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Husband and Wife Take $7.8 Million from Two Law Firms

Summary: All good things must come to an end, including billing and stealing millions from law firms for services not…

Banks Have a Mere $65 Billion in Outstanding Legal Costs

Summary: Although many banks have already paid significant sums for their roles in the 2008 financial crisis, many still face…

Ferguson Courts Told to Clean Up Their Act

Summary: The city of Ferguson has a long road ahead to mend the relations between government personnel and black members…

BigLaw No Longer Holds the Upper Edge for Client Litigation Needs

Summary: Litigation boutiques are becoming the go to place for clients over BigLaw because the attorneys are often highly qualified…

Attorney Says Wife Will Kill Him If He Missed Child’s Birth

Summary: A Pittsburgh attorney claimed he would be put to death by his wife if he missed the birth of…

Setting Up Another Attorney Will Get You Enemies and May Get You Disbarred

Summary: Adams & Diaco partner Stephen Diaco orchestrated a setup to get the attorney on the other side of a…

Does the First Amendment Cover Panhandlers…Who Are Topless?

Summary: The mayor of New York is considering major changes to Times Square to eliminate the swarms of topless panhandlers…

Court Rules You Can’t Take Over $100,000 Out of Your Law Firm to Fake a Financial Crisis

Summary: A lawyer has been accused of taking money out of his law firm and putting it into a newly…

Jared Fogle to Plead Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

Summary: Months after his home was searched by investigators, Jared Fogle was charged with possession of child pornography, which he…

Elimination of Ancient Document Exception Proposed

Summary: The federal judiciary is toying with the idea of eliminating the rarely used ancient documents exception from court statements.…

Settlement Reached With Some Banks for Forex Manipulation

Summary: Settlements are being reached between investors and some of the major banks involved in the foreign exchange market manipulation.…

Citi Private Bank’s Law Firm Group Financial Report for the First Half of 2015

Summary: The overall trend for the financial performance of 177 law firms is positive, although they still aren’t quite to…