S. Carolina: Hey, Court-Appointed Attorneys Representing Indigents: We Won’t Pay You
In South Carolina, most court-appointed lawyers who represent indigent clients in criminal and civil cases won't get paid by the…
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Female Partners in DC Firms Take More Part-Time Hours Than Men
An interesting story at the DC Examiner, about the results of a study from the National Association for Law Placement: Female…
Butts, Maher Join Obama in Washington
President-elect Barack Obama is attracting even more Washington lawyers to his incoming administration. Cassandra Butts, who met Obama at Harvard…
State Police Persist in Ignoring Judges’ Orders — Guess Which State?
In Illinois (and it had to be Illinois), persons with records for non-violent misdemeanors and low-level drug & prostitution felonies can…
Union Defends Jobs of Deputy District Attorneys
The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees is attempting to block a Polk County, Oregon District Attorney from sacking…
A Top-Ranked Law School with Free Tuition. No, Really.
A new law school is opening at the University of California Irvine next fall. And it's waiving tuition for three…
Idiot Judge Jails Woman for Wearing Muslim Head Covering in Court
A legal adviser for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is demanding that a Georgia judge apologize for jailing a woman who…
California Judges to Lose Perks; Some May Leave State
The California Supreme Court has voted unanimously not to review Sturgeon v. County of Los Angeles, which means judges in the nation's…
Heller Ehrman Buried in Lawsuits; May Be Forced Into Bankruptcy
A San Francisco landlord for Heller Ehrman won a court ruling earlier this month, that means bankruptcy is now likely…
Marc Dreier: World’s Most Amazing Lawyer/Liar
Bloomberg has a story about the sheer chutzpah that disgraced lawyer Marc Dreier used to scam investors and charities out…
Obama Aides Lawyer Up for Blago Probe
Top aides to President-elect Barack Obama are lawyering up, in anticipation of questioning in the probe of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich's…
Paralegal Impersonated Attorney in Family Court
A lawyer who sent his paralegal to a court hearing where she advocated for a client should be censured, a…