Month: January 2009

Homophobes Attack California Attorney General

Sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban accused Attorney General Jerry Brown of advancing a "far-fetched" legal theory to justify…

President-elect Barack Obama announced the nominations of four well-known lawyers to key posts in the Justice Department, including deputy attorney…

Detroit's Dickinson Wright PLLC is expanding into Nashville, picking up Stewart, Estes & Donnell's 19 lawyers. The merger brings the…

Atlanta's Troutman Sanders has closed on a deal to merge with Washington, DC's Ross, Dixon & Bell LLP. Financial terms…

The Legal Geekery Blog presents 9 Reasons Not to Attend Law School. A highlight: 5. It’s Grammar School All Over…

If you're an associate of AmLaw 100 firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, and you haven't checked your email…

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation and the trustee handling the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC have mailed…

The Lakin Law Firm has been renamed LakinChapman LLC, and former Appellate Court Judge Charles Chapman will join Brad Lakin…

In more overbilling news, Wilmer Pickering Hale & Dorr has lost a bid to toss out a fraud claim in…

This morning's top new items: A murder defendant who has been denied legal representation for eight months is suing the…

I've been working on a list of the most amusing law firm names, but I think we may have found…

DLA Piper associates were greeted with this email on Friday: 2008 has indisputably been one of the most challenging economic…