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Legal Ethics

Lawyer to Plead Guilty to Losing $2M Due Clients on Bad Stock Trades

U.S. Supeme Court

Will Sotomayor’s ‘Effervescence’ Change the Supreme Court?

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Stevens Says He Plans to Continue Working as Long as He Enjoys It

Judiciary

Suit Claims California Federal Judge Missed Yacht Payments

Solos/Small Firms

BigLaw Refugees Confess to Money, Branding Worries at Newly Formed Firms

Associates

Matching Program for Med Students Is Good Model for Legal Hiring, Prof Says

Disability Law

Judge Tosses Blind Lawyer’s Suit Claiming Prostitute Overcharged His Credit Card

U.S. Supreme Court

Retirement of Justice Stevens Would Allow Release of Potter Stewart Papers

Layoffs

Cooley Godward Lays Off 58 Staffers

Law Practice Management

Never Mind About 2010, Katten Tells 6 Deferred Law Grads, Can You Start Now?

Criminal Justice

County Officials Could Be Jailed If Convicted of Sunshine Law Violation

Law Practice Management

Wildman Rescinds Offers to 10 of 14 Incoming Associates

Verdicts & Settlements

Teen Wins $150K Over Amazon’s Kindle Clawback of Orwell E-Book

Real Estate & Property Law

Tempted By Foreclosure Crisis, Some Lawyers Overcharge & Underwork

Legal Ethics

Civil Rights Lawyer is Disbarred, Plans US Supreme Court Appeal

Corporate Law

Office Life in the Fast Lane Leads to Litigation, Company Bans

Law Practice Management

Firm Calls Meeting to Remove Partner, But Doesn’t Get Enough Votes

24 Hours

Phone It In: Tell Us What’s Broken About the Practice of Law

Legal Ethics

Would-Be Lawyer with Pattern of ‘Offensive Behavior’ Denied License

Law Firms

McKool Smith Raids Andrews Kurth to Open New Office, Add Bankruptcy Practice

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