If you’re like most Americans, you are probably nervous about going to trial. You perhaps have only seen the sleazy trial lawyers and heard about the rigid courtroom protocols. Chances are, you don’t even know what to expect once you enter the trial court but your attorney surely does. So if your attorney prefers jury […]
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One of America’s most famed – and certainly one of the richest – lawyers died this week. Joe Jamail died at 90, a man who some claimed was the greatest lawyer who lived and with a fortune over around $1.5 billion. He was the lawyer of what was then the largest court victory in U.S. history in
Tweeting for lawyers is something only some can deal with adeptly, but for KMR Law Group Twitter actually started their successful law firm. The Chicago-based law group started two years ago with three African American lawyers Keli L. Knight, Jessica B. Reddick and Yondi K. Morris, and was commenced with a tweet from a frustrated Morris.
The Bill Cosby defamation/sex assault legal mess just got messier. And now the lawyers are being deposed and allegedly “harassed” in the ongoing litigation. Lawyers for the comedian, who has filed defamation lawsuits against seven of his accusers, are to resist attempts by the accusers’ lawyers to have his wife provide a sworn deposition in
Being disciplined as a lawyer does not always take a lot, but in the case of Indiana lawyer David James Steele it was almost a race to the bottom. Take his list of offences: Misappropriating around $150,000 of client funds Transferring client retainers to his personal account, including providing a ‘spot bonus’ to some employees
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It was a bizarre media statement. The San Bernardino shootings have lead to a lawyer for the Farook family making a number of odd comments about the tragic incident, rantikng from Britney Spears’ music to the need for greater tolerance for Islam. “Until there is absolute clear evidence, every headline doesn’t have to say ‘Muslim
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The lawyer who helped Kim Dotcom access his $50 million cash pool in Hong Kong is Gerald McCloy QC, the lawyer acting for Kim Dotcom in Hong Kong and who secured the release of $50 million for Dotcom’s extradition fight and for living expenses, was once tipped to be Hong Kong’s Director of Public Prosecutions
Now we get some strange lawyer stories but this? A former legal high flyer charged with getting into bed with a woman he thought was a Panda bear? Dressed in fishnets and a g-string? Strange, but also strangely true. Desmond Moran, from Tipperary in Ireland had taken drugs and we know what can happen when
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Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen has been compared to many people in all probability, including to Karl Rove, the George W Bush advisor and more generally as chief troubleshooter. He’s also referred to in some quarters as “Tom”, in reference to the attorney advisor in “The Godfather. And now, after mounting different attacks against Trump
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A Utah lawyer has developed a significant practice assisting Mormons leave their church, a practice based on his own painful departure from the church. In recent weeks the client list has grown massively. Based on what he describes as the “painful process” his family endured when attempting to leave the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
