Midsize Firm

4 lawyers exit McCarter & English for Holland & Knight

Three partners and a special counsel have exited McCarter & English for the Boston office of Holland & Knight. Brian Leary, Diane McDermott and Jeffrey Stoler will all be partners at Holland & Knight; Richard Holtz, who had been at the 400-attorney northeast regional firm only about one year, will…

Feb 6, 2013 5:45 PM CST

Bar probes 3 lawyers accused of setting up opposing counsel for mid-trial DUI arrest

The Florida Bar is investigating three lawyers accused of playing a role in the mid-trial drunken-driving arrest of their opposing counsel in a hard-fought radio shock jock defamation case. C. Philip Campbell faces a driving-under-the-influence charge after he was arrested Jan. 23 at the wheel of a paralegal’s car as…

Feb 5, 2013 9:08 PM CST

Dead suspect in shooting of mediation opponents was litigious, had anger issues, lawyer says

Updated: A man who authorities say committed suicide after shooting a corporate attorney and his client after a law firm mediation session Wednesday in Phoenix was reportedly litigious and had anger-management issues. Before shooting attorney Mark P. Hummels, 43, and client Steven Singer, 48, who both died, Arthur Douglas Harmon,…

Jan 31, 2013 8:06 PM CST

Ex-associate admits scheme to divert $453K in law firm funds, takes federal wire fraud plea

An ex-associate of a Louisiana law firm pleaded guilty to a wire fraud count Wednesday in federal court in Baton Rouge and admitted a scheme to get $453,123 of Crawford Lewis funds for his own use. James M. “Tres” Bernhard III, 36, settled last summer a civil lawsuit brought against…

Jan 31, 2013 4:49 PM CST

Fatal shooting after mediation leaves lawyer and client dead

Updated: A prominent Arizona attorney and his client were killed in a shooting after a Wednesday morning mediation session at another law firm in Phoenix. The suspected shooter, their pro se opponent in litigation over a $20,000 office furniture dispute, was also present at the mediation session at DeConcini McDonald…

Jan 31, 2013 2:29 PM CST

Was mid-trial DUI a set-up by lawyer’s opposing counsel in DJ defamation case?

Updated: A paralegal repeatedly took the Fifth on Friday during a Florida court hearing on claims by an attorney that he had been set up by his opposing counsel for a driving-under-the-influence arrest in the midst of a high-profile Tampa trial. Attorney Charles Philip Campbell Jr., was arrested for drunken…

Jan 28, 2013 6:04 PM CST

Attorneys who quit law firm jobs during 2009 downturn find success as small corporate boutique

During the fall of 2009, as the legal economy was headed into a tailspin, two attorneys at the Wilmington, Del., office of Pennsylvania-based Riley Riper Hollin & Colagreco did something counterintuitive. Jack Harris and Buddy Berger left the security of their Riley Riper jobs and formed their own small law…

Jan 15, 2013 3:40 PM CST

Foley Hoag Represented Boston Municipal Jurist for Free in Judicial Independence Case

Updated: Last year, a Boston municipal judge fended off an ethics complaint spearheaded by the Suffolk County district attorney’s office, which complained that he was biased in favor of criminal defendants, with the help of one of the city’s most prominent law firms. Now the Boston Globe (sub. req.). is…

Jan 8, 2013 7:34 PM CST

Schiff Hardin Doubles Energy Practice with Acquisition of 10-Lawyer DC Boutique

Schiff Hardin has announced that it has acquired a 10-lawyer energy boutique based in Washington, D.C., nearly doubling the size of the firm’s practice group. Bruder Gentile & Marcoux comes to Schiff Hardin with 10 attorneys; the 385-lawyer Chicago-headquartered firm already had 11 in its energy practice group, Reuters reports.…

Jan 7, 2013 11:31 PM CST

Growing Novak Druce IP ‘Super-Boutique’ Opens Boston Office With Lawyers From 7-Attorney Firm

Updated: An intellectual property “super-boutique” based in Houston has opened a new office in Boston with seven lawyers from a smaller counterpart there. Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg, which is the product of a merger in November and has nearly 120 attorneys, announced the Dec. 31 addition of the…

Jan 4, 2013 6:10 PM CST

Dorsey & Whitney Faces Malpractice Suit Over Dual Representation in Small Real Estate Matter

A well-known Minneapolis-based international law firm is facing a malpractice suit over a former associate’s representation of both parties in the purchase of an ownership share in a Wisconsin bed-and-breakfast. The purchasers, who are represented by Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, have sued Dorsey & Whitney, contending that they weren’t…

Jan 4, 2013 5:23 PM CST

Beirne Maynard & Parsons Acquires Lemle & Kelleher, Expects ‘Significant’ Further Growth

One of the oldest law firms in Louisiana has been acquired by Beirne Maynard & Parsons, a Houston-based law firm that focuses on civil litigation. Beirne Maynard & Parsons announced the merger with Lemle & Kelleher in a Jan. 1 press release in which it also said that continued growth…

Jan 3, 2013 6:15 PM CST

Detroit’s Dickinson Wright Merges with 60-Lawyer Arizona-Based Mariscal Weeks

A midsize Detroit-based law firm has merged with Arizona’s Mariscal Weeks McIntyre & Friedlander. With the addition of the 60 new lawyers, Dicksinson Wright now has 350 to 400 attorneys on its roster, according to Crain’s Detroit Business and MLive.com. The merger was announced in a Wednesday press release.

Jan 2, 2013 10:12 PM CST

Lawyer Sues Huff Post, Says He Wasn’t Author and Disagrees with Article Published Under His Name

Updated: A partner in a Panama law firm has sued the Huffington Post in federal court in Washington, D.C., contending that he wasn’t the author of a blog post published under his name (and featuring his photo) and disagrees with the views it expresses. Juan Carlos Noriega also says he…

Dec 17, 2012 9:59 PM CST

‘Tis the Season for Lawyerly E-Cards; Manatt’s Puts Edgy New Twist on Traditional Holiday Tune

In what’s bound to be a growing trend, some law firms are sending out holiday messages by email in lieu of wishing clients and friends traditional season’s greetings on heavy embossed cardstock. Among this year’s offerings is an edgy animated e-card from Manatt Phelps & Phillips, sung to the tune…

Dec 12, 2012 7:45 PM CST