Contending that he was “grossly overbilled” for a negligent defense in an insider trading case, the jailed former CEO of Qwest Communications International Inc. has sued over his legal bill…
A disbarred Illinois bankruptcy attorney has been convicted of three counts of wire fraud as part of a nationwide mortgage fraud prosecution involving 67 defendants.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is adding another litigator to its white-collar criminal defense practice with the acquisition of Michele Roberts.
The Internet age has changed the way that people look for lawyers, as fewer would-be clients rely on the Yellow Pages and more indicate an interest in innovative websites.
The San Francisco city attorney has won a preliminary injunction requiring an immigration lawyer and his law firm to stop working with a former attorney who is no longer licensed.
A former associate of Ice Miller has filed an ERISA suit against the Indianapolis-based law firm contending that it messed up the long-term disability payments he was supposed to receive…
A 76-year-old “friend” who gave a 98-year-old lawyer a free office in New York and then accessed Emanuel Baetich’s financial records there to swindle the semi-retired trusts and estates practitioner…
First William Henry Winters and Marc Edward Yonker got hit with a $2 million verdict in a civil theft and racketeering case, after leaving the firm of the rainmaking personal…
A female client says she doesn’t remember all of what happened after the Iowa lawyer representing her in a driving under the influence case allegedly served her four alcoholic drinks…
First-year law students at Temple and George Washington University acknowledged in a survey that they sometimes use laptops to goof off in class, but most felt the benefits of the…
Law firms need to start acting more like businesses, a management professor says, and they could start by hiring “business-savvy nonlawyers” for leadership roles.
Updated: The conventional wisdom is that Howrey failed because of a quick expansion and partner dissatisfaction spurred by fluctuating profits and a lack of transparency.
Corrected: A gang-related shooting case that California attorney Harlan Antler handled in Sacramento Superior Court three years ago clearly did not go well.