A Long Line at Nick Haney’s Law Office After Chevron Refinery Fire in Richmond, Calif.

Over 1,000 people lined up outside Nick Haney’s law office in Richmond, Calif., on Wednesday, two days after smoke from a Chevron refinery fire enveloped the city. Apparently drawn by two signs stating “Chevron Claims Filed Here,” they likely will get perhaps a few thousand dollars from the oil company…

Aug 10, 2012 7:41 PM CDT

Sued for Malpractice, Law Firm Fires Back with Fraud Claim, Seeks Freeze on Former Client Assets

As a Chicago law firm tells the story, it got stuck with a client from hell. Kenneth and Wendy Brown were difficult to reach and rejected legal advice when James Koch of Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona represented them in a Securities and Exchange Commission matter, Koch says in a…

Aug 7, 2012 4:52 PM CDT

GP Solo Division Is Sending a Message with Name Change

The General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division is reshuffling its name. The ABA House of Delegates approved Resolution 11-3, which changes the ABA Constitution to reflect the new name: the Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division. A report to the ABA House of Delegates says changing the order…

Aug 6, 2012 7:03 PM CDT

To Teach or Not to Teach: Adjunct Work Can Come with a Hefty Price

Aug 1, 2012 7:00 AM CDT

Around the Blawgosphere: Proposal to Save Law Students Money on Books; Adjunct Blasts Rankings

“$150 Million Casebook Challenge” At the CALI Spotlight Blog, Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction executive director John Mayer, laid out a “$150 million casebook challenge.” He noted that there are more than 140,000 law students in the U.S. who (according to Public Interest Research Group statistics) each spend an average…

Jul 20, 2012 1:30 PM CDT

Bar Program in Kansas Promotes Rural Practice, an Increasingly Appealing Choice for Law Grads

As law grads in the Midwest struggle to find employment, small-town practice is gaining in allure. In Kansas, the state bar association is teaming with the University of Kansas and Washburn law schools to promote rural opportunities for law students, the Kansas City Star reports. One program promotes business management…

Jul 17, 2012 12:44 PM CDT

Kurzon Files Dueling Defamation Suit Against Cooley Law School, Says Prez’s Injury Claims Hurt Firm

A dueling defamation suit is the latest salvo fired in a hard-fought litigation battle between a Michigan law school and a New York plaintiffs law firm pursuing class-action claims that reported employment and student loan statistics paint a too-rosy picture of legal degree-earners’ future success. Partner Jeff Kurzon of the…

Jul 13, 2012 8:37 PM CDT

Mortgage Lender Didn’t Show Enough Damages to Sue Law Firm for Defamation Over Marketing Mailer

A mortgage lender didn’t show enough damages to establish jurisdiction to sue a California law firm for defamation in federal court, a federal judge has ruled. While Guaranteed Rate Inc. contended that its reputation had been damaged by a mailer sent on behalf of Costa Mesa-based NHT Law Group, there…

Jul 10, 2012 8:36 PM CDT

Disgraced Journalist Stephen Glass Elicits Criticism and Support in His Quest for a Law License

When partner Paul Zuckerman spotted the resumé Stephen Glass sent in to his Los Angeles personal injury firm, he thought the Ivy League graduate must have applied by mistake. Then he read the cover letter, realized he was dealing with a disgraced journalist whose fabrications in magazine articles he wrote…

Jul 6, 2012 8:58 PM CDT

Growing Weintraub Tobin Law Firm Announces Acquisition of Los Angeles Entertainment Boutique

For the second time in a little over a year, a Sacramento, Calif.-based law firm has expanded its footprint and capabilities by acquiring another law firm. On Jan. 1, it was San Francisco’s Tobin & Tobin, one of the oldest law firms in California, that merged with Weintraub Genshlea Chediak.…

Jul 6, 2012 7:20 PM CDT

UK Solicitor Shot at Desk in Law Office Is In Critical Condition

An unusual attack on a lawyer working at his desk in a British market town left other residents stunned and solicitor James Ward, who was shot in the head and airlifted to a Bristol hospital, in critical condition fighting for his life. A 62-year-old builder who lost an expensive case…

Jul 5, 2012 4:30 PM CDT

Betting on a New Frontier: Solo Sets Sights on Africa

Jul 1, 2012 7:30 AM CDT

Law Firm Sues Over Doppelganger Domain Name, Says Infringing Website Is Intercepting Attorney Email

A New York intellectual property boutique has filed suit against a self-proclaimed cybersecurity developer who allegedly has gained access to some law firm email through a “typosquatter” website with an almost identical name. Defendant Arthur Wesley Kenzie not only registered a doppelganger domain name intended to be mistaken for the…

Jun 25, 2012 9:42 PM CDT

Shaken by Ordeal with Gunman, Lawyer Takes a Day Off and Ponders Priorities

Matrimonial lawyer David DeFazio took a day off from work on Friday after having reportedly outrun a gunman Thursday afternoon as the man—who police say is a client’s ex-husband—leveled a rifle at DeFazio in his law firm’s parking lot and then shot at DeFazio as he was sprinting away DeFazio,…

Jun 25, 2012 6:10 PM CDT

Former Legal Secretary Takes Plea in $550K Theft From Suburban Chicago Law Firm

A former legal secretary at an unidentified law firm in suburban Chicago has taken a plea in a felony theft case. Mary Marra has pleaded guilty to two charges and made $100,000 restitution to the Downers Grove legal practice, the Chicago Tribune reports. Prosecutors said she began taking money in…

Jun 21, 2012 9:30 PM CDT