The Internet has been flooded lately with reports of individuals capitalizing on the anonymity of social media to torment others. There is no greater example than that of Zelda Williams, daughter of Robin Williams. Within days of her father’s death, faceless trolls took to Twitter and sent her messages blaming her for the death of […]
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Rick Perry is under some pressure right now, so who best to turn to when lawyering-up but a tough-ass like Tony Buzbee, one of the hardest, toughest Texas lawyers around. Here’s what his own website says: There are thousands of nameless, faceless attorneys who fill the top floors of many of the office buildings in
Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Shareholders With Losses on Their Investment in The Bancorp, Inc. of Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadline — TBBK NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pomerantz LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against The Bancorp, Inc. (“The Bancorp” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:TBBK) and certain of its officers. The
It’s become one of the most vocal and visible social issues of recent times: marriage equality. Now LGBT lawyers are waiting to file with the US Supreme Court asking the top court to hear their case. But the question now is: which case will the Justices hear? Technically, the lawyers were responding to Supreme Court
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The ever-shifting sands of the law profession show lawyers and the way they practice continue to change, often radically. New research undertaken by law recruiters Robert Half took a look at the current changes in their “Future Law Office” program and found mounting client service pressure, a rise in general counsel importance, talent wars and
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The use of backoffice services by law firms has been a developing trend for some years, but now Baker & McKenzie are creating up to 250 jobs in Belfast, welcome news for the struggling city, in a move that will create a “global services centre” (Read: lower cost support services). The move by the global
A Ponzi scheme run out of a Florida law firm has claimed another defendant with the sentencing of former CFO Irene Shannon to five years’ prison for aiding and abetting the scheme that has seen attorney Scott Rothstein (pictured) already serving a 50 year stretch for his role in the $1.2 billion scam. Irene Shannon,
“The Rule of Law”. It has a ring to it, doesn’t it? It’s the foundation of so much we hold so dear. And yet, more than ever, the Rule of Law appears to be somewhat illusory in America, as if it is something that only the privileged and rich can enjoy. Can this be so?
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