Jurors have met for 12 days to debate the political corruption charges against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. During that time, they’ve reached agreement on just two out of 24…
In the 11th day of deliberation over the guilt or innocence of the impeached former governor of Illinois in a political corruption case, a federal jury in Chicago, it appears,…
As Illinois struggles to pay its bills, counties there will only receive 40 percent of state monies allotted for state’s attorneys, public defenders, and assessors. The state funds come from…
A former partner of Kaye Scholer has been indicted for bankruptcy fraud for not disclosing his involvement with a major creditor before he left the law firm in 2005.
An Illinois hearing board has recommended short suspensions for two former BigLaw associates for their conduct during a long day of partying in Wisconsin that ended with a sexual encounter…
The law firm Brown Rudnick is unlikely to face serious sanctions for botching an attempt to keep confidential information out of a complaint filed on behalf of some creditors in…
A suburban Chicago judge pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless driving and apologized today, after an alleged hit-and-run encounter with a parked vehicle on June 29, reports the Aug 3, 2010 11:40 PM CDT
Back when his income of over $100,000 a year seemed like chicken feed, attorney Michael Sweig decided to leave his law firm and hang out his own shingle. The result…
Putting an end to speculation about why a chief federal district judge was suddenly removed from an ongoing criminal trial in Chicago, the federal appeals court that axed him earlier…
A graduate of the University of Chicago Law School who was being paid over $200,000 a year as an associate at DLA Piper in 2009 is facing a legal ethics…
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