Legal recruiters in Chicago who have been hearing from Kirkland attorneys looking for work say the big-name firm is planning layoffs in its Chicago headquarters.
Uh-oh. A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald accidentally e-mailed to journalists yesterday a copy of a federal criminal complaint that also included a one-page list identifying almost 20 confidential…
Setting the stage for a historic trial, a special Illinois legislative panel investigating Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich has recommended, in a 69-page draft report (PDF), that he…
So-called open meeting laws requiring governmental bodies to deliberate in public about official business, instead of behind closed doors, are common throughout the U.S. And so are violations, perhaps because…
A municipality in suburban Chicago violated the First Amendment rights of residents when it imposed greater restrictions on those who wanted to criticize the city in public protests, a federal…
Illinois lawmakers considering impeachment for Gov. Rod Blagojevich have agreed to a request by federal prosecutors to limit the scope of their probe so as not to interfere with the…
After Matthew Farmer complained in 2005 that a fellow partner at Holland & Knight’s Chicago office had allegedly added hours to a client’s bill for work in a litigation matter…
Fresh from a recent victory in his representation of R. Kelly in a child pornography case, “courtroom bulldog” Ed Genson explained yesterday why he is…
An attorney representing the embattled governor of Illinois came out swinging today at a bipartisan legislative committee hearing on possible impeachment, calling the process “unfair and quite frankly illegal.”
Members of a newly formed impeachment committee of the Illinois House are working with federal prosecutors to address concerns that their proceedings against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich could harm the…
Catherine Skol had already had four other children. But delivering the fifth was the most painful experience she has ever had, she contends–and she’s hired a high-profile Illinois personal injury…
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