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Dear Son: I Stole From Firm Clients

When attorney Christopher Hoyt began reading the letter from his father earlier this month, it was clear he wasn’t going to be having a good day. “I have embezzled funds from my clients,” his father, Clinton, Conn., attorney Jonathan Hoyt, wrote in the July 7 missive. It includes advice on…

Jul 30, 2007 11:06 PM CDT

Condemnation Thriving in N.J., N.Y.

Forty states have passed laws to curb eminent domain powers since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2005 that cities may seize land for private economic development. But strong protection bills have failed to pass in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, the New York Times reports. “New Jersey…

Jul 30, 2007 4:52 PM CDT

Arrested Attorney Gambled Away $800 K

A run of good luck has apparently ended for a graduate of Yale Law School who has been a member of the Connecticut bar for more than 40 years and reportedly until now has had an unblemished record as a trusts and estates attorney. Richard C. Hannan Jr. was arrested…

Jul 23, 2007 10:37 PM CDT

New Haven First: Illegal Immigrant IDs

Taking an alternative approach to a deluge of illegal immigrants that has prompted some municipalities to crack down, a large college town in Connecticut is instituting a controversial first-in-the-nation program to offer them identification cards. Starting tomorrow, illegal immigrants in New Haven can get city-issued ID cards that will let…

Jul 23, 2007 7:03 PM CDT

Warhol Painting Dispute Decided

The rightful owner of “Red Elvis” is Peter Brant, a man who paid $2.9 million for the Andy Warhol painting without realizing it was stolen, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled. Brant made a reasonable effort to make sure the Swedish art dealer who sold him the silk screen had…

Jun 26, 2007 5:10 PM CDT

Ethical but Unemployed

Attorneys May Put Their Jobs at Risk by Reporting Other Lawyers’ Misconduct

Mar 21, 2006 9:13 AM CST

Taking Control

The Eminent Domain Controversy Finds a Battlefront in the Development of a Cincinnati Suburb

Dec 29, 2005 11:32 AM CST

Artful Approaches

Business Leaders Turn to Creative Types to Learn New Problem Solving Strategies

May 28, 2005 2:16 PM CDT

Whatever It Takes

New London Redevelopment Battle Leads Trio of Cases on Takings Clause

Feb 25, 2005 1:14 PM CST

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