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As Summer Classes Plummet By 80% at Some BigLaw Firms, Clients Balk at Paying for Law Student Work

As summer associate classes shrink at a number of major New York law firms this year, law students lucky enough to have made the cut have an enhanced opportunity for a quality work experience. Given the reduced ratio of summer associates, there is more opportunity for interaction with partners and…

Jun 7, 2010 11:51 PM CDT

Psychiatrist Had Duty to Warn Patient’s Spouse of Herpes Risk from Doctor-Patient Affair

A psychiatrist allegedly infected with the herpes simplex virus had a duty to warn his patient’s spouse before allegedly having unprotected sex with the patient, a New York judge has ruled. Upholding the husband’s right to bring a negligence suit for the alleged breach of duty by the psychiatrist, Westchester…

Jun 7, 2010 7:59 PM CDT

New Law Firm Formed with 15 Lawyers from LeClairRyan

Fifteen lawyers form LeClairRyan are striking out on their own. The group is forming the law firm Murphy & McGonigle to advise financial services clients facing securities litigation, the Washington Post reports. One of the new co-founders, Thomas McGonigle, told the Post that he and five other lawyers in the…

Jun 7, 2010 11:59 AM CDT

Lawyer Got 25 Years for Brokering Hit on Client’s Husband But ‘Black Widow’ Gets Only 12 Years Today

Attorney Manuel Martinez was sentenced to 25 years to life after being convicted of arranging for a client’s wealthy husband to be murdered during a bitter divorce trial in 1990. But the victim’s wife, so-called “Black Widow” Barbara Kogan, got only a 12-year term today. In a best-case scenario, the…

Jun 4, 2010 7:58 PM CDT

2 Lawyers Convicted in Federal Tax Fraud Conspiracy Case

A Chicago lawyer was convicted of conspiracy to commit tax fraud and tax evasion this week by a federal jury in New York. The case against attorney John Ohle III concerned tax shelters the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office said he sold to clients of Bank One, both during and after…

Jun 4, 2010 5:12 PM CDT

Investors Buy Madoff Recovery Claims with Hope to Score Big

ASM Capital hopes its gamble to purchase the claims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi schemes at a discount will pay off in spades. The New York-based financial consultancy has offered individual victims, charities and foundations an immediate 20 percent payout in exchange for the full claim. Or, claimants could accept a…

Jun 4, 2010 11:06 AM CDT

Another Scam Targets Lawyers: Pay My Cab Fare and I’ll Return Your Package

Amid reports that law firms are being targeted in high-dollar international “settlement” check frauds comes news that at least one enterprising criminal right here in the United States is successfully scamming attorneys in a far less ambitious con. A man who has often identified himself as “Jimmy” has contacted at…

Jun 3, 2010 9:07 PM CDT

New York ‘Nanny Bill’ Seeks to Protect Domestic Workers

The New York State Senate passed a bill this week that could affect the lives of more than 200,000 domestic workers—many of whom have long gone without the basic workplace guarantees that many employees take for granted. If signed, the bill, which now resides in the hands of Gov. David…

Jun 3, 2010 12:50 PM CDT

Curvy Banker Says She Was Fired for Being ‘Too Distracting’ in Business Suit and Heels

In a new chapter of the ongoing, much-debated saga about appropriate attire for female professionals, a former business banking officer at a Citibank branch in New York City contends she was criticized and eventually fired because male co-workers found her curvaceous figure “too distracting” in a standard business suit and…

Jun 3, 2010 12:06 AM CDT

6-Month Suspension for Lawyer, 76, Who Was Taped by Client

A 76-year-old New York personal injury lawyer has been suspended for six months after allegedly making unwelcome sexual advances and seeking oral sex from a client. Allen Isaac also allegedly boasted to the client that he could influence appellate judges and used objectionable language to describe one jurist. Plus, he…

Jun 2, 2010 10:17 PM CDT

Ex-Employee Gets Time for Stealing Nearly $557K from 2 Law Firms, Must Repay $46K

Tearful and apologetic, Paulette Reed was sentenced today to one to three years in prison for stealing a total of $556,756 from two upstate New York law firms and taken from court directly to jail in handcuffs. She must pay restitution of $46,000, in monthly installments of $400, after she…

Jun 2, 2010 5:38 PM CDT

After Less Than a Week, Morgenthau Steps Down as Special Master in Race Bias Suit

Less than a week after being appointed to oversee New York City’s efforts to increase the number of minority firefighters, Robert Morgenthau is stepping down. He’ll be replaced as special master by former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White, now a partner of Debevoise & Plimpton. The New York Times reports…

Jun 2, 2010 2:55 PM CDT

Hearing Granted for 13-Year-Old Suspended for Wearing Rosary to School

A 13-year-old boy suspended from his New York school for wearing rosary beads can return to school after a federal judge ordered a hearing to determine whether the student’s civil rights were violated. Oneida Middle School officials were ordered to reinstate the boy on Tuesday after the American Center for…

Jun 2, 2010 2:14 PM CDT

Ex-Kirkland Partner Buys 4,500 Patents, Forms New Firm to Sue Infringers

A former patent litigation partner of Kirkland & Ellis has purchased 4,500 patents and is establishing a new law firm that will sue to enforce both his own patents and those of other clients. John Desmarais, 46, is opening his new firm, Desmarais, today in New York City, Bloomberg reports.…

Jun 1, 2010 1:20 PM CDT

The Boss

Robert Morris Morgenthau takes a seat at his desk, sipping coffee from the vacuum-insulated, stainless steel cup he carried in when he arrived moments earlier. After 35 years as district attorney for New York County (meaning Manhattan) he recently chose not to seek re-election. Morgenthau is now situated handsomely as…

Jun 1, 2010 9:50 AM CDT

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As Summer Classes Plummet By 80% at Some BigLaw Firms, Clients Balk at Paying for Law Student Work

Psychiatrist Had Duty to Warn Patient’s Spouse of Herpes Risk from Doctor-Patient Affair

New Law Firm Formed with 15 Lawyers from LeClairRyan

Lawyer Got 25 Years for Brokering Hit on Client’s Husband But ‘Black Widow’ Gets Only 12 Years Today

2 Lawyers Convicted in Federal Tax Fraud Conspiracy Case

Investors Buy Madoff Recovery Claims with Hope to Score Big

Another Scam Targets Lawyers: Pay My Cab Fare and I’ll Return Your Package

New York ‘Nanny Bill’ Seeks to Protect Domestic Workers

Curvy Banker Says She Was Fired for Being ‘Too Distracting’ in Business Suit and Heels

6-Month Suspension for Lawyer, 76, Who Was Taped by Client

Ex-Employee Gets Time for Stealing Nearly $557K from 2 Law Firms, Must Repay $46K

After Less Than a Week, Morgenthau Steps Down as Special Master in Race Bias Suit

Hearing Granted for 13-Year-Old Suspended for Wearing Rosary to School

Ex-Kirkland Partner Buys 4,500 Patents, Forms New Firm to Sue Infringers

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