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Legal Ethics - July, 2015
339 articles
- Feds Want Judge's Sentence In Gun Case To Be A Deterrent
- Bryan Cave Accused Of Misconduct In Fraud Probe Of Ex-Atty
- Bryan Cave Hit With Malpractice Claim Over Hotel Loan
- Calif. Court DQs Atty In Brothers' $250M Real Estate Row
- 2 Texas Firms Sued For Botching Steel Co.'s Contract Row
- The Dewey Trial Report: Broken Promises And Bottom Lines
- Oil Heir Takes $41M Atty Fee Fight To Supreme Court
- 'Housewives' Star Shifts Suit Against Bankruptcy Atty To NJ
- Pa. Atty Takes Helm Of National Organization Of Bar Counsel
- Michael Jordan Needn't Rehash Claims In Ad Row: Judge
- Pa. AG Says No Criminal Charges For Centre County DA
- Ex-Haynes And Boone Atty Shakes Off $20M Malpractice Row
- Philly Firm Can't Revive Frivolous Suit Claims, Court Rules
- 7th Circ. Says FHL Can't Reopen Case Over Player's Eye Loss
- NY Ethics Panel Explains Confidentiality Of Consultations
- 5 Social Media Land Mines Lawyers Should Avoid
- A Guide To Hartford's Cumis Fee Battle With Squire Patton
- Redaction In Discovery: The State Of Affairs In NY
- 7 Keys To Improving Your Direct Examination
- Simpson Thacher, JPMorgan Sued Over $1.5 Billion GM Loan
- Life Partners Creditors Deride CEO's Call To Pull Trustee
- Dow Jones Wins Attys' Fees In Subscription Fraud Suit
- IRS Must Abide By 3-Year Limit In Jenkens Tax Fraud Case
- Atty Disbarred After Getting 27 Months For Visa Scheme
- Drinker Biddle Left Whirlpool Exposed To Tariffs, Suit Says
- NJ Justices Avoid Tumult By OK'ing Recall Of Retired Judges
- Dewey Stiffed Atty On Repayment Of Capital Loan, Jury Hears
- DC Atty Disbarred Over $2.7M Investment Fraud Scheme
- Texas Court Upholds Atty's 25-Year Sentence For Client Fraud
- Bio-Rad Says Former GC Was Fired For 'Abusive' Conduct
- Amazon, Wal-Mart Want $7B Deal Scrapped Over Misconduct
- Garfunkel Wild Must Face Malpractice Suit, NY Court Says
- Utah High Court Sends Amnesiac Atty's Fee Dispute To Jury
- Final Thalidomide Claim Is Time-Barred, GSK Tells 3rd. Circ.
- Michael Jordan Slams Sanctions Bid In Publicity Row
- Attys Who Steal Should Be Disbarred, NY Client Fund Says
- Arpaio Conflicts Should Bar Atty In Bias Case, Court Told
- Ala. Chief Justice Is 'Unfit' For Office, Law Center Says
- Attys Must Limit Representation In Delegating: SC High Court
- DQ Bid Fails Against Ampal Bankruptcy Trustee
- Ex-Wilson Sonsini Employee Gets 2 Years For Insider Trading
- Pryor Cashman Calls Dairy Co.'s Bungled-Audit Suit Untimely
- AmEx Class Says Atty Doc Sharing Doesn't Hinder MDL Deal
- Locke Lord Accused Of 'Twisting' Pleadings In Insurance Row
- Weatherford Granted Sanctions Against Ex-Employee, Atty
- Honeywell Says DQ'd Firm Still At Work In $42M Cleanup Suit
- Atty Disbarred For Sports Memorabilia Insurance Scam
- NY State Bar Calls For More Discovery In Atty Discipline Cases
- Venable Beats OLG's $6M Counterclaim In Fee Fight
- 10th Circ. Stands By Bankruptcy Jurisdiction Ruling
- 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Malpractice Suit Against NJ Firm
- Malpractice Suit Rightly Tossed, Zimmerman, Lockridge Say
- Texas Court Holds PI Firm To $500K Malpractice Loss
- ResCap Wants Judge To Nix 'Foreclosure King's' $6M Claim
- Oil Heir Tells Texas High Court Dallas DA Wronged Him
- Ex-Dewey Partner Laments Firm's Broken Promises On Pay
- NY Atty Suspended For Homophobic, Racist Comments
- Locke Lord Booted From Supplement False Ad Class Action
- Ex-Bracewell Client Loses Rehearing Bid In Arbitration Row
- Attys Can Take Fixed Fees Before Ch. 7 Filing: Va. Bar
- The Best Way To Clarify Who Is Your Client And Who Isn't
- Grocer Wants Michael Jordan Sanctioned In Publicity Suit
- Dewey Accounting Head Says She Was In On Fraud Scheme
- High Court Asked To Review New Fla. Medicaid Advice Rules
- Dilworth Paxson Faces DQ Bid In Hair Removal Row
- Maryland Court Disbars Atty For Lying During Her Divorce
- Stanford Receiver Defends $5M Deal With Firms, Others
- Western Pa. Criminal Atty Charged Over Illegal Recording
- Judge In $7M IP Suit Against Jay-Z Won't Recuse Himself
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka Dodges DQ In $1.6M Fraud Suit
- NJ High Court To Mull Judge's Role In Atty Malpractice Case
- TTAB Rips Fross Zelnick's 'Unreasonable' Response To Typo
- DC Atty's Suspension Stayed Pending Alcoholism Treatment
- Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy
- Dewey Trial May Come Down To Credibility Of Frank Canellas
- US Says Whitman Denial Should Inform Goffer Decision
- Gov't Says Armstrong Not Prejudiced By Late Doc Disclosure
- NY Securities Boutique Says Investors' Suit Falls Short
- Knobbe Martens Blasts DQ Bid In Patent Dispute
- Sanctions Refused Again In Fire Safety Contractor FCA Row
- Judge Sends Atty Misconduct To Bar In $185M AutoZone Row
- NY State Bar Issues 2 Ethics Opinions On Immigration Law
- Board Says To Suspend Atty With Sexual Misconduct History
- NY State Court Suspends NJ Attorney For Dodging The IRS
- Ex-Spanish Judge Fined For Potash Insider Trading
- The Dewey Trial Report: Drama, Denial And 'The DiCarminator'
- Proskauer Wins Round In OSG's Tax Malpractice Suit
- Quinn Emanuel Temp Atty Row Restarts After Skadden Ruling
- L'Oreal Blasts Atty's 'Shocking' Patent Quota Suit
- Last Philly Traffic Judge Sentenced In Ticket-Fixing Scheme
- 'Porn Troll' Attys Ordered to Pay Defendants' Fees
- Sheldon Silver Loses Bid To Get Indictment Tossed
- Sanctions Fight Ends In Madonna TM Row After Atty Switch
- The Unsettled Future Of Malicious Prosecution In Florida
- Atty Avoids Sanctions For Filing 'Unnecessary' Salacious Pic
- REBUTTAL: The Problem With 3rd-Party Litigation Financing
- Dewey Bond Deal Cost Insurer Millions, Jurors Hear
- Jay-Z, Universal Blast Bid To Recuse Judge In $7M Logo Row
- Calif. Bar Names New Director Amid Turmoil
- Niro Haller Attys Settle Fees In Dell, HP Patent Dispute
- Revival Of Skadden Temp Atty's OT Case To Spur Similar Suits
- NJ Atty Disbarred After Facebook Scheme
- DLA Piper, Seyfarth Escape $720M Real Estate JV Claims
- Nelson Mullins Suspends Atty Who Grappled With Flight Crew
- Pa. Judge Charged With Allegedly Shaking Down Staff
- Stock Heir's Lawyers Likely Duck Sanctions In $156M Suit
- Navient Says Plaintiff's Spouse Can't Rep Loan Class
- Fight To Recuse Judge In Philly Building Collapse Suits Is Over
- How Tax Shelter Suits Are Taking A Bite Out Of BigLaw
- Class Counsel Defends Fee Request In Visteon ERISA Action
- Miss. AG Demands Docs In Google's Piracy Probe Fight
- Willig Williams Malpractice Win Upheld In Injured Worker Case
- Do Statutes Of Limitation Apply To The CFPB After All?
- Gray Reed Knocks Medtronic's Patent Suit 'Smear Campaign'
- Davis Polk Can Screen Cahill Docs In GE's $660M Tax Row
- Skadden Must Face Temp Atty OT Case, 2nd Circ. Says
- Texas Attys Slam AG's Advice On Gay Marriage Licenses
- Tax Firm Sues Calif. Atty Over Stolen Blog Posts
- Dewey Defense Pounces On Cooperator's Shifting Statements
- Ex-Butler & Hosch Workers Ordered To Seek Firm's Default
- Judge Won't DQ Skadden In Ex-Oriole Insider Trading Case
- Law Firm Accused Of Lifting Website Host Software
- Judge Censured For Interfering In Son's Kitten Abuse Charges
- Texas Court Axes Class Cert. In Firm Debt Collection Suit
- Fla. Attys Must Face Suit Over Fees From $1.45M Settlement
- NY Sen. Convicted Of Lying To FBI About Son's Law Firm Gig
- Yahoo Demands Sanctions In Row Over $1B NCAA Prize
- W.Va. High Court Justice Beats Politician's Ethics Complaint
- Ex-Philly Judge Guilty Of Using Chambers For Real Estate Biz
- OLG Can't Nix Venable's Fraud Claims In Fee Row
- Pa. Firms Could Face Suits Over Advising Indicted Ex-Mayor
- CFTC Settles With Atty Over Precious Metal Investment Scam
- Snell & Wilmer Among Those Targeted In Racketeering Suit
- Proskauer, Chadbourne Face New Suit Over Stanford Scheme
- 2nd Circ. Axes FDCPA Claims Against National Grid Atty
- Phillips Nizer Accused Of Botching $38M Contract Suit
- Dewey Star Cooperator Breaks Down On Stand At Trial
- Class Wants $32M Atty Award Tossed In Swipe Fee MDL
- Niro Haller, Client Ordered To Pay HTC $4.1M In Patent Suit
- Skanska Can't DQ Troutman From Suits Over $117M Project
- 3rd Circ. Declines To Rehear Ex-Law Clerk's Race Bias Suit
- Ex-Pa. Judge's Aide Says She Worked Daily On His Private Biz
- Jaffe & Hough Frivolous Suit Claims Against Thorp Reed Axed
- Cadwalader Splits With Capital Markets Pro After Arrest
- Atty Suspended Over Fee Dispute Petitions Texas Justices
- Patheon Wins Fees For Doc Fight In Procaps Merger Suit
- Gray Reed Says Medtronic's DQ Bid Can't Delay Patent Case
- NJ Atty Suspended After Tax Evasion Conviction
- Lance Armstrong FCA Suit Can't Get Past Discovery Issues
- Locke Lord Faces DQ Threat In Health Pill False Ad Suit
- Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Pleads Not Guilty to Insider Trading
- Atty Says False Ad Client's Residency Doesn't Merit Sanction
- Paralegal Must Arbitrate Pregnancy Bias Claim Against Firm
- MoFo Seeks Dismissal Of Hedge Fund Chief's Suit
- Ex-Clifford Chance Atty Slams Bid To Toss His 401(k) Suit
- Ex-Pa. Judge Used Chambers As HQ For Business, DA Says
- Dewey Star Witness Says DiCarmine Never Talked Fraud
- AutoZone Drops Challenge To $185M Pregnancy Bias Verdict
- Napoli, Bern Could End Up In Jail Over Feud, Judge Warns
- GM, King & Spalding Fight To Keep Ignition Exhibits Sealed
- Reed Smith Atty Accused In Westinghouse Retiree Deal Suit
- Pa. Malpractice Atty Can't Dodge Defamation Claims
- Napoli Bern Attys' Feud Over 9/11 Firm Rages On 3 Fronts
- LA Firm Must Cede $5M Fees From Side Deal With Wells Fargo
- Facebook Says Privacy Suit Mediator May Have Conflict
- Houston Firms Accused Of Botching Suit Over Oil Rig Accident
- OneBeacon Won't Get 'Do Over' in $34M Dish Network Suit
- Arnold & Itkin Accused Of Stiffing Private Eye $4M
- The Dewey Trial Report: Master Plans And Clueless Auditors
- Boies Schiller Derides Rival Atty's Motion In Chiquita MDL
- Cahill Gordon Hit With Revived Asbestos Doc Destruction Suit
- Kirkland Warns Of Conflicts 'Sea Change' In Mylan Row
- Marathon Dewey Trial Has Some Jurors Hitting Snooze
- Ex-Bracewell Client Urges 3rd Circ. To Rehear Arbitration Row
- Hollywood Atty's Client Must Arbitrate 'Sex Slave' Claims
- Life Partners CEO Pushes To Remove Ch. 11 Trustee, Counsel
- AgFeed Trustee Claims Outside Counsel Gave Bad Advice
- Las Vegas Sands Seeks Sanctions In Failed Derivative Suit
- Dewey Cooperator Says He Didn't Discuss Fraud With Davis
- Jacoby's NY Stakes Suit Axed As Constitutional 'Mockery'
- NY Panel Reinstates NJ Atty Suspended For Forging Docs
- DaRosa Makes Life Easier For Massachusetts Gov't Lawyers
- Health Tech Firm Accuses GC Of Self-Dealing, Ripping It Off
- Ex-Wilson Sonsini Staffer Seeks To Avoid Jail Over Trades
- Immigration Lawyer Gets 27 Months For Visa Fraud Scheme
- Ex-Fox Rothschild Partner Charged With Insider Trading
- Judge, Lawyer Get Prison Time In Texas Bribery Scheme
- Pa. Atty Hit With 5-Year Suspension For Taking Client Funds
- Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Disbarred In NY Over $837M Fraud
- Ex-Atty Gets 6 Years, Must Pay $9.3M For Ponzi Scheme
- NJ Court Backs Toss Of Atty's Malpractice Defense Suit
- Boies Schiller Ends Client Conflict In Chiquita War Crimes MDL
- SC Justices Say Rivals Can't Team Up On Malpractice Claims
- NJ Judge Pleads Not Guilty To Aiding Fugitive Boyfriend
- 10th Circ. Drops Atty Sanction In Air-Gun Pellet IP Row
- OpenGate Sanctioned In Thermo Fisher Fraud Suit
- Dewey Star Witness Says Davis Knew Of Accounting Tricks
- Biased Judge Nixed From Engle Case By Fla. Appeals Court
- Mass. Supreme Court Frees Atty From $240K Sanctions
- Atty Who Defrauded HUD Hasn't Learned Lesson, Board Says
- Axing Littler Row Clouds Atty Immunity, Texas Justices Told
- OPINION: Litigation Finance Can Help Break The Glass Ceiling
- 9th Circ. Kills Atty's Suit Challenging Disbarment Process
- Nutmeg Investors Want Barnes Malpractice Claims Reopened
- Fed. Circ. Affirms Attys' $200K Sanction In Patent Case
- Ex-PSU Officials Want GC's Whistleblower Testimony Limited
- Montgomery McCracken Can't Duck Suit Over Scammer's Fees
- Astor Weiss Says Telecom Malpractice Suit Time-Barred
- Holland & Knight Accused Of Fraud In Tax Shelter Scheme
- Fenwick, Dechert Not Biased In Investor Suit, Microsoft Says
- Bayer MDL Firms Certified As A Class Of Their Own
- Dewey Cooperator Says CFO Helped Hide Fraud From Auditor
- Williams & Connolly Can Keep Docs In Armstrong FCA Suit
- Hiscock's Argument Favored Malpractice Foe, Judge Says
- Locke Lord Wants Firm Sanctioned In $3M Insurance Row
- NY Atty Disbarred For Lying About Visiting Cuba
- Hunton's Motion In Stanford Suit A Delay Ploy, Plaintiffs Say
- Fla. Judges Can't Keep An Assistant Who Marries Their Child
- Wilentz Goldman Wants Attys' Whistleblower Suit Arbitrated
- 11th Circ. Asked To Review Firm's Immunity In Malpractice Suit
- Firm Can't Cite Fair Use In $350M Software Spat, Court Told
- DA Touts Dewey 'Master Plan' Doc As Key Cooperator Testifies
- McNees Slams Immigrant's Firing Conspiracy Suit
- Ariz. DOT Wants New Judge In Suit Over $2B Freeway Project
- 10th Circ. Kicks Atty Conflict Suit Out Of Bankruptcy Court
- Malpractice Insurer Says Georgia Firm Made Defective Claim
- Medtronic's DQ Attempt Is A 'Tactical Ploy,' Gray Reed Says
- Ostriches Beware: E-Discovery Ethics In Social Media
- King & Spalding Calls Claims It Colluded With GM 'Baseless'
- Dewey Star Witness Says Defendants Complicit In Fraud Plot
- Ariz. Judge Denies Arpaio's DQ Motion In Traffic Stops Suit
- SEC Settles With Cooperating Insider Trader Who Ate Post-Its
- Gov't Blasts Contractor Sanctions Bid In $78M Bribery Suit
- NY Firm's Claims Revived In Bookkeeper Embezzlement Row
- Dallas Atty Stuck With 90-Day Suspension For Ignoring Client
- Thompson Coburn Atty Beats DQ Bid In Charity Row
- Citrix Can't Get Sanctions For Deposition Error, Fed. Circ. Told
- 4 Ways Dewey Changed BigLaw Forever
- Google Denied Bid To Transfer NY Suit Against Film Studios
- Chamberlain Atty's Lack Of Candor Warrants DQ, Court Told
- OPINION: Why I Sued To Open The Presidential Debates
- NJ Court Axes Recusal Demand Against Workers' Comp Judge
- NJ Court Backs Investor's Consumer Fraud Win Against Atty
- Dewey Star Cooperator Set To Take Stand In Trial
- Greenberg Says Witnesses Kill Cab Co.'s Malpractice Row
- Fired Contractor Cries Conspiracy Over NY Canal Project
- Cuneo Gilbert Attys, Claims Cut From Ex-Lawyer's Bias Suit
- Sidley Austin Sued For Malpractice Over Estate Dispute
- Pa. Atty Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Client
- Pa. Atty Suspended For Misuse Of Client Funds
- Ex-Houston DA Cited For Misconduct In Murder Trial
- NJ Appeals Court Upholds Atty Win In Forged Signature Case
- Sidley Beats Patricia Cornwell's DQ Bid In Accountant Suit
- King & Spalding's GM Docs Sought Under Crime-Fraud Rule
- Atty Seeks Sanctions For Frivolous Rehashing Of Fla. RE Row
- Judge Shutters Firebrand Blog But Still Risks Discipline
- 80-Year-Old Atty Disbarred For Stealing From Former Firm
- King & Spalding Must Rework $4.6M Class Malpractice Deal
- Peter Stone Seeks Sanctions In Native American Marketing Suit
- 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Ruling Blocking Atty's Debt Discharge
- Dewey Defense Narrative Stars A Villain: Frank Canellas
- Wis. High Court Rules Atty's Deportation Warning Was Proper
- Calif. Judge Lured Clerk Into 'Inappropriate' Friendship: Panel
- Klehr Harrison Slams Claims Over Allegedly Frivolous Suit
- Proskauer, Chadbourne Immune To Ponzi Suit, 5th Circ. Told
- Estate Law Generates Most Malpractice Claims, Survey Says
- Ex-Davis Wright Partner Says Firm Axed Him Over Ethics Row
- SEC Wants Ex-Cravath Associate To Testify In Trading Case
- Dentons Conflict Ruling Should Give Megafirms Pause
- Dewey Prosecution Rolls Dice With Kitchen-Sink Strategy
- Judge Sends $10M Kutak Malpractice Row To Mediation
- SC Lawyer Disbarred For Stealing $2.7M From Clients
- Sidley Fights DQ Bid In Patricia Cornwell Accounting Firm Suit
- Kirkland Trying To Dupe Court In DQ Row, Mylan Says
- Ex-Ga. Judge Gets 5 Years For Framing Woman In Drug Arrest
- Thorp Reed Looks To Dodge Pa. Frivolous Lawsuit Claims
- Developers Seek Plunkett Cooney DQ For Conflict Of Interest
- Kansas Attorney Convicted In $1M Tax Evasion Case
- Jenner Fights Google To Keep Piracy Doc Row In DC
- Ex-Howrey, Dewey Partners' Deal With Creditors OK'd
- Fla. Firm Sues Hartford For Coverage Of Murder Claims Row
- Legal Referrals By Advocacy Groups Can Violate The Law
- Katten Back On Hook In Malpractice Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
- Honeywell Pushes Again To Fully DQ Firm In Cleanup Suit
- Fed. Circ. Leery Of Ex-Bracewell Attys' Bid To Clear Names
- Dentons Challenges Conflict DQ In Gap Patent Suit
- Dewey's Secret 7: Meet The Ex-Workers Turned Gov't Witness
- Atty Can't Expose Anonymous Online Reviewer
- Sex Addiction Can't Mitigate Atty Sanctions, Ohio Justices Rule
- Artist Wants Judge Recused From $7M Jay-Z Logo Row
- IRS Smears Law Firm's Defense Against $11.5M Tax Penalty
- Adams & Diaco Attys Set Up Rival For DUI, Referee Finds
- Firm Can't Dodge Botched Visa Coverage Fight, Insurer Says
- Adams & Reese's $5M Stanford Deal Slammed Over Attys' Cut
- The Ethical Limits Of Attorney Social Media Investigations
- Jaffe & Asher Settles Ex-Worker's Sexual Harassment Claims
- Oil Heir Fights Order To Pay $41M Atty Fees
- McElroy Settles Ex-Atty's Sex Bias, Sexual Harassment Suit
- Contractor Improperly Refused Travelers' Counsel, Jury Finds
- Fee Row In Bayer GMO Class Action Can Proceed, Judge Says
- Torre Lentz Survives DQ Bid In Travelers' Bond Dispute
- The Important Distinction Between Legal And Business Ethics
- Fla. Judge Tells High Court Her Removal Thwarts Voters' Will
- Knobbe Martens Twisting Facts In DQ Row, Court Told
- Calif. Trial Attys Must Master E-Discovery Or Hire An Expert
- Supreme Court Justices Held Stock In Cos. Involved In Cases
- Armstrong, Landis Told To Produce Some Docs In FCA Fight
- 3rd Circ. Says Bracewell Can Arbitrate Pa. Malpractice Suit
- Legal Secretary Sues Winston & Strawn For ADA Violations
- Kaye Scholer Says Ex-Atty Not Fired Over EEOC Bias Charges
- Fla. Jury Clears IP Firm Of Malpractice In Legal Fees Flap
- Tribal Descendants In Land Suit Must Post Bond, Court Told
- Dentons DQ'd Over Verein Conflict In Gap Patent Case
- The Biggest Pa. Court Decisions Of 2015: Midyear Report
- Dewey Worker Says He Didn't Think His Actions Were Criminal
- Bryan Cave, Calif. Judge Shake DQ Bid In Foreclosure Row
- NJ Atty Disbarred Over Loans Made From Client's Trust
- Imprisoned Ex-White House Atty Michael Farren Disbarred
- The Dewey Trial Report: Idiots, Informants And Inquisitions
- Proskauer Can't Shake OSG's $255M Tax Malpractice Suit
- Reed Smith Faces Call For Files In Pa. Tax Malpractice Tiff
- Securities Probe Of Texas AG May Lead To Fraud Charges
- Dreier Trustee Settles With Diamond McCarthy In Fee Row
- Fla. Judge's Case Against Review Panel Partly Restored
- Thompson Coburn Can't Shake $1.3M Legal Malpractice Suit
- Skadden Not Conflicted In Insider Trading Case, Court Told
- Dewey Cooperator Flip-Flopped On Budget Tricks, Jurors Hear
- BigLaw Fee Antics Persist Despite Dewey's Cautionary Tale
- Client Interests Prevail in Document Turn-Over, ABA Says
- Nurse Wants Garvey Schubert Lawyer Sanctioned In Firing Suit
- 11th Circ. Denies Ex-Rothstein Atty's Bid To Nix Conviction
- Ex-Agent Says AG Can't Claim Immunity In Defamation Suit
- Judge Tosses 'Delusional' Racketeering Suit Targeting Obama
- Google Says Jenner Piracy Doc Row Belongs In Miss.
- Ex-Aide To Wis. Gov. Walker Sues Over Civil Rights Violations
- Ex-Daspit Atty Hits Back In Suit Over 'Stolen' Clients
- Pa. Senate Passes Anti-SLAPP Measure
- Judge Nixes Farmers' Bid For New Counsel In Milk MDL
- Legal Groups Back Fla. Atty Convicted In Allied Veterans Plot