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9th Circuit Calls for Accounting of Judge’s Handling of $33.8M Trust
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Describing a controversial federal judges accounting for a $33.8 million trust as "curious," the 9th Circuit today called for another judge to provide an accounting of how the money was handled. The decision concerns disputed assets of the late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos which were entrusted to Real, who is ...15 hours ago -
Law Firms Review Compliance Measures After Attorney Arrests in Insider Cases
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Recent charges by federal authorities that three current or former BigLaw attorneys illegally made securities trades--two of them allegedly using inside information gleaned from the law firms that employed them--have sparked renewed vigilance at many legal partnerships. Law firms are reviewing the security measures ...18 hours ago -
Ga. Supremes Intervene After Judge Jails Asst. DA, Reports ‘Ruckus’ With Her Boss
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The Georgia Supreme Court quickly intervened yesterday after a Fulton County judge sent an assistant district attorney to jail and then threatened her boss with contempt for a “ruckus” that began in a courtroom hallway. The Supreme Court stayed the contempt order against the assistant district attorney, Linda ...1 day ago -
The Situation of Lawyers’ Complicity
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Cassandra Burke Robertson recently posted her intriguing article, “ Judgment, Identity, and Independence ” ( Connecticut Law Review , 2009) on SSRN . Here’s the abstract. * * * Whenever a new corporate or governmental scandal erupts, onlookers ask “Where were the lawyers?” Why would attorneys not have ...1 day ago -
Law Firm Informant Points Finger at Lawyer for Other Lawyers in Pension Cases
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A lawyer representing other lawyers in an ongoing probe of New York pensions being paid to attorneys who alleged did government legal work as private practitioners while being reported as state employees may himself have a dubious claim to his more than $120,000-a-year pension. Citing claims by an unidentified ...1 day ago -
FBI: Rothstein Scheme Could Top $1B; Filing: Firm Spent $1.4M in Escrow Funds
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In an apparent death blow for Rothstein Rosenfeld Adlers reported plan to reconfigure its law practice without co-founding partner and accused Ponzi scheme operator Scott Rothstein, a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition filed by several investors claims that the law firm improperly transferred $1.4 million of client funds ...1 day ago -
Indicted Pa. Jurists Now a Case for Reduced Judicial Immunity
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Since 1872, the U.S. Supreme Court has held the line on judicial immunity, essentially ruling that jurists should be protected from civil litigation over their decisions on the bench no matter how wrong they might be. But a pair of former Pennsylvania judges facing federal corruption charges in the so-called ...1 day ago -
DA: Judge’s ‘Deep-Seated Bias’ Requires Recusal in 74 Domestic Violence Cases
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Repeated "frivolous" comments by a Texas judge during domestic violence hearings "trivialize" the seriousness of the cases and demonstrate a "deep-seated bias" that requires the recusal of criminal Court-at-Law Judge Reagan Helm in 74 pending cases, the Harris County District Attorneys Office argues in filings ...2 days ago -
Ex-Prosecutor Tied to More Crimes Targeting Witnesses, Indictment Says
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Already in solitary confinement awaiting trial on federal charges that he conspired to murder a witness in a drug case and about to make a renewed argument for bail, a high-profile New Jersey defense lawyer for rap stars and gang members who formerly worked as a state and federal prosecutor has been indicted on 39 new ...3 days ago -
Roeder Reportedly Admits Killing Abortion Doc, May Plan ‘Necessity’ Defense
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Defendant Scott Roeder has reportedly admitted to several news organizations that he killed Dr. George Tiller as the physician was serving as an usher in his Wichita, Kan., church in May, slaying the slaying was justified because Tiller performed abortions. The Associated Press initially broke the story, which was ...3 days ago -
Prosecution: Innocence Project Student Paid Witness for Exonerating Statement
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A hard-fought court battle over evidence allegedly exonerating convicted murderer Anthony McKinney just got more contentious, as Illinois prosecutors who have been seeking video footage, notes and even grades of students involved in the Northwestern University Innocence Project case contended in a filing today that a ...3 days ago -
Rothstein in Upbeat Mood, Says He’s Smoking Cigars with His Lawyer
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The Florida lawyer under investigation for an alleged Ponzi scheme says he’s doing just fine, but the lawyer representing him begs to differ. Lawyer Scott Rothstein spoke to the Miami Herald while holed up in an undisclosed location with his lawyer, Marc Nurik. “I am sitting here smoking cigars with Marc, ...5 days ago -
Rothstein Firm Is Running on Fumes, Newspaper Says
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Despite an effort by partner and president Stuart Rosenfeldt to create a new law firm out of the apparent ashes of Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, the well-known Fort Lauderdale, Fla., law firm is running on fumes. After stunning revelations of alleged misconduct by a top partner, the departure of some other lawyers, a ...1 week ago -
Did Top Texas Judge’s Testimony Open Door to Wrongful Death Suit?
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Contending that a top Texas appellate judge misled a federal appeals court that dismissed a wrongful death claim by the wife and daughter of a executed inmate, a civil rights group has asked a federal judge to reopen the case . It concerns a controversial refusal by Texas Court of Appeals Judge Sharon Keller to keep ...1 week ago -
Mass. Appeals Court Lawyer Reportedly Offered to Write Term Paper for $300
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An undercover journalist researching the “shadowy underworld” of ghostwritten term papers says a senior staff attorney with the Massachusetts Appeals Court offered to write a term paper on physician-assisted suicide for $300. The lawyer, Damian Bonazzolli, was one of 62 people who offered a price quote to the ...1 week ago -
Troutman Sanders: Confident Its Accused Real Estate Chief Will Return to Work
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The Troutman Sanders law firm has released a statement expressing confidence that a kickbacks case involving the chair of its real estate practice will be successfully resolved. Troutman Sanders partner Leonard Grunstein is accused of helping a client who bought a nursing home company obtain $50 million in kickbacks ...1 week ago -
Revised N.J. Ethics Rule Allows Lawyers to Tout Super Lawyers Designation
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The New Jersey Supreme Court has changed the ethics rules to allow lawyers to tout their designation as among the "Super Lawyers" and "Best Lawyers in America." The rule change, enacted Wednesday, carries some restrictions, the New Jersey Law Journal reports. Any ad that mentions such a designation must include the ...1 week ago -
Lawyers: Don’t Trade on Inside Information!
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In my corporations classes, I urge my students planning a career in corporate and securities law to resist the ubiquitous opportunities and occasional temptations to trade on the basis of material non-public information. I offer in terrorum encouragement by emphasizing that all trades are tracked and that ...1 week ago -
Police Pose as Clients, Charge Disbarred Lawyer in Office Sting
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After what reportedly could be as much as a decade or more of alleged unauthorized practice in Nevada on the part of disbarred attorney Charles Radosevich, authorities have apparently mounted a full-scale campaign against him. Two Las Vegas police detectives went to the Radosevichs office posing as potential clients ...1 week ago -
Iconic N.Y. Lawyer Settles Pension Probe; ‘Worked’ Over 1,200 Days in a Year
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A Long Island, N.Y., private practitioner whose claims in government legal bills to have worked more than 1,200 days in a single year led to a massive probe of state pensions being paid to attorneys has agreed to give up his own benefits. Lawrence Reich, 69, will no longer receive the $62,000 annual pension or ...1 week ago
