When you try to picture the new rooftop deck at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s Atlanta office, think Boston. More specifically, Boston Legal, the hit ABC drama featuring William Shatner…
After months of talks, New York-based Kilpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis voted today to merge with one of the largest firms in Dallas, Hughes &…
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A class action lawsuit by former clients of Houston personal injury lawyer George Fleming and his law firm alleges the lawyers overcharged for expenses in a $29 million fen-phen settlement.
A legal secretary who warned a major Maine law firm that the senior partner for whom she worked was apparently mishandling funds now plans to file a whistle-blower suit, contending…
Although law firms today routinely offer part-time schedules to attorneys of both sexes, part-time law practice remains an unusual career choice and a largely female enclave.
A “surprising” addition to the securities class-action bar is Duane Morris, a firm known more for its strong insurance practice than plaintiffs litigation, American Lawyer reports.
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