The Florida Bar proposed rules regarding online advertising are deemed so stringent that not only are law firms complaining, but so is the ACLU and the Federal Trade Commission. The Florida Bar has some of the nation’s toughest restrictions on attorney advertising, and it enforces these restrictions zealously – now it may be implementing more. In addition [...]
By Stephen Bloom Published: April 1, 2008 It’s been estimated that Christians in the United States file 6 million lawsuits every year, often against other Christians, costing $30 billion dollars. Further, it’s no secret that divorce among followers of Jesus is virtually the same percentage as the non-believing community. Christians in America have found themselves [...]
Apple’s new iPhone 4 may be the most successful product launch, but complaints over its reception have prompted a law firm to solicit impacted users. On Monday the company said it sold more than 1.7 million of the new iPhones in just three days, but problems with the device’s antenna occur when the phone is [...]
Michael S. Margulies, who specialized in real estate law for 32 years, was fired in March from Lindquist & Vennum after it was found that was stealing money from clients through a fake business and submitting false expense reports, according the the WSJ. In his plea agreement, Margulies admitted that for the past 16 years, [...]
Darby & Darby, a New York based intellectual property law firm established 115 years ago, said Friday it is closing its doors. The announcement confirms rumors that started swirling around last night that the end was near for the firm founded in 1895. According to the New York Law Journal, the dissolution will affect 62 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]