Wife & Alleged Victim of Lawyer Accused in Contract Hit Case Holds His Hand En Route to Court

The wife and alleged victim of a Texas lawyer accused of arranging, with his mistress, to target his spouse multiple times in a murder-for-hire scheme continued to stand by her man today as he was arraigned on two counts of solicitation for capital murder. Yvonne Stern and personal injury lawyer…

Feb 7, 2011 8:01 PM CST

A Coach for Solos Sees Lessons in ‘Uppity White Trash’ Experience

A solo-practice coach learned how easy it is to misjudge people during a trip to the supermarket after oral surgery. Susan Carter Liebel, the founder of the Solo Practice University website and an ABA Journal Legal Rebel, says she looked like “a battered Walmart shopper” when she ventured out to…

Feb 7, 2011 12:00 PM CST

Lawyer Charged with Forging Staffer’s Signature to Help Adoptive Parents Get Child Health Coverage

A Florida lawyer with a clean disciplinary record has been criminally charged based on allegations she forged a staffer’s signature on power-of-attorney documents in 2009. The documents allegedly were used by adoptive parents who were Amy Newby’s clients to obtain medical coverage for their child, the Times-Union reported. They reportedly…

Feb 4, 2011 8:32 PM CST

Colo. Secty of State Changes Mind, Won’t Moonlight at Former Law Firm After All

Sharply criticized after he announced a plan to moonlight at his former law firm to supplement his government salary, the newly elected Colorado secretary of state has changed his mind. Scott Gessler announced today that he won’t be taking a second job putting in 20 hours per month at the…

Feb 2, 2011 12:35 AM CST

Imprisoned Ex-Lawyer Lifts Weights, Learns to Type, Is Fired and Rehired as Cook, E-Mails Friends

Once a prominent forensic accountant and attorney known for his natty attire and expertise concerning receiverships, Lew Freeman is now serving a federal prison term of more than eight years in South Florida for stealing millions while working as a court-appointed fiduciary. But although his expensive suits and technicolor socks…

Feb 1, 2011 10:02 PM CST

Very Superstitious: Some Find Legal Inspiration Through Spiritual Means

Feb 1, 2011 7:20 AM CST

Law on the Open Road: One Man’s Avocation has Become His Niche

Feb 1, 2011 7:00 AM CST

Asbestos Law Firm Seeks Chapter 11 Shield from $4.2M, or Maybe $35M, Claim of Partner’s Widow

Faced with a $4.2 million claim by a deceased name partner’s widow, a Florida-based asbestos law firm has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy seeking respite. Kelley & Ferraro filed in Miami this week, as Lynn Kelley was pursuing a Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas case against the firm in…

Jan 28, 2011 11:20 PM CST

Lawyer’s Trademarked ‘Court Coach’ Name Is Part of Unbundled Approach

A Connecticut lawyer has a name for her unbundled legal services: Partners-in-Law. Greenwich lawyer Barbara Shea tells NewsTimes.com that Partners-in-Law is a part of her law firm that allows people to represent themselves, with some legal guidance to point them in the right direction. One Norwalk woman, for example, used…

Jan 26, 2011 4:03 PM CST

Prominent Lawyer Shot Outside Office in Seeming Robbery Gone Bad

The legal community in the Bahamas is shaken by the death of a prominent lawyer who was shot multiple times outside his law office Saturday. Dennis Gomez, whose age is variously given as 57 or 59, seemingly may have been the victim of a robbery gone bad, although authorities are…

Jan 24, 2011 9:07 PM CST

Successful ‘Two Lads and a Laptop’ Law Firm Credits Back-to-Basics, Plain Language Focus

When John Hogan and Larry Fenelon founded Leman Solicitors in 2007, the economy wasn’t exactly robust. But the tiny law firm’s three guiding principles—clear communication, plain language and understandable itemized bills—obviously struck a chord with clients, reports the Irish Times. Ironically, the difficult economy proved to be a plus, as…

Jan 24, 2011 5:37 PM CST

Cleveland Solo Gets a Supreme Court Win; Ex-Prisoner’s $625K Award Is Reinstated

A Cleveland solo who works out of a spare bedroom in his apartment has won a U.S. Supreme Court victory for his client, a former Ohio inmate who sued prison officials for doing nothing to prevent her sexual assault. David Eduard Mills had never argued a case before the U.S.…

Jan 24, 2011 5:17 PM CST

Staffers Stealing Is a Common Problem, But Many Law Firms Opt to Keep Quiet, Observers Say

Faced with the embarrassing realization that a trusted staffer has stolen a significant sum of money, a lot of law firms opt to keep quiet, observers say. “It is a considerable problem for a lot of law firms. I don’t know how many firms that that’s happened to, because it’s…

Jan 19, 2011 7:26 PM CST

Bankrupt and in Foreclosure Himself, Lawyer Gives Evicted Clients Unusual Advice: Break In

As a tsunami of mortgage foreclosures and bankruptcies continues to sweep over many individuals who never thought they would ever be in this situation, a California lawyer feels his clients’ pain. After a disastrous experience working as a real estate broker specializing in distressed investments before the market crashed, attorney…

Jan 15, 2011 1:08 AM CST

Small Firm Offers Pay-As-You-Go, A La Carte Legal Services

Paying an attorney on an a la carte basis, only for the specific legal services that you can afford, may not be ideal for a client. But it’s better than going without representation altogether because you can’t afford standard legal fees of nearly $300 per hour, say two young lawyers…

Jan 4, 2011 12:20 AM CST