During last week’s midyear meeting, the American Bar Association House of Delegated narrowly passed Resolution 10A that would “examine” the way law schools and law firms are ranked. The ABA specifically called attention to the methodology behind U.S. News Best Law Schools and upcoming U.S. News Best Law Firms.
The resolution adopted by the ABA reads, “Resolved, that the American Bar [...]
A group of North Carolina lawyers plead guilty to running a scheme to “make drunken driving cases disappear.”
Four Johnston County defense attorneys and a former court clerk pleaded guilty Monday to illegally dismissing traffic cases, including citations for driving while impaired.
The lawyers, Chad Lee, 33, and Lee Hatch, 41, plead guilty to 10 counts of altering official case records, 10 [...]
A Florida lawyer who was arrested today and turned over to the FBI, pleaded not guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of more than $1 billion.
Several hours after his arrest, lawyer Scott Rothstein – the once high-flying attorney who courted politicians and celebrities, pleaded not guilty in federal court to five counts, including [...]
Haynes and Boone , the Dallas based firm with over 550 associates has started 38 first-year associates in their Texas offices on $145,000 annual salary, but that may only be for the month of December 2009.
Richard Fijolek of Dallas, the firm’s financial partner, said he wanted to see where market rate settles before setting the [...]
Drinker Biddle & Reath has laid off 22 associates and has scheduled a meeting to announce the elimination of lockstep compensation.
The initial reports came from Above The Law, in which it was reported that most of the layoffs are in Chicago and some are in Philadelphia. A law firm spokesman declined to comment on the [...]
In another hit to the legal community, WilmerHale is said to be laying off 57 of its staffers today.
All staffers may not have been informed as of yet, but will include staff in Washington D.C., Boston, and New York City offices, says AboveTheLaw who broke the story.
The firm was formed by the merger of [...]
The Federal Trade Commission, by a vote of 4-0, agreed that bloggers and celebrities who get freebies in exchange for testimonies must be reported.
The FTC announced that those who provide testimonials about products and services for “in-kind payment” will now have to report the deal regardless of whether it is a positive review or not, [...]
Rosemary McKenna a 26-year-old graduate of Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, found two jobs hosting at restaurants to help pay the bills while she waits to start at Blank Rome in January. In the meantime she isn’t being paid a stipend to help cover the gap, but it could be worse she says.
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A Florida judge awarded $750,000 in legal fees to attorneys who fought to hold officials of the city of Venice accountable for violating state open government laws..
Last year, the Herald Tribune reported that the Mayor Ed Martin travelled to Washington, D.C., to speak with federal officials about the city’s airport, carrying with him a plan [...]
A Texas man exonerated by DNA evidence is suing his attorney for nearly $4.1 million for serving nearly 25 years for sex crimes.
Phillips spent nearly 25 years in prison for a rape and robbery f the courts now say he did not commit.. Phillips signed a contract with Glasheen but said Wednesday that the attorney [...]
