Law Student Debt to Double by 2020
The U.S. News and Official Guide data released information about 44,245 ABA law school graduates who acquired $3.6 billion in…
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Maine Law Firms Grabbing Clients from Corporate Firms
As the recession of 2008 hit, there were not a lot of industry leaders saying the recession was good for…
Tougher Rules coming for Futures Firms
In response to the collapse of MF Global Holdings Ltd., futures firms are going to be restricted by a federal…
Legal and PR Bills for Penn State to Cost Millions
As news broke across the country about the sex abuse scandal at Penn State University, the school hired its first…
Frank McCourt Battling Law Firm Involved in his Divorce
In what has become a soap opera, the Los Angeles Dodgers saga involving owner Frank McCourt and his ex-wife Jamie,…
U.S. Representative Transfer Accounting Firm to Wife
United States Representative Steven Palazzo is transferring his Biloxi, Mississippi accounting firm to his wife. The reason for this is…
Recruiting and Retaining Minority Lawyers Tough for Law Firms
Applying for, being accepted, and completing law school is the easy part for minority law students. The hardest part is…
Trenton Votes Not to Pay Law Firms
The City Council of Trenton, New Jersey, rejected measures to pay two law firms who work for the city. The…
Former Appellate Judge Joins Maryland Law Firm
Joseph F. Murphy, former Maryland Court of Appeals Judge, is joining the law firm of Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White.…
Pro Bono Work Tough to Perform
Law students heading to law school with the hopes of fixing wrongdoings in the country soon realize how much debt…
LeRoy S. Zimmerman Resigning from Post
One of the most powerful Pennsylvania Republicans, LeRoy S. Zimmerman, has announced his retirement from a multibillion-dollar charity that will…
Law Firms Renewing Space Leases
The Jones Lang LaSalle ‘Law Firm Office Perspective’ report is released annually and this year’s states that law firms across…