Jurors still weighing the evidence against two lawyers accused of defrauding their clients out of $65 million in a fen-phen settlement aren’t making any headway. But the defense is hoping…
A federal appeals court has upheld a sanction against Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton for trying to dissuade a witness from testifying in a deposition.
This year’s Ross Essay Contest—asking ABA members to address the topic “Why do you believe the legal profession is the greatest profession in the world?”—brought in so many good entries…
A federal appeals court has reinstated a Securities and Exchange Commission case against a lawyer accused of trading in stock based on information he learned while sitting on a corporate…
A New York state judge says he won’t fight a reprimand for speaking to litigants in a tone of voice deemed to be sarcastic, angry and scolding. He was also…
A crime report detailing accusations against the general counsel of the Oklahoma Bar Association alleges he groped a woman in a Remington Park suite and bit her breast, the Jul 1, 2008 11:03 AM CDT
Attorney Maureen Duggan wasn’t happy with her boss at a state agency in Connecticut. But she was afraid that openly complaining about him could put her job at risk.
A complaint by a Miami lawyer to the Florida bar has prompted an investigation of a New York judge for possible violation of a registration rule in the Sunshine State.
South Carolina lawyer Joel Bieber, who runs television ads asking viewers to “leave it to Bieber,” is suing to block an ethics inquiry into a promise he made in a…
A senior lawyer at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and his wife have been arrested by federal agents in California for allegedly taking a $20,000 bribe and other payments from…
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