Attorney General Eric Holder Readying the DOJ to Free More People under the Fair Sentencing Act
It is clear that the U.S. Attorney General regards many of those in prison as victims of systems with bias...
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Florida Law Grad Sentenced to Life for Murder of Girlfriend
Jason Bohn, 35, a University of Florida law grad was sentenced to life in prison last week for murdering his...
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Broward County Judge May Lose Job for Possible Ethics Violations Made While an Attorney
In a recommendation made on Tuesday to the Florida Supreme Court, 5th District Court of Appeal Judge Kerry...
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ABA Employment Data Shows Drab Numbers for 2013 Law School Grads
Since the 2013 Spring Graduation for American Bar Association approved law schools, data has been released...
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Understanding Stress and Attorney Relations
Ask a hundred attorneys what stress is and you will get a wide variety of answers many of them quite close to...
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Legal Market Sees Very Little to No Growth
In 2013, law schools around the nation saw the largest graduation class than has been seen in any previously...
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Former Boston Attorney Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud
Charles R. Sammon, formerly an attorney practicing in Boston, was sentenced to 33 month in prison, 36 months...
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U.S. Attorney General Says Virtual Currency Appealing to Criminals
In a recent testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder...
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Devon Attorney Charged for Two Decades Old Child Sex Assault
A 46-year-old Devon attorney has been charged with child sex assault over incidents that allegedly took place...
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Former Lake County Chief Judge Returns to Private Practice
Former Chief Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit of Lake County, Fred Foreman, is returning to Freeborn &...
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Fort Lauderdale Attorney Sentenced to 10 Years for Role in $826 Million Ponzi Scheme
Prominent Fort Lauderdale attorney Anthony Livoti, well-known for representing police officers in legal...
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Former U.S. Attorney Reprimanded for Leaking “Fast and Furious” Documents
Former U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Dennis K. Burke was reprimanded by the Arizona State Bar for...
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Former Fresno Attorney Goes to Prison over DUI Crash
A former Fresno attorney who once had run for the office of the Fresno County District Attorney has been...
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Former Sacramento Attorney Sentenced to Four Years for Tax Evasion
Donald Wanland, a former Sacramento attorney was sentenced on Tuesday by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton to 46...
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Atlantic County Attorney Charged with Bilking Millions from Elderly Clients
Attorney Barbara Lieberman, 62, a prominent Atlantic County lawyer and three other women including the owner...
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Orleans Juvenile Court Judge Indicted
Yolanda King, an Orleans Parish Juvenile Court judge was indicted following an investigation by the Louisiana...
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California Attorney Sentenced for Helping Clients Conceal Money in Swiss Accounts
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that California attorney Christopher M. Rusch has been...
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Attorney Wife of a Circuit Judge Charged with Extortion
Last week, two Clarkesville attorneys Carrie Gasaway and Fletcher Long were charged with extortion following a...
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Dallas Lawyer Shot Dead by Police Was High on Cocaine and Other Drugs
The autopsy report of a prominent Dallas Civil lawyer, killed in a shootout with police earlier this year,...
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Feinstein Accuses CIA Lawyer of Intimidating Senate Investigation Panel
On Tuesday, Dianne Feinstein, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, accused Robert Eatinger, the...
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Disbarred Insurance Lawyer Jailed after Being Forced to Return from Taiwan
Edward Joseph Callow, a now-disbarred insurance attorney, who was charged with settlement-theft and fled to...
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Former Dewey & LeBoeuf Leaders Indicted for Fraud
On Thursday, in a historic move over a failed law firm, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. charged...
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Former Tennessee Magistrate Censured for Changing Name of Baby over Religious Concerns
Lu Ann Ballew, a former Tennessee magistrate was publicly censured this week for having changed the name of a...
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Bill to Clip the Wings of State Attorney General Advances in Tennessee
While Gov. Bill Haslan claims it’s a power grab that could violate the state constitution and politicize an...
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North Carolina Lawyer Censured over Google Keyword Campaigns
A lawyer from North Carolina, David Turlington III of Boone has been censured by the North Carolina State Bar...
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Eric Holder Suggests State AGs Should Exercise Discretion in Defending Same-Sex Marriage Bans
During a meeting of state attorneys general on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said that legal...
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Salt Lake City Attorney Charged with Drugs, Weapons and Related Charges
James Wesley Robinson, an attorney employed (now terminated) by Salt Lake City who used to work with the Salt...
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Oregon Attorney Declares She Won’t Defend Gay Marriage Ban
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum stated in a legal filing made on Thursday that she will not defend the...
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Albany Denies Readmission to Lawyer Previously Disbarred over Disability Scam
For the second time in three years the Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court denied reinstatement to a...
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Florida Attorney Gets Six Years for Masterminding Internet Gambling Scam
The Florida attorney, held to be the mastermind behind the Allied Veterans Internet gambling scam that led to...
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