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NY Lawyer Lived Happily Ever After (Sort Of), After Acid Attack on Girlfriend

Once a New York trial lawyer, Burton Pugach today is an improbable white-mink-clad movie star. Convicted in an infamous case of putting out a contract to have his girlfriend blinded with lye, after she left him for another man, the 80-year-old has made headlines ever since as the bizarre case…

Jun 7, 2007 12:37 AM CDT

CA Atty Gen’l Eyes De Anza Rape Case

In the controversial rape case originally filed against three former Duke University lacrosse players last year, a North Carolina prosecutor went too far too quickly, relying on flimsy evidence at best, most observers now agree. But, in the wake of the public furor over the dismissal of the unfounded charges…

Jun 6, 2007 9:40 PM CDT

Diversity Still Elusive Goal for Law Firms

Once excluded from many careers in the legal profession, members of racial minority groups are now welcome to practice at law firms in Wisconsin, and throughout the nation. But they still represent only a tiny fraction of those practicing at major firms, and more still needs to be done to…

Jun 6, 2007 9:03 PM CDT

Lawyer Denies Role in Prosecutor Firing

A St. Louis attorney is disputing stories that he complained about lax voter fraud prosecutions, resulting in the ouster of U.S. Attorney Todd Graves of Kansas City, Mo. Thor Hearne, a Republican activist, has battled voter fraud and worked to strengthen identification requirements for voters. But he told the St.…

Jun 6, 2007 8:28 PM CDT

U.S. System Stymies Would-be Citizens

A Polish-American couple’s battle, over more than a decade, to become U.S. citizens shows the pitfalls presented by what many see as an arbitrary and unfair American immigration system that is damaging to families. Tony Wasilewski is on the road toward U.S. citizenship. But his 41-year-old wife, Janina, is facing…

Jun 6, 2007 7:22 PM CDT

Tough New Policy for Prosecutor DUIs

Prosecutors traditionally work hard and play hard. But because they enforce the law, they should be held to a higher standard, many believe. For that reason, prosecutors in Kane County, Illinois, will hereafter face disciplinary action, up to and including termination, if they are found to have been drinking and…

Jun 6, 2007 5:53 PM CDT

Lawyer Jailed for Extorting Wife’s Lovers

Sentenced this week to five years in prison for extorting money from men who had affairs with his wife, a Texas attorney was unrepentent. “It is incredible to me after I sought protection from the law that … I face sentencing without having committed a crime,” Ted H. Roberts, 50,…

Jun 6, 2007 12:25 AM CDT

Case: E-Mail Could Mean Fatal Conflict, Absent Appropriate Disclaimer

Not having an appropriate e-mail set-up could cost a law firm dearly, according to a recent ethics opinion. If the system is open to the public and doesn’t require users to agree to a disclaimer eliminating confidentiality before hitting the send button, a law firm could be forced to withdraw…

Jun 5, 2007 8:27 PM CDT

Lawyer: Prosecutor’s Fatal DUI a Liability Issue for County

The fallout continues over a suburban Chicago prosecutor’s alcohol-laden lunch last month, after her office was closed down for the day by a bomb threat. A woman injured in a subsequent accident caused by Deputy Chief of Prosecutions Jane Radostits, 46, whose blood alcohol was three times the legal limit,…

Jun 5, 2007 6:46 PM CDT

NY Lawyer Lived Happily Ever After (Sort Of), After Acid Attack on Girlfriend

CA Atty Gen’l Eyes De Anza Rape Case

Diversity Still Elusive Goal for Law Firms

Lawyer Denies Role in Prosecutor Firing

U.S. System Stymies Would-be Citizens

Tough New Policy for Prosecutor DUIs

Lawyer Jailed for Extorting Wife’s Lovers

Case: E-Mail Could Mean Fatal Conflict, Absent Appropriate Disclaimer

Lawyer: Prosecutor’s Fatal DUI a Liability Issue for County

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