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Police Trace Alabama Lawyer’s Burning SUV, Find Him Dead of Multiple Gunshots at Home

Police in Tarrant, Ala., began looking for a Talladega County civil defense and worker’s compensation lawyer yesterday after finding his white 2009 GMC Yukon afire. Last night, authorities discovered Blake Lazenby, 54, dead of multiple gunshot wounds in his home in Sylacauga, according to the Birmingham News. He is survived…

Jul 28, 2011 11:04 PM CDT

Ex-Partner Sues Irell & Manella, Says She Was Forced to Leave for Complaining re Partner’s Conduct

An attorney who had been with Irell & Manella for 17 years and formerly headed its entertainment transactions group has filed a discrimination suit against the law firm. Among the allegations made by Juliette Youngblood in her Los Angeles Superior Court suit are that she was discriminated against for taking…

Jul 25, 2011 11:52 PM CDT

Dinsmore & Shohl Opens DC Office

A venerable Cincinnati-based law firm has planted its flag in Washington, D.C., bringing in the partners of the Santarelli Berman boutique to run the new Dinsmore & Shohl office. The office, which will also be staffed with four Dinsmore lawyers is the 11th for the 450-attorney firm, according to Business…

Jul 22, 2011 10:37 AM CDT

Law Firms Compete in Legal Food Frenzy to Donate the Most to Food Pantries

Working several years ago at a law firm with a presence in Virginia, attorney Mary Binns-Davis saw firsthand how intensely the lawyers there felt about a two-week statewide competition among legal partnerships to gather the most donations for food pantries. Initiated in 2006, the charitable drive donates a million pounds…

Jul 22, 2011 10:10 AM CDT

Most Lawyers at Denver’s Jacobs Chase Are Joining Husch Blackwell

Although they’re not calling it a merger, that’s what it effectively is. Almost all of the lawyers at Denver-based Jacobs Chase, including the two name partners, are joining 600-attorney Husch Blackwell, the Am Law Daily reports. Four of the firm’s 28 lawyers opted for various reasons to pursue other opportunities,…

Jul 14, 2011 11:44 PM CDT

Law Firm’s iPhone App Helps Employers Calculate Unfair Dismissal Costs

A Scottish law firm is providing its human resources clients with an iPhone app to help answer questions about employment law. The HR Advisor app calculates unfair dismissal costs, provides answers to questions about topics such as maternity and paternity leave and links to helpful government websites, reports the BBC…

Jul 12, 2011 5:49 PM CDT

Lateral Associate Working at Clausen Miller Wasn’t a Licensed Attorney, Law Firm Concludes

A lateral associate at Clausen Miller who reportedly worked at two law firms for nearly a decade apparently may never have been licensed to practice. In fact, it’s not even clear that Mark Pastuszak graduated from law school, the Daily Business Review reported. Pastuszak worked as an insurance coverage associate…

Jul 11, 2011 11:40 PM CDT

Big Nashville Firm Sees 10 Percent of Partners Leave for Other Jobs Over 18-Month Period

As the economy strengthens, partners at the biggest law firm in Nashville, Tenn., have been taking the opportunity to leap to other jobs. A total of 10 have left over the past 18 months or so, amounting to about 10 percent of the partner roster at Waller Lansden Dortch &…

Jul 11, 2011 5:08 PM CDT

11-Attorney Group Joins Winstead from Beirne Maynard & Parsons

An 11-attorney group is making the move in Houston from Beirne Maynard & Parsons to Winstead. Headed by partners Hilary Borow, Jay Brown and Steve Wedemeyer, the group focuses on commercial litigation. They are among 39 lateral attorneys hired by the Texas-based firm so far this year—and will not be…

Jul 11, 2011 4:32 PM CDT

Influenced by US Lawyers, UK Attorneys Relax Dress Rules, Experiment with Skinny Ties, Bright Socks

Influenced by United States law firm casual dress trends, British attorneys are starting to loosen up on their traditional suit-and-tie-at-all-times attire. But they are far from adopting the attorney “beachwear” accepted at Los Angeles-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, where a founding partner recently told the careerist that the firm…

Jul 8, 2011 2:18 PM CDT

Litigators Provide iPads to 20 Clients, to Help Them Stay Connected to Cases

Corporate clients generally have access to smart phones and other cutting-edge technology. But working class individuals often don’t. So two litigators at an Arizona law firm have provided iPads to 20 clients in their biggest cases. The devices act as hotlines, helping clients of partner Marc Lamber and associate James…

Jul 8, 2011 10:13 AM CDT

Holme Roberts Expands in Calif., Plans to Close Gap Between Last Year’s $380K PPP and $450K RPL

With a new managing partner at the helm and advice from a well-known legal consultant, Denver-based Holme Roberts & Owen expects to reverse a downsizing trend that saw the firm’s attorney roster decrease from 192 lawyers at the outset of the year to about 165 now, reports the Am Law…

Jul 7, 2011 11:50 PM CDT

Growing LeClairRyan Acquires 14-Lawyer Euro-Focused NY Boutique

A growing Atlantic and Northeast regional law firm is expanding the attorney roster at its New York office by more than 50 percent with the acquisition of a 14-lawyer boutique there. Based in Richmond, Va., LeClairRyan will have about 350 lawyers on its roster and 40 in its New York…

Jul 7, 2011 9:17 PM CDT

Edwards Angell Talking with Wildman Harrold About Possible Merger

A Chicago law firm and Boston-based Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge have confirmed that they are discussing a possible merger. If Edwards Angell and Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon tie the knot, that will add another 150 or so lawyers to the Edwards firm’s approximately 500-attorney roster, reports Crain’s Chicago…

Jul 6, 2011 7:57 PM CDT

Russian Lawyer Was Beaten by 8 Jail Guards Before He Died, Report Says

A jailed Russian lawyer who had accused government officials of corruption was chained to a cot and beaten by eight guards immediately before he died in 2009, according to a report to the country’s president by an advisory human rights council. When an ambulance crew that had been called in…

Jul 5, 2011 10:29 PM CDT