Appellate Court Upholds Denial of “Incompetent” Lawyer’s 6-figure Fee
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that former lawyer Steven F. Goldman should be denied almost $400,000 in…
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Jack Thompson Hopes SCOTUS Will Save His Legal Career; Has One Vote So Far (Guess Whose?)
From GamePolitics, the best place to follow the ongoing saga of batcrap-crazy ex-lawyer Jack Thompson: Jack Thompson is hoping that…
Sonnenschein Pays Bonuses, Freezes Salaries
Chicago's Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP will pay associates bonuses... We are pleased to announce that Associate productivity bonuses for 2008 range…
The Biggest Tax “Cheats” of 2008
Celebrity news, via the Tax Prof Blog: The Biggest Tax "Cheats" of 2008: Wesley Snipes Formerly famous actor. Required to…
Homophobes Attack California Attorney General
Sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban accused Attorney General Jerry Brown of advancing a "far-fetched" legal theory to justify…
Obama Makes Key DOJ Appointments [UPDATE]
President-elect Barack Obama announced the nominations of four well-known lawyers to key posts in the Justice Department, including deputy attorney…
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…
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…