Two partners and an associate of a small California law firm were sentenced to federal prison terms Friday for helping immigrants win asylum in the United States based on false…
When David Yelin sought to hire a lateral associate at Duane Morris’ Chicago office earlier this year, he knew to expect a flood of resumés from lawyers desperate for work.…
A former president of the Virginia Bar Association came out the loser when he sued a former client for additional attorney fees and the client fought back, using expert testimony…
Editor’s Note: We asked solo practitioners to write an essay or record a video telling us how they innovate. Specifically, they were asked to answer this question: “What innovation will be most valuable to you in your future practice as a solo practitioner?”
As many as 17,500 associate and staff attorney jobs could be lost or shifted as a result of staffing changes driven by pressures for lower costs, a law firm consultant…
Acquitted less than a year ago in a federal drug and money-laundering case, after being accused of accepting drug money for legal fees, a Georgia lawyer has been arrested again.…
In a dramatic departure from South Florida plaintiffs firm Lytal Reiter Clark Fountain & Williams, six partners, headed by 25-year firm veteran Mark Clark, exited with only…
A federal judge is apparently disappointed with the makeup of the legal team of two securities law firms serving as co-lead counsel in a pending class action.
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