Union Defends Jobs of Deputy District Attorneys
The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees is attempting to block a Polk County, Oregon District Attorney from sacking…
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A Top-Ranked Law School with Free Tuition. No, Really.
A new law school is opening at the University of California Irvine next fall. And it's waiving tuition for three…
Idiot Judge Jails Woman for Wearing Muslim Head Covering in Court
A legal adviser for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is demanding that a Georgia judge apologize for jailing a woman who…
California Judges to Lose Perks; Some May Leave State
The California Supreme Court has voted unanimously not to review Sturgeon v. County of Los Angeles, which means judges in the nation's…
Heller Ehrman Buried in Lawsuits; May Be Forced Into Bankruptcy
A San Francisco landlord for Heller Ehrman won a court ruling earlier this month, that means bankruptcy is now likely…
Marc Dreier: World’s Most Amazing Lawyer/Liar
Bloomberg has a story about the sheer chutzpah that disgraced lawyer Marc Dreier used to scam investors and charities out…
Obama Aides Lawyer Up for Blago Probe
Top aides to President-elect Barack Obama are lawyering up, in anticipation of questioning in the probe of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich's…
Paralegal Impersonated Attorney in Family Court
A lawyer who sent his paralegal to a court hearing where she advocated for a client should be censured, a…
Greenspoon Marder Expands, Adds Four Lawyers
Fort Lauderdale, Florida's Greenspoon Marder has opened a new office in Stuart, Florida, adding four attorneys. The 72-lawyer firm added…
ATL Readers Choose “Lawyer of the Year,” and It’s Exactly Who You’d Expect
Above the Law has announced its Lawyer of the Year, based on a reader poll. And it's exactly who you'd…
Deal Volume Plummets in 2008, Will Fall Further in ’09
Thomson Reuters reports that global deal volume dropped by a full one-third in 2008, and is expected to fall further…
Gursky & Crew Flee Dreier, Land at Olshan Grundman
Steven R. Gursky and lawyers from the Gursky Group are leaving Dreier LLP for New York's Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig…