘died a hero,’ says chief magistrate judge

A Georgia lawyer died Saturday in a struggle with a gunman who went on to break into a woman’s home.

May 13, 2020 1:10 PM CDT

Transgender woman in pending SCOTUS case dies at 59

A transgender woman whose workplace bias case is before the U.S. Supreme Court died Tuesday at age 59.

May 13, 2020 12:25 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: First black female Harvard Law grad dies from COVID-19; food delivery apps face antitrust suit

First black female Harvard Law grad dies from novel coronavirus The first black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School has died after contracting COVID-19. Lila Fenwick graduated from the school in 1956. She died April 4 at age 87. Fenwick was a human rights official at the United Nations,…

Apr 15, 2020 5:03 PM CDT

Deaths of prominent husband-and-wife lawyers are under investigation

Police in suburban Chicago are investigating the deaths of two prominent lawyers who graduated from Harvard Law School and practiced together as partners at a Chicago law firm.

Apr 15, 2020 10:58 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Student loan deferment in stimulus bill; BigLaw lawyer removed from ventilator

Federal stimulus package extends student loan payment deferments for 6 months Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, borrowers can now suspend federal student loan payments until Sept. 30 with 0% interest. The federal stimulus package news follows a March 20 announcement from the U.S. Department of Education…

Mar 30, 2020 4:29 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: GCs are overloaded with coronavirus webinars; former judge dies at 88

General counsels are overloaded with COVID-19 emails and webinar invites Corporate clients are inundated with emails and webinar invitations from law firms offering information on the novel coronavirus, according to Caitlin “Cat” Moon, director of innovation design for the program on law and innovation at Vanderbilt Law School. Moon says…

Mar 26, 2020 4:36 PM CDT

Lawyer with early diagnosis of COVID-19 is recovering; another dies from complications

A New York lawyer who was one of the first people in New York diagnosed with the novel coronavirus is recovering.

Mar 20, 2020 10:06 AM CDT

BigLaw firm asks all employees to work remotely following death of legal assistant with flu-like symptoms

Updated: A Davis Wright Tremaine staff member, who worked out of the firm’s office in Bellevue, Washington, was found dead Thursday after she’d left work Tuesday morning, experiencing flu-like symptoms.

Mar 13, 2020 1:37 PM CDT