Why Corporations Are Hiring Attorneys for Board Positions
Summary: Corporations were once wary of hiring lawyers to do anything but provide general counsel, but times have changed, according to…
Texas Wesleyan Law Students Won’t Get A&M Diploma
Summary: The Texas Wesleyan University School of Law students that filed a suit to require Texas A&M to issue them…
Lawyer Sanctioned for $100,000 for Wasting Court’s Time
Summary: A lawyer is being sanctioned $100,000 for making a frivolous suit, PennLive reports. A Pennsylvania lawyer is facing a huge sanction…
Executive Gun Order Sees First Legal Challenge
Summary:President Barack Obama’s executive gun order has been hit with its first lawsuit of what is expected to be many…
Former SS Member to Face Trial Over Nazi Murders
Summary: A former SS medical orderly is charged with accessory to murder on at least 3,681 counts, the BBC reports. A…
Former Taco Bell Exec Sues Uber Driver He Allegedly Attacked for $5M
Summary: The Taco Bell corporate manager who beat an Uber driver is suing the driver for $5 million. Benjamin Golden,…
Rudolph Giuliani Joins Forces with Greenberg Traurig
Summary: Former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani is leaving Bracewell & Giuliani to join Greenberg Traurig as a senior…
Cosby’s Lawyer Won Similar Rape Case Against Same Prosecutor
Summary: Bill Cosby’s defense attorney beat Cosby’s new prosecutor previously in a similar case, The Daily Beast reports. Now that…
American Airlines Sued for Anti-Muslim Discrimination
Summary: Four men were kicked off an American Airlines flight because they looked Muslim. Now they're fighting back. When a…
How U.S. Law School Rankings Help Lower-Ranked Schools
Summary: As law schools deal with an enrollment crisis, it may be hard to believe that the law school rankings…
Law Firm Merger Numbers Rose in 2015
Summary: With 91 law firm mergers and acquisitions, 2015 had a record number year. Last year, 91 law firm mergers…
How Two Criminal Defense Lawyers View ‘Making a Murderer’
Summary: Two criminal defense lawyers on why they watch or don't watch shows like Netflix's "Making a Murderer." When criminal defense…