Affairs in the office are tricky matters at the best of times but when they involve lawyers, high powered, high octane, ego driven lawyers, then things can get really messy. Take the successful law firm of Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik – a mouthful we know – and look at what has happened to the fight […]
The question of what makes a good lawyer is one raised frequently and often only answered after a lifetime of work experience. But some academics from the University of Missouri have sought out the issues in their book The Good Lawyer: Seeking Quality in the Practice of Law, published this summer. Think you are a good
President Obama has named Loretta Lynch as Eric Holder’s replacement as US Attorney, noting that despite her tough reputation as a prosecutor, she was also a “charming people person”. She is the current United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. The President said in a statement today that he was grateful
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Charges Against Trendon Shavers Represent First Federal Criminal Securities Fraud Charges Involving a Bitcoin-Related Scheme LawFuel.com – Law News Daily– Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),
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LOS ANGELES-Los Angeles-based law firm Glaser Weil announced today that Senator-Elect Bob Hertzberg will be joining its Government and Regulatory Law Practice Group. “We are honored to have Bob join our firm” Hertzberg, who will be Of Counsel to Glaser Weil, has been a partner at Mayer Brown, LLP for the past 12 years. Previously,
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DENVER – Harold Henthorn, age 58, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, was arrested without incident this morning by Special Agents with the National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with substantial support from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, following his indictment on First Degree Murder, the agencies announced. The indictment was returned
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Taking a look into the way in which legal services are delivered is something that has occupied legal academics, lawyers and media for a long time – and with increasing urgency as technology, slipping fees, increasing competition and other pressures make an increasingly emphatic mark upon the legal profession. Dr Paul Paton, the Dean of
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Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout is back in the news again, claiming he has new evidence that should provide him a new trial and he’s using a high profile US lawyer to do the legals for him. Bout has hired former US attorney general John Ashcroft to help with his case, the Guardian reports Bout, 47,
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WASHINGTON November 3, 2014 — U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the fifth consecutive year, announce the 2015 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Firms included in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination
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Law firm Littler Mendelson received a judicial slapping when it applied to have legal fees and sanctions imposed upon a plaintiff who lost a bias lawsuit, with the federal judge saying the Littler motions were intended to harass the plaintiff. U.S. District Judge Stewart Dalzell of Philadelphia said Littler Mendelson had to pay the plaintiff’s
