Corrections

Daily News Corrections

Nonlawyer Ownership Interests in Law Firms Remains an Unsettled Issue for Ethics 20/20 Commission

Updated Feb. 7 to correct Sidley Austin’s name.

Lawyer Who Failed Courthouse Breath Test When She Arrived for Client Hearing Now Faces Criminal Case

Updated Jan. 27 to correct the spelling of Monterey County.

Law Firms Are Doing Away with Billable Hour for Lobbyist Lawyers

Corrected on Dec. 15 to state that all but one law firm and three lobby shops in the D.C. market tracked billable time.

Embattled Texas Lawyer Files Slander Suit Against Suspended Family Court Judge

Updated Dec. 13 to correct the age of the judge’s daughter at the time of the video to 16.

BigLaw Attorney Makes His Mark in Viral Metal Band Video Panned as Worst of 2011

Updated at 10:38 a.m. to state that Delchin is the only employee of Squire Sanders to be in the music video.

Attorney Whose Law Firm Paid for Lavish Home Bath Remodel Gets Time in $466K Forgery Case

Updated Dec. 2 to correctly state that Gustafson owes $1.3 million to his law partners.

Bloomberg: Secret $7.77T in Fed Loans, Limits and Guarantees Saved Banks, Helped Industry Earn $13B

Updated at 11:46 a.m. to correct the amount of money in the Troubled Asset Relief Program to $700 billion.

Longest Serving U.S. Prosecutor Dies at 89, a Year After His Retirement

Updated at 1:24 p.m. to correct the name of the country Keeney negotiated a treaty with to Switzerland.

More Women Than Men Make Partner at Wachtell; King & Spalding; Cleary Gottlieb

Updated Nov. 17 to reflect a correction in the underlying coverage and note that more women than men made partner at King & Spalding.

Police Probe Suspicious Package Left at Historic Courthouse, Learn Box Has Bovine Contents

Updated at 10:13 a.m. to correct a reference to a bomb-sniffing dog.

Daily News Clarifications

After NJ Justice Refuses to Rule in Some Divided Cases, Senate Urges His Resignation

Updated on Feb. 22 to clarify that Anne Patterson is Gov. Christie’s new nominee.

Wis. Disciplinary Group Reopens Probe of Embattled DA Now Accused by Multiple Women

Updated on Sept. 28 to remove implication that the Office of Lawyer Regulation is a part of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

Magazine Corrections

Journalism & Justice: Did Innocence Project Student Reporters Get Too Close to Lawyers?

Corrected on Dec. 29 to identify Alec Klein as a tenured professor at Northwestern University. The ABA Journal regrets the error.

Daunting Dubai: Security Officials Nearly Force Cancellation of IBA Annual Meeting

In “Daunting Dubai,” January, page 9, Mark Ellis should have been identified as executive director of the International Bar Association. The ABA Journal regrets the error.

The 5th Annual ABA Journal Blawg 100

In our December cover feature “The Blawg 100,” the URL for the law blog Litigation Postscript should have included the prefix “www.” The correct URL is www.litigationps.com.

The ABA Journal regrets the error.

Quick Cuts: Save Time with a Few Strokes at the Keyboard

In "Quick Cuts," August, the incorrect keystroke shortcut was given to open the Windows Task Manager and shut down problematic programs. The correct shortcut is Control-Alt-Delete.

The ABA Journal regrets the error.

Seeking The ‘New Perfect’: Survey of Female Lawyers Highlights Their Struggles and Skill

In print and early Web versions, the photo accompanying “Seeking the ‘New Perfect',” July, should be credited to John Bragg.

The ABA Journal regrets the error.

As Other States Watch, Florida’s Redistricting Fracas May Set the Lines for the Future

Due to an editing error, the photo caption on the opening spread of the print edition of “Adjustable Seating,” June, page 40, states that Scott Fortune created video documentation of Florida’s 3rd Congressional District after the 2010 Democratic primary. He did so in June 2010, two months before the primary.

Site Lets Startups, Lawyers Interact

Due to an editing error, the April story “Asked and Answered” attributed incorrect information to attorney Richard Granat. Granat’s statement that fee-splitting is an ethical prohibition in most jurisdictions was combined with a later paragraph, which he did not say, asserting fee-splitting is legal in California. California is one of the few states that allow sharing of fees between attorneys and a state-qualified, for-profit legal referral service. However, except under specific circumstances between lawyers, fee-splitting is unethical there, as in other states.

The ABA Journal regrets the error.

As Bulging Client Data Heads for the Cloud, Law Firms Ready for a Storm

In print versions of “The Trouble with Terabytes,” several words were dropped from a quotation from e-discovery general counsel Matthew Knouff. The full quotation should have read: “A service provider cannot be held liable for disclosing information pursuant to a legitimate government order, and a civil suit cannot be brought against the U.S. government for anything less than willful disclosure violations.”

In print and early Web versions of "The Trouble with Terabytes," Jamie Kinsler identified herself as a principal at EDRM Consultants in Seattle. Kinsler failed to disclose that she had not registered her company with the Washington secretary of state, and she has since abandoned plans to do so. Kinsler is an independent consultant, not a principal of a firm. Due to an editing error, the article identifies her as a lawyer. Kinsler has a law degree, but has not claimed to be a lawyer or to practice law.


The ABA Journal regrets the errors.

An Inescapable Conflict

Due to a production error, the first article in the print version of the Civil War feature, “An Inescapable Conflict,” April, is truncated. The complete essay and author biography appear at ABAJournal.com and as a PDF for free download here. In the same feature, the article, “Secession: How the South Nearly Won,” is missing the first character of the headline.

The ABA Journal regrets the errors.

Secession: How the South Nearly Won

Print and initial online versions of the Civil War feature, "Secession: How the South Nearly Won," April, stated that Parliament outlawed the slave trade in the British Empire in 1833. Actually, the slave trade was abolished in 1807. Parliament abolished slavery itself throughout the empire in 1833.

The ABA Journal regrets the error.

Magazine Clarifications

Insult to Injury: Texas Workers’ Comp System Denies, Delays Medical Help

The print and initial Web versions of “Insult to Injury,” September, should have noted that the legislation to ensure first responders get expedited consideration in the workers’ compensation system was defeated in committee, but the key elements of it were later passed after being tacked on to other legislation.

Changing Times: Fee Agreements May Be Modified, But Only for Good Reasons

In the August edition, the ethics article “Changing Times,” page 26, refers readers to ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 10-003, one that has not yet been officially approved by the Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. A link to the opinion cannot be made available until the committee has completed the voting process. A link will be provided as soon as possible. The ABA Journal regrets any confusion caused by the delay in posting the link.

Half Off: Nevada Lawyer Bets on Discount Model

The art that accompanied “Half Off,” July, page 28, was not intended to be a likeness of Adam Stokes or his law firm. The Journal regrets any confusion that the illustration may have created.

Web Attacks Can Diminish Your Good Name, But Something Can Be Done

Print and early Web versions of the April feature story “Staking Your Reputation,” implies that the Dispute Finder browser add-on, which could alert users to disputed online information, is still available. The Intel project ended in July when developer Rob Ennals left Intel and was later removed for the Web.

Law School? Bag It, Bloggers Say

In print and early online versions of “Law School? Bag It, Bloggers Say” both quotes in the first paragraph of the story actually came from the same blog, The Jobless Juris Doctor; and both quotes in the last two paragraphs of the story came from the same blog, Third Tier Reality.

December 14, 1964: Civil Rights Act Upheld

Due to a production error, an early, unedited draft of this article was inadvertently published in the December magazine and the initial online article. This updated version was posted Jan. 5, 2011.

Where the Action Is

“Where the Action Is,” November, was unclear about the role of the Legal Services Corp. regarding funding for indigent defense programs in criminal cases. The article should have stated: Congress increased funding for the Legal Services Corp., which channels funding to local offices that provide civil legal services to poor people. Congress also increased funding for indigent defense programs.

All Business

“Law Firm Websites That Work,” April, should have identified Neil J. Squillante as publisher of TechnoLawyer. TechnoLawyer Blog is only one of TechnoLawyer’s 10 publications.

Transfers Bolster Elite Schools

In “Transfers Bolster Elite Schools,” December, Northwestern University School of Law said it extends conditional second-year acceptance to 150 of the 5,000 applicants turned down for first-year admission. A representative for the law school now says it extends only 15 to 25 such conditional acceptances each year.