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Paul, Weiss Adds Two Patent Litigators

Paul, Weiss Adds Two Patent Litigators

It was announced by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP that Nicholas Groombridge and David J. Ball, Jr., two renowned patent litigators, have joined the firm’s Litigation Department. The…

Lawyer Loses Law License After Child Porn Guilty Plea

Lawyer Loses Law License After Child Porn Guilty Plea

A lawyer by profession, Joshua Jesse Robert Gessler, had been found guilty of having sex with minor and in possession of child pornography. He was former employee of Arnold &…

Domestic Partnership Registry Upheld by Wisconsin Judge

Domestic Partnership Registry Upheld by Wisconsin Judge

Wisconsin’s Domestic Partnership Registry does not infringe on the constitutional ban on gay marriage, a Wisconsin judge has ruled. Wisconsin Family Action, and advocacy website, had challenged the Domestic Partnership…

124 Year Old Arkansas Law Firm Warner, Smith & Harris Closing Down

124 Year Old Arkansas Law Firm Warner, Smith & Harris Closing Down

The prestigious Arkansas law firm of Warner, Smith & Harris is closing on July 31 after 124 years of practice. the closure is as a result of the number of…

Wal-Mart Decision Gives Big Companies Extra Protection

Wal-Mart Decision Gives Big Companies Extra Protection

Wal-Mart employees have lost their battle against Wal-Mart in a suit filed by thousands of women that Wal-Mart discriminated against them. They stated in the lawsuit that Wal-Mart denied them…

Conservatorship Wanted by Nicholas Cage’s Ex for their Son

Conservatorship Wanted by Nicholas Cage’s Ex for their Son

The personal life battle between the king of “kick ass” Nicolas Cage and his ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton is getting heated up, with the latter demanding the conservatorship of their son,…

Chambers USA Ranks 14 Ogletree Deakins Attorneys in Atlanta

Chambers USA Ranks 14 Ogletree Deakins Attorneys in Atlanta

In the link below, find the names of the 14 lawyers from the Ogletree Deakins law offices in Atlanta, Georgia who made the Chambers USA rankings; they are some of…

First LLI Volunteer Award to be Given to Thompson Hine

First LLI Volunteer Award to be Given to Thompson Hine

Thompson Hine has been providing dedicated client service since its inception as a business law firm in the year 1911 and has been ranked in the top law firms. This…

Law School Ranking Methodology likely to change

Law School Ranking Methodology likely to change

The ABA’s law school accrediting division has agreed to collect and supply information on job placement from law schools. The ABA has just conditionally approved changes to it’s law school…

Some Law Schools are Starting to Reduce the Sizes of Their First Year Classes

Some Law Schools are Starting to Reduce the Sizes of Their First Year Classes

The American Bar Association is accepting too many attorneys; there are too many lawyers for the positions available, depressing the market. To combat this, some law schools are reducing the…