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Law Firms

Stanford Receiver Seeks Greenberg Traurig Records on Setup of ‘Money Pipeline’

Legal Technology

Law Librarians ‘Delighted’ About Online Changes to Federal Register

Layoffs

Legal Sector Lost 2,000 Jobs Last Month, 58 Jobs Last Week

Corporate Law

Trustee Sues Madoff Kin for $199M, Says ‘Family Piggy Bank’ Broke Fiduciary Duty

Sentencing/Post-Conviction

Gambler Embezzles $88K, Wins $96K Grand Prize in 2nd-Chance Drawing

Court Security

‘Lawyer’ Who Fled Court Is Recaptured; Now Real Attorneys Must Show ID

White-Collar Crime

Lawyer Pleads in Appraisal Bribe Scheme; Prosecutors Seek $3.2M Restitution

Legal Ethics

Then-Lawyer Let Jr. Gotti Look at Rivals’ Client Files, Witness Testifies

Family Law

After Split & ‘Kate Plus 8’ Show Rename, Jon Now Finds TV Unhealthy for His Kids

Celebrities

David Letterman’s Lawyer Wore Wire to Get Evidence re Alleged Extortion Attempt

Law Firms

Insurers Lose Bid to Rescind Milberg Liability Coverage

Civil Procedure

UK’s High Court OKs Serving Injunction on Anonymous Blogger Via Twitter

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

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