On Board

Transparency puts new scrutiny on directors

Nov 1, 2010 8:40 AM CDT

It Feels Good to Share

Lawyers go online to tell their stories about surviving breast cancer

Nov 1, 2010 8:35 AM CDT

‘Totally Fooled’ by Now-Convicted Rothstein, Law Partner Tries to Explain What He Did for $450K Pay

“Totally fooled” by his then-law partner, Scott Rothstein, who is now serving a 50-year sentence for running a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, a Florida lawyer tried to explain in a…

Oct 28, 2010 7:59 PM CDT

‘Spectacular Fall’ for Name Partner Adorno, Now Facing Suspension for Class Action Settlement Role

The Florida Bar had sought a six-month suspension, and then a state-court judge serving as a referee had recommended only a reprimand.

But the Florida Supreme Court unanimously agreed that…

Oct 28, 2010 6:27 PM CDT

Law Schools Grow as Jobs Shrink, Producing Irate Unemployed Lawyers

Law schools awarded more than 43,000 J.D.s last year, an increase of 11.5 percent since 2000, even as the legal job market was contracting.

Law schools are producing more lawyers…

Oct 28, 2010 3:08 PM CDT

Social Cliques Survive at ‘Bigshot & Snooty’—and Maybe at Your Law Firm

The social cliques you hated in law school still persist, and may be at your law firm.

Being attractive and physically fit is a plus at law firms, just as…

Oct 28, 2010 1:33 PM CDT

Few Disabled Lawyers Practice in BigLaw, Says President of Blind Lawyers Group

Disabled lawyers usually opt for government jobs or solo work, according to a Denver lawyer who is president of the National Association of Blind Lawyers.

NABL president Scott LaBarre tells…

Oct 28, 2010 10:30 AM CDT

Down 63 Partners Since Last Winter, Howrey Struggles to Boost PPP Back Toward $1M Mark

Down 63 partners since last winter—about one in five—Howrey is struggling to boost profits per partner back toward the $1 million mark after record highs in 2008, reports the Oct 27, 2010 9:17 PM CDT

Foreclosure Defense Boot Camp Offers Advice and Scotch to Lawyers Who Pass Security Check

A bankruptcy lawyer’s remote 160-acre farm in North Carolina is, to some, ground zero in the battle against foreclosures.

O. Max Gardner III, 65, gives four-day, $7,775 seminars to consumer…

Oct 27, 2010 6:04 PM CDT

Justice Ginsburg Says Nine Women on Supreme Court Would Be Enough

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has a vision for a U.S. Supreme Court where women hold sway.

Ginsburg and retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor appeared at a women’s conference in California,…

Oct 27, 2010 4:12 PM CDT

Contract Lawyer Says He Quit His Job to Watch the Rangers in World Series Bid

Updated: A Rangers fan says he quit his contract lawyer job in Los Angeles to watch his team attempt to win the World Series.

Boris Briskin grew up in Plano,…

Oct 27, 2010 3:33 PM CDT

Judge Accused of Wrong-Way Driving on Interstate, Faces 2nd Drunken-Driving Case

A magistrate judge in South Dakota has been charged with second-offense drunken driving after he was arrested in Minnehaha County after police say he was driving the wrong way on…

Oct 26, 2010 11:27 PM CDT

Gov’t Lawyer Charged with Hate Crimes re Claimed Anonymous Calls to Neighbors

Updated: A lawyer who has worked as an associate attorney for New York state government since 1993 and reportedly may have previously worked for a police department has been criminally…

Oct 26, 2010 7:06 PM CDT

UK Law Firm Requires Critical Thinking Test for Job Seekers

Job seekers at the U.K. law firm Simmons & Simmons won’t get a second interview unless they pass a round of written tests, including a critical thinking assessment.

The tests…

Oct 26, 2010 3:20 PM CDT

Meet Gloria Allred, an Attorney Some Love to Hate

An attorney some love to hate, Gloria Allred sees herself as a voice for the powerless—albeit, very often these days, in high-profile cases.

She so angered a California legislator, by…

Oct 26, 2010 12:04 AM CDT