Allen Eaton, 34, and his 26-year-old wife, Laura, were already under investigation in a potential misdemeanor shoplifting case in San Diego County when they approached the Dr. Phil television show…
A high-school dropout with two children who went on to get her general educational development certificate, graduate from college and earn a juris doctor degree so that she could represent…
A new poll on constitutional attitudes finds that Americans are more supportive of the rule of law, even at the expense of public safety, and are increasingly wary of presidential…
In a question-and-answer session at a book signing session last night, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia offered a few thoughts on making an effective legal presentation.
Remember Gordon Gekko? Famous for his philosophy that greed is good, the once-mighty corporate raider played by Michael Douglas in the 1987 movie Wall Street has been released from prison…
Two partners from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius who managed to win an acquittal on retrial for their death row client racked up another success this month in a related ruling…
The sudden death of movie director John Hughes last week at age 59 has put Washington, D.C., attorney Edward McNally—who grew up on the same Northbrook, Ill., street as the…
TV has always loved lawyers. From Perry Mason to Leland McKenzie, Jack McCoy to Patty Hewes, lawyers have been among the most durable and popular characters on the small screen.
When people have asked about the ways my career as an actor became associated with Lincoln—theater, TV, documentaries, readings and such—I’d say, “If you’re going to get stuck in a…
Playing a hard-driven, unscrupulous defense attorney-turned-prosecutor in Shark was a real eye-opener for me as an actor and, more importantly, as a citizen. Not only were many members of our…
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