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Ohio Justices Split On Attorney's Sanction For Hiding His Past
The Ohio Supreme Court has given a Cleveland attorney a six-month stayed suspension for omitting information in his application for a physician assistant license about multiple name changes and prior proceedings against him for having child pornography on his computer, which he had created via photo editing to demonstrate a point while serving as a defense expert.
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NYC Firm Hit With $2.3M Suit Over Botched 9/11 Claim
The family of a former Cantor Fitzgerald partner killed in the 9/11 attacks sued a personal injury boutique firm in New York state court over claims it botched their chance at recovering more than $2 million from a federal compensation fund.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
Recent announcements from Sidley Austin LLP and Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC about plans to move their offices in Dallas and Pittsburgh, respectively, were among the biggest real estate moves for law firms in March.
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Judge Nixes Aviation Atty's Defamation Suit Against Blogger
A Connecticut federal judge has permanently dismissed a defamation suit brought by an aviation attorney against a Connecticut-based blogger and journalist, stating the claims are barred by the state's statutes of limitations and cannot be saved by equitable tolling arguments based on federal law.
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Meet The Attys In Ex-Seton Hall President's Retaliation Suit
Law360 Pulse took an in-depth look at the employment lawyers and heavyweight defense attorneys litigating Seton Hall University’s ex-president's whistleblower case against the New Jersey university.
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BigLaw Is Greater Part Of Litigation Funding Industry 'In Flux'
The litigation funding industry is entering an era of "consolidation" and "shakeout" after years of rapid growth, exemplified by the fact that BigLaw firms made up a bigger slice of the industry's customer base than ever last year, even as the total value of new deals fell, according to a new report.
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Feds Say Murdaugh Lied, Broke Plea Deal Over $9M Fraud
Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina attorney serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son, was dishonest with the government and should potentially face a harsher prison sentence than the one proposed in a plea agreement on federal charges of stealing at least $9 million from clients, prosecutors said.
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Lateral Hiring Plummets As Post-COVID Talent Wars Cease
Lateral lawyer hiring plummeted 35% overall in 2023 — marking the second consecutive annual decline and the softest market in 13 years, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement.
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Willenken Names New Managing Partner
Los Angeles trial boutique Willenken LLP announced Tuesday that it has tapped a new managing partner, litigator Kenneth Trujillo-Jamison, to lead the firm beginning January 2025.
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Insurer Ducks Coverage Of Florida Law Firm Dispute
A personal injury law firm involved in a joint venture dispute has no insurance coverage for the litigation, a Florida federal judge has ruled, finding its policy only provided professional services liability, not anything else.
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Atty's Trade Libel Suit Against Family Can Go On, Judge Says
A New Jersey federal judge is allowing class action attorney Carl J. Mayer to move forward with a lawsuit alleging his brother and cousins falsely accused the lawyer of stealing his father's money, ruling that Mayer's claims are not time-barred and that he has pleaded enough facts to support his allegations.
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Embattled Law Firm Can't Escape Hurricane Ad Suit
A Texas federal judge has agreed with a magistrate judge's recommendation in refusing to toss a suit seeking class damages over a troubled Houston law firm's allegedly illegal efforts to solicit clients in hurricane-related property damage cases.
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By The Numbers: Diversity Of California Attorneys Grows
Female and minority attorneys have made big gains in California over the past few decades, but white attorneys still make up nearly two-thirds of all lawyers in the highly diverse Golden State, according to a new report by the State Bar of California.
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How Senior Associates Can Build Their Books Of Business
As associates grow into their positions, there can come a point at which they realize that mastering the art of the legal brief or the deposition is not enough: They also need to learn how to attract and retain clients.
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Law Firm Can't Ditch Class Cert. In Interest Rate Challenge
A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday declined to decertify a class of debtors alleging a law firm charged unlawfully high post-judgment interest rates, saying the defendants were confused about what was needed to show standing.
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NYC Atty, Former Client Team Up To Launch Civil Rights Firm
After working together in an attorney-client capacity in a “revenge porn” lawsuit in New York City, Aurore DeCarlo and Annie Seifullah eventually became law partners at C.A. Goldberg PLLC. Now they’re hanging their own shingle – Incendii Law – to focus on the kinds of cases that first brought them together.
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Pierson Ferdinand Lands Global Dispute Attys
Pierson Ferdinand LLP, the breakaway law firm launched by former FisherBroyles LLP attorneys, has picked up a pair of partners experienced in international disputes who will be based in New York, Washington, D.C., and Miami.
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Girardi Fraud Trial Moved To Aug. 6
A California federal judge has agreed to postpone disgraced California plaintiffs attorney Tom Girardi's trial to Aug. 6, setting the proceedings to begin 16 months later than originally required at the outset of the case.
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NJ Courts To Survey Attys' Use Of Generative AI
New Jersey court officials gave notice to state bar members Monday that they would distribute an anonymous survey to better understand the current use of artificial intelligence within the legal profession.
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Approach The Bench: Justice Stewart Blasts Partisan Races
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody Stewart has some choice words for a colleague who chose to challenge her reelection bid rather than run for the seat he occupies now.
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Locke Lord Gains Real Estate Attorney From Boston Boutique
Locke Lord LLP announced the addition of a partner from the Boston-based real estate and commercial litigation boutique Nathanson & Goldberg PC, touting his combined litigation and transactional experience.
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Fox Rothschild Wants Gag Order To Silence Atty's 'Bombast'
Fox Rothschild LLP has doubled down on its request for a gag order against an attorney pursuing a malpractice suit against the firm over allegedly mishandled immigration work, telling a New Jersey federal court that the attorney's "bombast and recklessness needs to end."
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Wells Fargo Denies Liability Over Texas Atty's Fraud Scheme
Arguing a San Antonio lawyer's widespread fraud scheme predated his relationship with the bank, Wells Fargo has asked a Texas federal judge to trim a suit launched by the attorney's former clients, who accused the bank of enabling the scheme that landed the attorney behind bars for 50 years.
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Ill. Atty Fights To Keep Reinstatement Dispute In DC Court
An Illinois attorney argued Monday that her lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Justice and its immigration component's refusal to reinstate her practice before federal immigration courts belongs in D.C. federal court, where the DOJ is based, not Virginia.
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Calif. Boutique Boss Went From Public Housing To High Court
After growing up in public housing, Gary Lafayette, the founder of the California-based boutique Lafayette & Kumagai LLP, went on to argue a public housing-related case before the U.S. Supreme Court. In a recent interview with Law360 Pulse as his firm merges with Sanders Roberts LLP, Lafayette shared lessons from his career so far.