Michael “Mickey” Sherman was making good money as a celebrity criminal defense lawyer. But not enough to pay for both the lavish lifestyle he and his family live as well…
The United States Senate this afternoon approved a two-year extension of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) insurance for trust accounts set up by lawyers – a program that was set…
As the world’s BigLaw firms look to maintain their preeminence, Australia is becoming the new frontier for those wishing to take over top deals from local legal partnerships.
Attorneys at a Texas law firm deserve recognition for maintaining relatively clean desks in a “holiday hodgepodge” that brightens up their daily labor, a local newspaper reports.
Updated: Associates at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan may be tethered to their smart phones. But the firm is showing them the money, recognizing their work with year-end bonuses of…
Updated: Lawyers and staffers at the Toronto law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon got a good reception when they danced to a Black Eyed Peas song at their office Christmas…
Back in the day—1970 to be more exact—a lawyer who left his or her law firm in Hartford, Ct., was effectively blackballed. No firm in the city was hiring. The…
Associates who attain partnership are only one-third of the way through their law firm journey, according to a new white paper by a legal consulting firm.
Following news last week that a former partner of Winston & Strawn had been both criminally charged and sued by the feds over his alleged role in a $20 million…
In a new twist on an all-too-familiar crime, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that a former office manager stole $300,000 from a local law firm because he…
What happens to a murder conviction after the victim comes back to life? Who is liable when a superhero battle results in mass destruction of property? Is evidence admissible if…
A former partner of Drinker Biddle & Reath credits a flat-fee billing structure for her new intellectual property boutique’s rapid acquisition of clients and a solid book of business.