A pigeon lover who feeds the birds daily in his Queens backyard decided to fight a public health inspector’s finding that he was creating a nuisance. And he’s had some…
Updated: Pioneering securities class-action lawyer Melvyn Weiss has agreed to pay $10 million in fines and penalties and to serve up to 33 months in prison to resolve charges that…
An unusual libel case filed by a New York lawyer over a fictional portrayal in a television show of an attorney he says is recognizable as himself has surmounted its…
A judge in New York state has refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by three skinny-dipping young women who claim observers on shore hid their clothes and then “pummeled” one…
Pace Law School has announced it is creating a Public Interest Law Center to help meet a growing national demand for lawyers who focus on public interest legal work.
Updated: As the day progressed, it appeared that embattled New York Governor Eliot Spitzer might not resign from office as quickly as some have predicted, despite allegations that he may…
Updated: A former top aide to embattled New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, back in the day when he was state attorney general, now reportedly has a new job as Spitzer’s…
Updated: Eliot Spitzer, the embattled New York governor and former hard-charging state attorney general, likely will resign in the wake of claims that he hired a high-class prostitute in Washington,…
Updated: The investigation that led to this week’s shocking revelations about New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the respected former state attorney general who reportedly linked up with a high-priced prostitute,…
Updated: New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer made a statement today acknowledging that he had violated his obligations to his family without saying specifically whether he was associated with an alleged…
An ongoing probe by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo into the way school districts pay their lawyers has now expanded to request information from all of the more than…
Updated: A 71-year-old retired lawyer in New York had a part-time school district job during his final few years of practice that many attorneys might find appealing.
A former client has sued McGuireWoods for malpractice over claimed illegal trading of the client’s stock by a law firm partner acting as issuer’s counsel. He allegedly made more than…
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