Former Thelen employees are relying on a novel legal theory in their $18 million lawsuit against five law firms that hired some lawyers from the dissolved law firm.
A federal judge overseeing the Heller Ehrman bankruptcy case offers not only legal and technical suggestions but grammar and typo tips in a seven-page letter to…
As the economy nosedived and a number of struggling states sharply cut their social services budgets, the number of juveniles running away from troubled homes has soared.
Once upon a time, New York estate practitioners only had to worry about potential civil litigation if there was a problem with a will they drafted. But after the high-profile…
Updated: Eleven out of 19 New York law firms had smaller lawyer rosters in their Washington, D.C., offices for the year ending in April 2009, according to a survey of…
A nearly 100-year-old Ohio based law firm has let 16 attorneys and staff members go and appointed a new executive committee and managing partner, as part of a restructuring effort…
A psychotherapist and professional coach notes the travails of Sisyphus, doomed to push the same rock up the same hill day after day, and says many lawyers see parallels to…
Deferred law firm associates are providing much-needed legal help for legal aid and public interest groups battered by a reduction in private grants. In fact, the program has proved so…
An attorney discipline count has been filed against an Illinois immigration lawyer for allegedly lying about an ad for a legal secretary that he posted in the “Adult Gigs” section…