Following a precipitous drop in oil and gas prices, Steptoe & Johnson has laid off energy lawyers and staff in its Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia offices.
A controversial former lawyer is suing the Kentucky Bar Association and legal ethics officials for refusing to recognize his retirement, which has the effect of keeping his 60-day suspension in…
A lawyer who pleaded guilty to failing to pay child support has been disbarred after he failed to respond to a bar complaint claiming the crime reflected adversely on his…
A Kentucky state senator facing drunken-driving charges is using a little-noticed section of the state’s constitution to try to avoid prosecution, according to Lex18.com.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether states can prohibit same-sex marriage without violating the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians.
A Louisville, Kentucky, lawyer who lost part of his hand because of a defective shotgun decided to use the $6.4 million settlement to help low-income children get a good education.
News of a planned mass lateral move of three-quarters of Bingham McCutchen’s partners to Morgan Lewis & Bockius has quickly been followed by news of layoffs at Bingham’s global services…
Federally convicted in 2009, a former bookkeeper for a Catlettsburg, Kentucky, law firm, served time for stealing $93,477 from her ex-employer, Pruitt & Thorner.
For the first time, a federal appeals court has refused to recognize a constitution-based right of same-sex couples to marry, creating a circuit split and setting the issue up for…
A Louisville, Kentucky, reality TV show that features real-life courtroom footage of defendants accused of failing to pay child support is popular with viewers, but critics are hoping for a…
Once a famed personal injury lawyer, “master of disaster” Stan Chesley lost his Kentucky law license last year and was ordered last month to help pay, along with other disbarred…
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Kentucky Circuit Court Judge David Tapp: “We need increased focus on better and better data.” Photo by Hollis Bennett.
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