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CyberAttacks – Ransomware Suspected at Several Major News Organizations and Hackers Threaten to Release 9/11 Insurance and Litigation Files

Briefings, Briefings, Featured / January 5, 2019

How You Can Fight Back Against Ransomware

Robinson + Cole – Late last week, several major news organizations were hit with a ransomware attack believed to involve Ryuk ransomware that affected several Tribune newspapers around the country and two newspapers formerly owned by Tribune. Ransomware cyber-attacks typically attempt to disable systems and infrastructure and block access until ransom is paid as opposed […]

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Survey Shows Americans Believe Legal Fees Are Extremely Expensive and Look for Alternatives

Featured, Law Firms, Press Releases / December 11, 2018

Over Two-Thirds of Americans (69%) Say They Would Use Online Legal Services to Save MoneyPORTLAND, OR (December 10, 2018) – Results from a new survey conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of Your Lawyers Online show there is nearly universal agreement among Americans that legal fees today are extremely expensive, with over 9 in 10 (91

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‘Where Are The Characters?’ – Bob Jones Remembers a More Cavalier & Joyful Age in the Law

Featured, Lawyers, New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases / November 28, 2018

Bob Jones* “As your Honour knows, when one enters a brothel…”“I know no such thing Mr Stacey,” the outraged Judge barked.That was a typical Roy Stacey courtroom incident which I confess I’ve “borrowed” for a novella I’ve written, along with three others for publication next year. With nigh on six decades of court experience, one

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“You’re an inveterate con man. You’re a crook,” Judge Tells Sham Oil & Gas Co Chairman

Featured, Press Releases / November 20, 2018

Raheem J. Brennerman Operated Wide-Ranging Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Tens of Millions of Dollars in Bank Financing Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RAHEEM J. BRENNERMAN, a/k/a “Jefferson R. Brennerman,” a/k/a “Ayodeji Soetan,” was sentenced yesterday in Manhattan federal court to 12 years in prison

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Immigration Attorney Guilty of Scamming Asylum Scheme

Featured, Lawyers, Press Releases / November 20, 2018

Andreea Dumitru Knowingly Made False Statements and Representations On More Than 100 Asylum Applications Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANDREEA DUMITRU, a/k/a “Andreea Dumitru Parcalaboiu,” an immigration attorney based in Queens, New York, was found guilty today in Manhattan federal court of asylum fraud, making false

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The Oldest Law Student & Why This 87 Year Old Wants A Legal Career

Featured, Law schools, LawStars / November 13, 2018

At 87, this retired police colonel is about to embark on a new career, training as a lawyer But at 87, Ibarra Mariano is not yet done ticking off his checklist in life as he pursues his dream.On Sunday afternoon, Mariano was among the first to come out of University of Santo Tomas after finishing the second

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Former Manafort Son-in-Law Taken into Custody Regarding Scams

Featured, Press Releases / November 8, 2018

Man Accused of Being Serial Fraudster Taken into Federal Custody for Allegedly Bilking People while Free on Bond in Prior Case LOS ANGELES – A West Hollywood man was taken into federal custody today in relation to new fraud charges that alleged he participated in a series of scams while free on bond and after pleaded guilty

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“All Talk” Talk Show Host Convicted Of Fraud Over Metallica, Streisand & Other Ticketing Offers

Featured, Press Releases / November 7, 2018

Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the conviction of CRAIG CARTON for securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit those offenses. CARTON’s co-defendant, Michael Wright, pled guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron in September 2018 for his participation in the scheme. CARTON is scheduled to

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Why Big Name Investors Like Mark Cuban & Kobe Bryant Are Investing in Legal Tech

Featured, Headlining, Law Firm Technology, Law Firms / November 2, 2018

Neil Watson* While lawyers are notoriously risk-averse, a number of legal entrepreneurs and non-lawyer entrepreneurs like Mark Cuban are changing the face of the law.Cuban announced this week that he would make an undisclosed investment in an ‘access to justice’ company called Paladin, partnering with legal giant Dentons, the world’s largest law firm by head

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White Supremacists Indicted After Political Rally Attacks

Featured, Press Releases / November 1, 2018

A member of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan participates in a demonstration

LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury this afternoon returned a two-count indictment that charges four Southern California men linked to a white supremacy extremist group with planning and engaging in riots at political rallies across California.The four defendants – all of whom are in federal custody, currently being held without bond – are charged with

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