Former Ellen DeGeneres Honoree Arrested for Smuggling Contraband into Jail
Summary: A lawyer who once appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show to receive money for her work helping others is…
Lawyers
Magic Circle Firms Advise in Asda and Sainsbury’s Merger
Summary: As the second- and third-largest UK food retailers prepare to merge, they each have their teams of BigLaw firms…
Lawyer Who Allegedly Impersonated Judge May Have Committed Suicide
Summary: Rhonda Crawford allegedly committed suicide last week. On Thursday, Calumet City police responded to a call that a woman…
Iowa Attorney Forced Female Client to Grab His Scrotum
Summary: Bettendorf attorney Stephen Warren Newport was charged with third-degree sexual abuse after making a female client touch him and…
Am Law 100 Data Show Overall Financial Increases in 2017
Summary: The new data on Am Law 100 firms looks promising overall for the state of the legal market financially.…
Atlanta Attorney Tex McIver Found Guilty of Murder
Summary: A jury found prominent Atlanta attorney Tex McIver guilty of murdering his wife in a staged accident, coming with…
Texas Lawyer Jason Van Dyke Sues for $100 Million over Lost Job Offer
Summary: A Texas lawyer with a questionable past lost his job offer with a district attorney’s office when someone made…
Top Lawyers Are Leaving for Firms Emphasizing Performance over Seniority
Summary: Cravath has been losing its top talent to rival law firms due to their limiting management style, limiting the…
Settlement Details with Two Former Dewey Execs Released by SEC
Summary: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released some details of the settlement with two former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives.…
Attorney “DWI Jesse” Held Up on His Own DWI Charge
Summary: A San Antonio attorney known for handling DWI cases will need to get his own DWI charge taken care…
“Boys Don’t Cry” Lawyer Lights Himself on Fire
Summary: A gay rights attorney lit himself on fire in New York City this weekend. The lead attorney in the…
New York Lawyers’ Fund $10.6 Million in Payouts Mostly Due to Handful of Lawyers
Summary: The majority of the losses from the New York Lawyers’ Fund is because of the misconduct of just a…