Begging for sex is one thing (we guess), but begging for it 78 times in one hour is just a tad excessive, but this lawyer has already copped $100,000 fine an eight month suspension, which has been reduced to two month by an appeals court. Why, you might wonder? First, he claimed Asperger’s disorder as […]
London women lawyers are up in arms, or at least taking their will to succeed to a new level with the creation of Women in Law London (WILL), a group designed to redress the gender balance in top law firms in the City. The number of women entering the law continues to grow with more
Rebecca Dircks is an Associate in the Litigation Department of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP in Chicago. She focuses her practice on toxic tort, product liability, complex, and commercial litigation. Rebecca has experience researching and drafting memoranda, motions, pleadings, and discovery, taking and defending depositions, and arguing dispositive and pre-trial motions. Prior to joining
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A Calgary lawyer involved in a Ponzi scheme that attracted around $37 million from investors has drawn a nine year jail term. The long-running criminal case finished on Wednesday with the stiffest prison sentence handed to any of the three principals behind the scam. The Calgary Herald reports that Judge Allan Fradsham handed former
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What does it take to be outstanding in the law and to make your mark in the profession? Any number of factors, possibly, but in the case of Joshua Matz, there are some clear indications of someone who is able beyond his meagre years. Joshua Matz teamed up with Harvard law professor CHristopher Michel
LONDON, October 7, 2014 The Global Law Summit (“GLS”), the world-class international legal and business event being held in London, 23 – 25 February 2015, has announced the names of key sponsors and session speakers, as the event tickets go on sale. Thomson Reuters, GLS’ strategic partner, will be joined as sponsors by leading law
Professional insurance cover for lawyers or any other professional is expensive. Yet having liability cover that can protect lawyers and help avoid defense costs for errors, omissions or negligence is essential. Are there steps that a professional can take to ensure they are getting the bet quote? Some of the more recent insurance policies now
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What makes a happy lawyer? Its a question many lawyers probably ask themselves equally many times, but for a university lecturer at Duke University who teaches on well being and related issues he believes a happy lawyer conforms to certain standards. Dan Bowling, who also teaches at the University of Pennsylvania, provides six ways that
A new stress management program developed by two Australian doctors – Stress Management for Life – is being used by many to develop customized, stress control programs to relieve the stress that afflicts them. The program, developed by husband-and-wife medicos, Drs John and Judy Hinwood, who are internationally recognized as leaders in stress management techniques,
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Getting divorced is always a stressful time, but there is one question that divorce strategy and parenting coach Nancy Kay raises that is also worth considering – with a divorce lawyer, as with any other lawyer. Have they got time for me? Simple enough question, but it is also one that can get buried in
