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Illinois House Impeaches Blago

The Illinois House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach the Pepperdine University School of Law's most prestigious alum, Governor Rod…

RIAA Lawyer Joins Venable LLP

George Borkowski, the ex-RIAA lawyer who helped torpedo the Napster and Grokster file-sharing services, is leaving a slimy trail to…

US Attorney for Colorado Leaves to Join Private Practice [Video]

From LawCrossing: United States Attorney for Colorado Troy A. Eid has announced his plan to resign and return to private…

Sexual Abuse Charges Mount Against Federal Judge

US District Judge Samuel B. Kent of the Southern District of Texas, who faces trial on in Houston on three…

Morgan Lewis Adopts Merit-Based Bonuses

Philadelphia's Morgan Lewis & Bockius will adopt a merit-based bonus system for associates in 2009. The firm is doing away…

Politicos Join Morgan Lewis

Two Bush-era apparatchiks are joining Philadelphia's Morgan Lewis & Bockius as partners in the firm's Washington, DC office. Thomas J. Lang…

Former AG Barr Joins Kirkland & Ellis

More prominent government figures are joining Chicago's Kirkland & Ellis. Former Attorney General William Barr has joined the firm as of counsel…

No Bonuses? Pay Freezes? How About Having to Pay to Work?

Above the Law quotes an unnamed source at Clifford Chance , that partners will have to actually pay the firm…

Appellate Court Upholds Denial of “Incompetent” Lawyer’s 6-figure Fee

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that former lawyer Steven F. Goldman should be denied almost $400,000 in…

Jack Thompson Hopes SCOTUS Will Save His Legal Career; Has One Vote So Far (Guess Whose?)

From GamePolitics, the best place to follow the ongoing saga of batcrap-crazy ex-lawyer Jack Thompson: Jack Thompson is hoping that…

Sonnenschein Pays Bonuses, Freezes Salaries

Chicago's Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP will pay associates bonuses... We are pleased to announce that Associate productivity bonuses for 2008 range…

The Biggest Tax “Cheats” of 2008

Celebrity news, via the Tax Prof Blog: The Biggest Tax "Cheats" of 2008: Wesley Snipes Formerly famous actor. Required to…