BigLaw No Longer Holds the Upper Edge for Client Litigation Needs
Summary: Litigation boutiques are becoming the go to place for clients over BigLaw because the attorneys are often highly qualified…
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Attorney Says Wife Will Kill Him If He Missed Child’s Birth
Summary: A Pittsburgh attorney claimed he would be put to death by his wife if he missed the birth of…
Setting Up Another Attorney Will Get You Enemies and May Get You Disbarred
Summary: Adams & Diaco partner Stephen Diaco orchestrated a setup to get the attorney on the other side of a…
Does the First Amendment Cover Panhandlers…Who Are Topless?
Summary: The mayor of New York is considering major changes to Times Square to eliminate the swarms of topless panhandlers…
Court Rules You Can’t Take Over $100,000 Out of Your Law Firm to Fake a Financial Crisis
Summary: A lawyer has been accused of taking money out of his law firm and putting it into a newly…
Jared Fogle to Plead Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
Summary: Months after his home was searched by investigators, Jared Fogle was charged with possession of child pornography, which he…
Elimination of Ancient Document Exception Proposed
Summary: The federal judiciary is toying with the idea of eliminating the rarely used ancient documents exception from court statements.…
Settlement Reached With Some Banks for Forex Manipulation
Summary: Settlements are being reached between investors and some of the major banks involved in the foreign exchange market manipulation.…
Citi Private Bank’s Law Firm Group Financial Report for the First Half of 2015
Summary: The overall trend for the financial performance of 177 law firms is positive, although they still aren’t quite to…
Colorado Baker Required to Make Gay Marriage Cakes
Summary: The Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples are allowed to marry in every state but the question of…
Mississippi Ban on Same-Sex Couples Ability to Adopt Challenged
Summary: Mississippi is the only state left with a ban on allowing same-sex couples to adopt, leading to an obvious…
Rowan County Clerk Defies Order to Give Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples
Summary: A county clerk cites her religious beliefs as a reason to not uphold the law and ignore federal orders.…