LawFuel – Britney Spears is have lawyer trouble on top of her legal woes as Sorrell Trope, a partner at the law firm Trope and Trope, has reportedly filed a motion requesting permission from Los Angeles Superior Court to withdraw as her counsel. The celebrity Web site TMZ.com reports that the pop star’s absences from […]

January 2, 2008 (Mountain View and San Francisco, CA; Boise, ID) – Lawfuel – Legal Newswire – Fenwick & West LLP announced that it has elected six associates to join the Firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2008. The new equity partners are Dr. Narinder Banait, Michael Blum, Bill Hughes, Andrew Kim, Felix Lee and Ilana

LawJobsPipeline.com – We read an entry in the “Law & More” blog about recent goings-on from the Wall Street Journal and US News & World Report about the latter’s law school rankings and their rele/irrelevance to those seeking a decent legal job.

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROY VICTOR, of Yorktown, New York, the former chief financial officer of the Institute for Cancer Prevention (“IFCP”), pleaded guilty today in White Plains federal court to obstruction of justice, admitting that he

LAWFUEL – US Legal & Lawyer Announcements – Completes Second Tour of Duty in Bush Administration (January 2, 2008 Washington, DC) Steptoe & Johnson, a leading international law firm based in Washington, D.C., announces the return to the firm of Shannen W. Coffin. He rejoins the firm after having served most recently as the Counsel

New York, NY and London, UK January 2, 2008 – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Announcement Service – The US law firm of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge and the London law firm of Kendall Freeman today announced the completion of their merger. Operating as Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP in the United States

Houston, Jan. 2, 2008 – LAWFUEL – US Legal Announcement Service – Texas law firm Winstead PC announced that Greg Erwin has been named managing shareholder of the Houston Office. Erwin has more than 30 years of experience as a real estate attorney, assisting a wide spectrum of clients including New York Stock Exchange REITs,

NEW YORK, January 2, 2008 – LAWFUEL – Legal Announcement Service – Kaye Scholer LLP announced the election of six new partners, effective January 1, 2008. In addition, the firm announced the appointment of one London Partner and the appointment of fourteen lawyers to the position of counsel, also effective as of January 1, 2008.

LAWFUEL – US Legal Newswire ~ Company sent out checks for nominal amounts which when cashed, enrolled unknowing consumers in a directory listing service with monthly charge ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that his office has sued a Palm Beach County company alleging the company engaged in deceptive business practices.

Preeminent real estate law firm hires Contra Costa County Bar Assoc. president Walnut Creek, Calif., LAWFUEL – US Legal Newswire – (January 2, 2008) Miller Starr Regalia, a leading California real estate law firm, today announced the addition of Robin Pearson as senior counsel in their Walnut Creek office. With more than 17 years of