Former Chief Judge Joins Skadden
Former New York State chief judge Judith S. Kaye has joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as of counsel.…
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Attorney Cannot Be Prosecuted Over Bad Advice
A lawyer facing criminal charges for advising 10 nurses they could quit their jobs at a Long Island, NY nursing…
Prosecutor: No Fat Jurors
A federal appeals court is examining a prosecutor's odd explanation for striking the only black person from a jury on…
Appellate Court Upholds Denial of “Incompetent” Lawyer’s 6-figure Fee
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that former lawyer Steven F. Goldman should be denied almost $400,000 in…
Lakin Law Firm Renamed In Wake of Drug Scandal
The Lakin Law Firm has been renamed LakinChapman LLC, and former Appellate Court Judge Charles Chapman will join Brad Lakin…
Anti-virus Firm Doesn’t Want to Pay WilmerHale for “Luxury Hotel Rooms, Limousines and Bar Tabs”
In more overbilling news, Wilmer Pickering Hale & Dorr has lost a bid to toss out a fraud claim in…
Pedophile Lawyer Suspended for 3 Years
An associate who was fired from Kirkland & Ellis in 2004, after admitting he attempted to arrange a meeting "to…
Boutique to Cut Client Billing Rates in 2009
Austin, Texas-based appellate boutique Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend is reducing its billing rates in current hourly-fee cases by 10%…
Crazy “Pants” Judge Loses Appeal
The DC Court of Appeals has rejected former judge Roy L. Pearson Jr.'s request for a new trial regarding his…