LawFuel.com – 22 August, 2009 – A man with a lengthy criminal record that includes two prior convictions for bank robberies has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for committing a series of bank robberies that earned him the moniker the “Goofy Hat Bandit.” William Vance Turner, 58, who was residing in Ladera […]
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LawFuel.com – 22 August, 2009 – New York – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has been named among the 2009 Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firms for Women, which recognizes law firms for their attention to work-life and women’s issues and the increased use of part-time and other family-friendly policies. Debevoise has been among
Riding a motorcycle for most people is one of the things that can be a feeling of freedom, wind blowing and then there are the dangers that are associated with riding a motorcycle. The dangers can include things like motor vehicle drivers, road debris, defective aftermarket parts and poor designs. The one thing that is
August 19, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports the by DUI lawyers in OC, Orange County Sheriff’s Department is planning to make the streets safer from drivers under the influence. According to the Lt. Dan Dwyer, Chief of Police Services for the city of San Juan Capistrano, the police are committed to making the
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But nope. No smooching lawyers. Just some sweaty tourists asking us the location of the nearest Sbarro. And now we know why: Things might be getting marginally better in BigLaw, but the turnaround ain’t going to be swift. It, like the economy at large, is going to take a long long time. The news on
LawFuel.com – 21 August, 2009 – PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the filing of an Indictment yesterday charging MARK M. BENUN with four counts of interstate transportation of the proceeds from the fraudulent sale through mortgage fraud, for more than $5 million, of a building
LawFuel.com – August 21, 2009 – Chicago — Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Nadine M. Lacombe has joined the firm as the global Director of Diversity, effective August 17, 2009. Ms. Lacombe is a lawyer with years of experience in developing and administering policies and programs designed to promote and maintain a diverse and
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LawFuel.com – 20 August, 2009 – Jacksonville, FL – United States Attorney A. Brian Albritton announces that Clinton Edward Bell (age 51, of Nassau County) today pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft. Bell faces a mandatory minimum of two years in federal prison. According to court documents, from 1982 – 1984, Bell was convicted in
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LawFuel.com – 20 August, 2009 – Tampa, FL – U.S. Attorney A. Brian Albritton announces that a federal jury today found Miguel Florez-Hernandez (age 28, of Polk County) guilty of possessing firearms and ammunition as an illegal alien. Florez faces a maximum penalty of ten years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for
LawFuel.com – 20 August, 2009 – United States Attorney A. Brian Albritton announces that Nathan Wine (age 21, of Lakeland) pleaded guilty today to making a threat against then-President-Elect Obama. Wine faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison. Wine had been indicted on January 15, 2009. According to facts disclosed at Wine’s
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