Lead Counsel Corner

Updated legal news and discussion pertaining to law.

Author: Lindsey O'Neill is the director of legal content and business development at LawInfo.com. In addition to her role at LawInfo, she is an attorney in private practice based in La Jolla, Calif., and general counsel for design firm Naturally Modern.

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Recent Posts from Lead Counsel Corner

Who is Responsible When a Person is Injured?
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Accidents happen. Sometimes an accident could have been prevented – and was caused by the carelessness of another. When an accident is caused by someone else’s negligence, then the negligent party (the…
The Fair Sentencing Act of 2009… Equalizing Punishment for Crack and Powder Cocaine Offenses
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. New legislation has been introduced to Congress to equalize the sentencing for crack and cocaine drug offenses. Currently, there is a 100-1 sentencing disparitybetween convictions for offenses involing “crack” or “powder…
Arrest Statistics by Crime
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Even if you don’t watch the television program “COPS,” you might wonder the most common reasons people get arrested. Well, you’re in luck because the FBI reports on just that topic! …
Medical Marijuana Update… Fewer Arrests in the Future
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Is medical marijuana legal now? Well, not exactly. While the legality of marijuana use is still a bit tricky – illegal under federal law, but legal in certain states – the…
Nationwide Lawyers? A look at the Multijurisdictional Practice of Law
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. In these modern times, both individuals and businesses often need legal services in several states…. and many times clients want their same lawyer to handle all those matters. Makes sense to…
Extortion and Blackmail
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. There have been some very high profile cases of extortion in the news lately: The Robert Halderman / David Letterman case and John Travolata’s son’s death, to name two recent and terrible cases.…
Blackmail: Letterman’s Lesson
by: KATIE MARASCO, ESQ. David Letterman recently turned the tables on the man allegedly blackmailing him by tricking the blackmailer into revealing his identity. Letterman also proceeded to discuss the turn of events on his…
Attorneys Must Disclose to Clients
by: KATIE MARASCO, ESQ Allegedly, indicted billionaire R. Allen Stanford offered his wife a $200 million divorce settlement last year, which the wife’s lawyer never informed her of. Now the wife of R. Allen Stanford…
Denied a Loan Modification?
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Several million mortgages are currently in default or expected to become past due in the coming months. Some of those homeowners who are past due have lost everything in foreclosure, some…
Hacker Indicted in Largest Credit/Debit Card Data Breach in U.S. History
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. According to the latest press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, suspects have been charged with data breach crimes in the largest alleged credit and debit card data breach ever in the…