Colorado’s Boulder County District Attorney’s Office has terminated six prosecutors, including well-known attorneys Colette Cribari and Bryan Quiram. Deputy district attorneys Lisa Hunt, Phil Davis, Jessica Lasky and Chris Leh have also been shown the door. No official reason has bee given for any of the terminations. New DA Stanley L. Garnett, who started in January, let [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 6, 2009
The Lanier Law Firm is expanding in Houston, adding six new attorneys in the firm’s Asbestos Litigation Group, and an additional 14,000 square feet of office space. Respected asbestos litigators M. Clay Fostel, formerly of Houston’s Heard Robins Cloud Black & Lubel, and William H. Barfield, previously with Houston’s Smith & Hassler, are joining Lanier. Also joining: [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 16, 2009
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley is not entitled to qualified immunity from a retaliation claim filed by a deputy DA who spoke publicly about problems tied to an investigation of a failed $200 million school construction project. David Eng served on a task force [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 27, 2008
The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees is attempting to block a Polk County, Oregon District Attorney from sacking five deputy district attorneys. District Attorney-elect Stan Butterfield notified the office’s five deputy district attorneys that he would be interviewing and hiring new attorneys once taking office. In a letter to the current staff, Butterfield wrote: “This letter [...]
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