114 ABA Journal Rhode Island articles.
A former drug dealer who used his prison time productively, getting a high-school equivalency diploma and reading prodigiously so he was ready to enroll in college after his release, has…
Jun 16, 2011 9:44 PM CDT
Updated: Senate Republicans have failed in an attempt to filibuster the judicial nomination of John “Jack” McConnell Jr., a trial lawyer opposed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
McConnell was…
May 4, 2011 6:51 PM CDT
In a highly unusual move, the chief federal district judge in Rhode Island has sent some two dozen cases to colleagues in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She and another judge…
Mar 7, 2011 6:40 PM CST
Hackers used the e-mail account of retired Chief Justice Frank Williams of the Rhode Island Supreme Court to make a plea for money.
The e-mail claiming to be from Williams…
Feb 4, 2011 3:55 PM CST
A federal appeals court has reinstated a jury verdict against Microsoft Corp. in favor of anti-piracy software maker Uniloc USA Inc.
However, a $388 million jury award to Uniloc in…
Jan 4, 2011 7:00 PM CST
Real estate lawyer and former state lawmaker Christopher Maselli is current on mortgage payments for some $1.7 million in financing for four homes he started purchasing during the real estate…
Nov 12, 2010 12:59 AM CST
Apparently irked by a lawsuit challenging practices in Rhode Island’s truancy court on constitutional grounds, judges named as defendants sought to revoke the pro hac vice status of out-of-state lawyers…
Aug 3, 2010 7:08 PM CDT
A Rhode Island lawmaker who has a private practice as a real estate attorney has been federally indicted on seven counts of bank fraud concerning $1.5 million in personal loans…
Jun 18, 2010 11:31 PM CDT
In a ruling that is sure to disappoint competing firms that sought to block a national attorney known for his blockbuster advertising budget from establishing a local foothold, the Rhode…
Jan 22, 2010 12:54 AM CST
Forced to abandon his farm due to a mortgage foreclosure action, a Rhode Island farmer says he was assured by Wells Fargo Bank that his animals would be cared for.
…Dec 9, 2009 6:23 PM CST
Critics say that attorney James Sokolove is more about advertising than law practice. And at least one or two justices on the Rhode Island Supreme Court seemingly may agree.
As…
Oct 15, 2009 6:08 PM CDT
Louis Butler’s judging days may not be over.
The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice has lost two elections. The first time, he lost an election battle with Justice Diane Sykes,…
Oct 7, 2009 3:34 PM CDT
A partner at McGuireWoods who is a lecturer at the University of Virginia law school is one of four lawyers nominated for U.S. attorney positions.
Timothy Heaphy is a Richmond…
Aug 4, 2009 6:03 PM CDT
Announcing new accusations today against the so-called Craiglist suspect involving a third claimed assault victim, the Rhode Island state attorney general also fired a verbal salvo at the website accused…
May 5, 2009 12:21 AM CDT
A Rhode Island trial lawyer nominated for a federal judgeship merits more scrutiny, an editorial asserts.
Jack McConnell of Motley Rice was recommended by Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse,…
Apr 24, 2009 6:09 PM CDT
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