An Illinois lawyer has been criminally charged for allegedly allowing a client being questioned at a Chicago police station in a high-profile murder case to use her personal cellphone to…
Criminally charged last week in the alleged poisoning of live oak trees near Auburn University that play an iconic role in the school’s football rivalry with the University of Alabama,…
For years, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act has helped protect those on active duty, allowing them to, among other things, terminate leases and capping the interest rate creditors can charge…
A former partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges began to explore volunteer opportunities after working on a complicated case, eventually landing him a new role as general counsel for a…
Many Mississippi lawyers are apparently unhappy with a proposal that would require them to donate 20 hours a year representing the poor or to contribute $500 to the state bar…
Many underemployed law grads from the classes of 2009 and 2010 are beefing up their resumés with volunteer work, and that’s a boon for New York’s court system.
Corporate law departments’ interest in pro bono has surged as they grow eager to establish their own legal volunteer legacies, and they’re looking to their outside counsel to become active…
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