Jami Wintz McKeon Assumes Chair at Morgan Lewis
Summary: Jami Wintz McKeon became the Chair of global law firm Morgan Lewis. With this change in leadership,...
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NJ Attorney Charged with Stealing $1 Million from Clients
Summary: Louis A. Capazzi JR., 49, an attorney from Harrington Park, New Jersey has been charged of stealing...
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Fox Rothschild Opens Dallas Office
Summary: Fox Rothschild LLP announced on Tuesday that it is launching its 20th office nationwide, and its...
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Missouri’s Armstrong Teasdale Opening Denver Office
Summary: Armstrong Teasdale, one of Missouri’s largest law firms, expands to Denver, Colorado by adding 10...
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Former Governor of Connecticut Convicted of Corruption
Summary: John Rowland, former Connecticut Gov. who resigned about a decade ago amid corruption allegations was...
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Quick and Questionable Justice Lands Municipal Judge in Soup
Summary: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit has ruled in favor of the lower court which held that...
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Oklahoma City Attorney Who Stole from Orphans Dies before Sentencing
Summary: Former Oklahoma City attorney John Milton Merritt died on Sunday before he could be sentenced for the...
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Former Arkansas Judge Sentenced to 40 Years on Suspicion of Murdering Witness
Summary: A former Pocahontas district judge who was earlier debarred and sentenced to 27 months for mailing a...
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DOJ Launches Elder Justice Website
Summary: the US Department of Justice has launched a website this week to serve as a resource for elder abuse...
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Michigan Litigation Attorney Sentenced to 5+ Years for Stealing from Clients
Summary: A litigation attorney who was one of the busiest partners in his law firm goes to jail and loses his...
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Former Virginia Governor and His Wife Convicted on Public Corruption Charges
Summary: Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife convicted of public corruption charges.
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Former Head of DOJ’s Criminal Fraud Division Joins Simpson Thacher
Summary: Law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett announced on Thursday that Jeffrey H. Knox, former Chief of the...
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Well-Known Texan Attorney Arrested for Assaulting Boyfriend
Summary: Rebecca Hendricks Brewer, a McKinney attorney known for representing and counseling several Texoma...
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Former U.S. Attorney for Nevada Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Summary: Former U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada pleads guilty to tax evasion.
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Ethics Complaint Filed against Florida Judge for Bizarre Behavior
Summary: Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission files ethics complaint against Seminole County judge Linda...
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Eric Holder Asks Congress to Extend Tax Relief under MFDRA
Summary: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said most restitution received by victims of mortgage fraud through...
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Iowa’s Washington County Attorney Charged for Violating Public Records Law
Summary: Iowa’s Washington County attorney, first public official charged by the Iowa Public Information...
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Louisiana Supreme Court Settles With DOJ on Bar Candidates with Disabilities
Summary: Louisiana Supreme Court agrees to pay $200,000 and agree to settlement terms to end federal...
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Indiana’s First Female Chief Justice Sworn In
Summary: Loretta H. Rush was sworn in as the first female Chief Justice in Indiana. Rush had worked as a...
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U.S. Forfeits Nigerian Dictator’s Illegal Wealth through Kleptocracy Action
In the largest action of its kind brought under the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative the U.S. government...
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Former Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
Former Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge Robert Mulgrew was sentenced this week to 2 ½ years in federal prison...
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Stan Chesley Held Liable to Pay Millions in Fen-Phen Case
Stan Chesley, 78, sometimes called the father of modern class-action litigation was disbarred in Kentucky last...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Limits Collective Bargaining Rights
Last week, a divided Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld Act 10, a law that sharply restricts collective bargaining...
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Colorado Attorney General Blasts Law Firm for Taking Too Much Money for Doing Too Little
This one has some kind of poetic justice that fails to meet the eye. The fact is that a Denver law firm...
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Cook County Attorney Convicted of Criminal Sexual Conduct
Cook County Attorney Tim Scannell has been convicted on two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct....
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The Dreaded Bar Exam – A “Rite of Passage” into the Profession
This week anxious law school graduates will take the bar examination with the hopes of becoming licensed...
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Kamala Harris Asks California Law Firms to Help Immigrant Children Pro Bono
California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced on Thursday that she had personally asked major law firms...
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NY Ethics Panel Approves 90-Day Pre-Election Blackout in Public Service Announcements
On Tuesday, New York’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics Regulations approved that officials and legislators...
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Las Vegas Attorney Indicted in $300 Million Market Manipulation Scheme
Kyleen Cane, 59, an attorney from Las Vegas, Nevada was indicted with six other persons last week in a federal...
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Former Utah Attorneys General Face Bribery Charges
Two former attorneys general of Utah, Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow were arrested earlier this week on...
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