Lawyer Ethics

Vetting Laterals

A rundown of recent cases that made headlines and some expert advice on how to avoid problems. “The decision to […]

Violence Against Attorneys

Lawyers in criminal and family law are the most likely to encounter a problem, and typically it will be someone […]

“Just Lazy,” Attorney Forges Judge Signatures More Than 100 Times

A South Florida lawyer who admitted signing judges’ names to settlement approval documents in more than 100 cases has been […]

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Idaho Noncompete Law Puts Onus On Employees

Most states have been making it easier for people to switch jobs, but Idaho’s recently passed legislation goes full tilt […]

WA State Bar President Resigns, Is Charged With Criminal Theft

Spokane attorney Robin Haynes resigned as president of the Washington State Bar Association on Sunday, and the next day a […]

Law Student Saves BigLaw Partner From Attack, Gets Summer Associate Gig

John Rowley III, a partner at Baker McKenzie, cannot remember being attacked at a Washington D.C. metro station in May, […]

Feds May Block Pacer To Protect Snitches

In the last three years, nearly 700 witnesses and informants have been threatened, wounded, or killed, leading the federal judiciary […]

Was Al Capone Legal Document Swiped From File?

A 90-year old legal document signed by Al Capone is about to hit the auction block, but that comes as […]

Fugitive Lawyer’s Clients Targeted In Scam

First, his clients watched Kentucky lawyer Eric Conn flee the country to avoid sentencing in a fraud scheme. Then they […]

Judge Rakoff On The Allure Of The Death Penalty

“When my older brother Jan David Rakoff was murdered in 1985, bolts of anger and outrage not infrequently penetrated the […]

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