Legal education is the connection that seven out of 10 of the ABA Journal’s group of 2013 “Legal Rebels”, resulting largely from the disruptive innovations that technology has brought about. The Journal is introducing its Rebels, who you can find at this link, together with their archive of 81 earlier nominated Rebels. [wp_ad_camp_1] Among the
Fox News correspondent and attorney Greta Van Susteren is a defender of the jury system. In this Huffington Post piece she records some views exchanged with actor Richard Dreyfus Below is my twitter conversation with actor Richard Dreyfuss. As you all know, I defend the jury system, and I defend jurors who are ‘drafted,’ listen
It’s more trouble for rapper Kanye West who tangled with the paps He was returning from LAX, after attacking a TMZ photographer on leaving the airport. Another photographer attempted to do the impossible – ask Kanye West what happened earlier? West said: “I appreciate it, but don’t talk. Don’t talk to me. I don’t want
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Jay Fahy, a lawyer who was an MSNBC legal analyst died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds near his New Jersey Office, according to reports. It was confirmed that he died of what the Bergen County Prosecutor said were “a single gunshot wound to the head, fired with a handgun”. Two men walking under a railroad trestle
One of President Richard Nixon’s key legal advisors during the Watergate scandal, Leonard Garment, has died. Garment was a Wall Street litigation attorney who became powerful and successful and died at the age of 89. He was also a noted jazz musician. The New York Times reports that Garment played a central role in some
Fiona Shackleton is Britain’s most famous divorce lawyer. She represented Sir Paul McCartney when he divorced Heather Mills, a case that saw Mills’ achieve some further infamy when she poured water over Shackleton’s head. Now, Fiona Shackleton, who as a Conservative Party peer is properly entitled “Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia”, is being sued by a
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Class action lawsuits are not the massive business in Australia as they are in the United States, but following the success of the world’s first public-listed law firm, Slater & Gordon, another Australian firm is now looking at expanding into the lucrative litigation market. Shine Lawyers, who use environment lawyer Erin Brokovich for their advertisements
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The Hollywood Reporter has unveiled its list of the most powerful entertainment lawyers in America and given the massive size of the entertainment business in the US these are some of the most powerful lawyers in the country, like Skadden Arps’ Michael . The only thing is, like Skadden Arps, acting for The Disney Company
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The No Win No Fee system has suffered its share of criticism among many, but the big money wins for some British law firms has seen their cases against the National Health Service provide some massive fees for their principals. Suing the NHS has made £35 Million (US52 million ) for five UK law
LawFuel.com – Celebrity Trials – Celebrities involved in legal proceedings of whatever form are invariably the center of high media attention and the viral video showing actress Reese Withersoon’s arrest in Atlanta is certainly no exception. Witherspoon, actress in movies like “Legally Blonde” has blamed her role as a lawyer for much of the trouble.
