Ex-client says law firm filed suit in wrong state, causing loss of $161M case

A former client has filed suit in Dallas against two Texas law firms and three attorneys, contending that earlier business litigation filed in the wrong state resulted in the loss of the $161 million underlying case. Target Strike Inc. alleges that the defendants should have filed suit in the computer…

Jul 8, 2014 10:20 PM CDT

Solo claims two law firms stole his website content, harming his Google search-result position

A solo practitioner from New Jersey claims in a lawsuit that content from his website ended up on the websites of two other law firms, harming his position in Google search results. The suit by lawyer Thomas Blauvelt says the purloined website information included computer code and Blauvelt’s own name,…

Jul 2, 2014 10:44 AM CDT

Arrest warrant issued for Connecticut lawyer after he failed to appear at disciplinary hearing

A judge has ordered the arrest of a Connecticut lawyer who failed to appear at his own disciplinary hearing. Waterbury attorney Raymond Kotulski had been ordered to appear at a hearing last week before Waterbury Superior Court Judge Mark Taylor, the Connecticut Law Tribune reports. Kotulski was already facing contempt…

Jul 1, 2014 9:12 PM CDT

She-Hulk comic turns its focus to solo practice at the urging of its writer, a practicing attorney

Jul 1, 2014 9:50 AM CDT

When letting a bill go unpaid can be good for business

Jul 1, 2014 8:20 AM CDT

Solos go for tech in 2014

Jul 1, 2014 8:00 AM CDT

Paralegal who bilked clients and got boss disbarred is sentenced to 27 months

A longtime secretary, paralegal and office manager for a since-disbarred California lawyer has been sentenced to two years and three months in federal prison for embezzling $327,000 from the firm and its clients. In addition to restitution in the mail fraud case, Ana Lissa Reyes must also pay $67,448 to…

Jun 18, 2014 5:30 PM CDT

Two Texas lawyers face felony barratry case, possibly the first in their county

Two Texas lawyers have been indicted in a criminal barratry case, which may be the first ever prosecuted in Bexar County according to the district attorney’s office. Paul David Andrews, 57, turned himself in Monday and was released on $15,000 bond. Keith Gould, 52, as of Tuesday, had not yet…

Jun 4, 2014 2:45 PM CDT

Law partner won’t be disciplined over attorney’s $5.9M theft from their firm

Timothy McCabe is now disbarred and serving a five-year federal prison term, after absconding last year with some $5.9 million in client funds held in escrow by his law firm. Some of his victims also blamed his law partner, Steven Samiljan, for their loss, contending that Samiljan should have realized…

May 28, 2014 6:30 PM CDT

Lawyer retires after nearly 65 years of law practice

A 90-year-old man said to be the oldest practicing lawyer in North Carolina is retiring. Robert “Pat” Patterson will close his Jacksonville, North Carolina, office at the end of the month, the Jacksonville Daily News reports. He practiced law for nearly 65 years. Patterson said his practice had focused on…

May 28, 2014 10:45 AM CDT

Blogger: Law firm homepages are losing significance | Will SCOTUS ruling affect Spider-Man rights?

Kevin O’Keefe at Real Lawyers Have Blogs notes an Atlantic article about sharply declining traffic to the New York Times’ homepage (based on the recently leaked internal review of Times digital strategy). Readers are increasingly reaching news sites by way of links from social media sites to individual stories rather…

May 23, 2014 1:30 PM CDT

Recent admittee sues law firm founder, says he sent graphic email, spoke of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’

Within months of being admitted to practice in Oregon last year, a new lawyer was not only gaining experience as an attorney at a small suburban Portland law firm but being sexually harassed by its well-known founder, a lawsuit alleges. Beginning in December, plaintiff Andrea R. Meyer says, Ross Day…

May 21, 2014 3:45 PM CDT

Law firm covers bill for juror whose car was towed during trial of tow truck driver

A Pennsylvania law firm has stepped up to the plate for a juror hit by a double whammy. After inadvertently parking in a Luzerne County Courthouse space reserved for the county manager, Elias Rojas had his car towed Thursday. Luzerne County Sheriff Brian Szumski said the car also appeared to…

May 16, 2014 8:50 PM CDT

Becker-Posner Blog shutters after Gary Becker’s death | Ready for chip-and-pin credit cards?

Nobel Prize-winning economist and University of Chicago professor Gary Becker died last week at the age of 83, and over the weekend, The Becker-Posner Blog said “farewell” with no other commentary. Other law bloggers paid their respects. “Becker pioneered the application of economic analysis to questions that were previously considered…

May 16, 2014 1:30 PM CDT

Will solo lawyers soon feel pressures that solo doctors do? | Tip on writing a 4th Circuit brief

My Shingle blogger and Washington, D.C., solo Carolyn Elefant took note of a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about a obstetrician and gynecologist who practiced independently, outside local physician networks. Many specialists feel pressure to join networks because “a typical physician employment contract includes a clause requiring the doctor to refer all…

May 9, 2014 1:29 PM CDT