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Dickinson Wright Swallows Up Stewart Estes

Detroit's Dickinson Wright PLLC is expanding into Nashville, picking up Stewart, Estes & Donnell's 19 lawyers. The merger brings the…

Troutman Sanders Closes Deal on Ross Dixon Merger

Atlanta's Troutman Sanders has closed on a deal to merge with Washington, DC's Ross, Dixon & Bell LLP. Financial terms…

Nine Reasons NOT to Attend Law School

The Legal Geekery Blog presents 9 Reasons Not to Attend Law School. A highlight: 5. It’s Grammar School All Over…

Sheppard Mullin “Freezes” 2009 Salaries

If you're an associate of AmLaw 100 firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, and you haven't checked your email…

8,000 Claims in Madoff Fiasco?

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation and the trustee handling the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC have mailed…

Lakin Law Firm Renamed In Wake of Drug Scandal

The Lakin Law Firm has been renamed LakinChapman LLC, and former Appellate Court Judge Charles Chapman will join Brad Lakin…

Anti-virus Firm Doesn’t Want to Pay WilmerHale for “Luxury Hotel Rooms, Limousines and Bar Tabs”

In more overbilling news, Wilmer Pickering Hale & Dorr has lost a bid to toss out a fraud claim in…

Morning News Roundup for Monday

This morning's top new items: A murder defendant who has been denied legal representation for eight months is suing the…

Law Firm of the Day: “Real Lawyers at Affordable Prices, Fresno”

I've been working on a list of the most amusing law firm names, but I think we may have found…

DLA Piper Freezes Associate Salaries

DLA Piper associates were greeted with this email on Friday: 2008 has indisputably been one of the most challenging economic…

GC Goes to Work for Firm That “Saved” Her Daughter’s Life

Via Fulton County Daily Report, the story of a lawyer who has gone to work for the company she says…

Dewey & LeBoeuf Wants $100,000 a Day — Judge Says “No”

A federal judge, citing excessive hours and unreasonably high rates, ordered a 20% reduction in fees for a law firm…