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Winston & Strawn Revenues Up, Profits Flat

Chicago-based Winston & Strawn saw revenues grow 6.7% to $744 million last year. Profits dipped slightly to $1.27 million, while…

CA State Bar Shuts Down “Illegal” Law Office

Prosecutors at the State Bar of California have shut down a satellite office of Walter S. Martinez, a solo practitioner…

Hinshaw & Culbertson Lays Off 11 Attorneys, 17 Staff

Hinshaw & Culbertson, a Chicago-based firm with about 490 attorneys, cut 11 attorneys and 17 staff members last week in…

Morning News Roundup for Friday

This morning's top stories: CARPLS, non-profit that offers legal aid to low-income residents of Cook County, Illinois, is looking for…

Profits Down at Moore & Van Allen

Gross revenue at Charlotte, North Carolina Am Law 100 firm Moore & Van Allen edged up 1.5% to $164.5 million.…

Weil Gotshal Associate Never Graduated, Never Passed Bar

Tipsters tell Above the Law that an associate at New York-based Weil, Gotshal & Manges has been fired for lying…

Lawyers Dressing Up to Avoid Being Laid Off

The ABA Journal reports that more lawyers are dressing up for work, ditching their causal wear to impress superiors and…

Unemployed Lawyers Invited to Volunteer for Pro Bono Work

Above the Law is mocking an Illinois legal aid society for offering unemployed lawyers the chance to volunteer for pro…

Ex-Associate Sues LakinChapman Over Employment Practices

Former Lakin Law Firm attorney Jeffrey Millar of St. Louis is suing the Wood River, Illinois-based firm for unpaid salary,…

Gibson & Behman Opens St. Croix Office

Gibson & Behman has announced its new office on St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. Brian Dougan, a director…

Partners Come and Go at O’Melveny

James Asperger, head of the white-collar crime practice at Los Angeles-based O'Melveny & Myers, has left for Quinn Emanuel. Kenneth…

Illinois Disqualifies 587 Attorneys

The Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, an agency of the Illinois Supreme Court, has booted 587 active attorneys from the…