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Bailey & Glasser Partner To Lead LA Boutique's Title IX Team
Los Angeles plaintiffs' boutique Clarkson Law Firm PC said Wednesday it had tapped a Bailey & Glasser LLP partner and former chairman of public interest law firm Public Justice to lead the firm's Title IX practice "and play a major role in the firm's upcoming public interest litigation."
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NJ Atty Suspended For Using Client Funds From RICO Cases
The New Jersey Supreme Court this week issued a three-year suspension against an attorney accused of misusing client funds from a racketeering case to buy a new computer system and pay his wife for paralegal services.
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Pa. Judge Won't 'Chase' Deadline-Flouting ADA Case Attys
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday told attorneys in an Americans with Disabilities Act case against Tommy Bahama that he wasn't going to "chase" lawyers flouting scheduling orders, warning that the consequences might hurt more than just complying with the plan.
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Lancaster Atty Plans Move From Solo Firm To Saxton & Stump
A Lancaster, Pennsylvania, attorney with an established solo practice focused on representing healthcare clients is folding his firm into Saxton & Stump after 20 years in operation.
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Thompson Coe Hires Personal Injury Atty In San Antonio
Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons LLP has hired a personal injury attorney in San Antonio, Texas, who is joining the firm with more than 33 years of experience defending diverse groups of individuals, organizations and corporations, the firm announced Monday.
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Malpractice Insurer Escapes Conn. Firm's Suit For Coverage
A Connecticut law firm and its principal will not have their legal bills reimbursed by their malpractice insurer after a state judge granted an early win to the insurance company, noting the firm admitted it was already facing a misconduct claim when its policy went into effect.
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DeSantis Taps Prosecutor, Solo Atty For Fla. Judgeships
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed two new county court judges who work as a solo practitioner in Gainesville and a longtime assistant state attorney in Naples.
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NY Judge OKs Public Disclosure In Atty Misconduct Cases
A New York federal judge ruled Monday that the First Amendment does allow those who filed grievances against attorneys to access disciplinary hearings before the Appellate Division's Second Judicial Department, records related to those hearings and some of the grievance committee's final dispositions.
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UPDATED: NJ Firm Malpractice Dismissal Order Filed In Error
A New Jersey state court has deleted an order dismissing a malpractice suit against Nurick Law Group LLC, saying Tuesday it was "uploaded in error."
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Mintz Expands In SF With Corporate Ace From Calif. Boutique
A former managing partner of boutique Matterhorn Legal LLP has jumped to Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC's corporate practice in San Francisco.
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Firm Says Rival's Trademark Merely 'Common Spanish Phrase'
A Houston-based immigration law firm wants claims trimmed in a suit brought by a rival Washington state firm claiming unfair competition and trademark violation, also filing a counterclaim for declaratory judgment that calls the supposed trademark a "common Spanish phrase."
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How Law Librarians Are Teaching Ethical Use Of AI
Law librarians are using several strategies to teach law students and lawyers how to ethically use generative artificial intelligence tools, including reading assignments, prompt exercises and mandatory training, according to a panel at the American Association of Law Libraries' annual conference
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Chicago Firm Seeks $2M For Ex-Atty's Alleged Client Poaching
Chicago firm Loftus & Eisenberg Ltd. has filed suit in Illinois state court accusing a former attorney's new firm of helping the lawyer poach clients by encouraging them to leave with him, even though the new firm couldn't support his practice.
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Wash. Atty Accused Of Offering Witness Incentive Resigns
A Washington attorney has resigned after he was accused of offering a witness a substantial financial incentive to back his clients who were seeking millions of dollars in damages in a civil suit, according to a Washington State Bar Association document.
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Judge Limits Girardi Clients' Injury Details In Upcoming Trial
Jurors in former celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi's upcoming fraud trial will be spared detailed testimony about the severe injuries that drove his alleged victims to hire his law firm, a Los Angeles federal judge has ruled, saying the former clients' injuries are a key part of their stories, but graphic details are not necessary.
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How Much Do Law Firms Pay For Acquisition Targets?
It's a story law firm merger consultants say they've encountered time and time again: The founding partner of a small law firm nears retirement and approaches them to ask, "How much can I get for my law firm?"
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McKool Smith Hires Ex-Sidley Litigator In Los Angeles
McKool Smith has hired the former co-leader of Sidley Austin LLP's national trial practice initiative who has spent the last few months running a solo practice after spending almost nine years with his former platform, McKool Smith announced Monday.
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'Texit' Atty Sues State Rep., Judge Over Defamation Fees
A civil rights attorney who has represented the group behind the "Texit" movement filed a lawsuit against a state representative and court officials in a North Texas county, accusing the group of colluding to run up attorney fees against him in a defamation case connected to the pro-Texas-secession group.
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NYC Bar OKs Attys' Financial Stakes In Alternative Biz Entities
A new ethics committee report says a New York City lawyer may hold a financial interest in alternative business structures in jurisdictions that let them provide legal services, provided the lawyer is merely a financial investor, not practicing law through the entity.
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NJ Justices To Review Ban On Out-Of-State Atty Referral Fees
The New Jersey Supreme Court will review an ethics advisory opinion that would ban Garden State-certified attorneys from paying referral fees to out-of-state attorneys, according to court orders filed Thursday.
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Calif. Firm Beats Rival's Claims In 'Sweet Justice' TM Fight
A California federal court on Thursday nixed a personal injury firm's countersuit against its rival in a battle over the trademark use of the term "Sweet Justice," ruling that the firm's counterclaims are a "mirror-image" of the underlying suit.
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DC-Based Boutique Lehotsky Keller To Open Boston Shop
Steve Lehotsky, a partner with Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP, a litigation boutique that specializes in corporate legal defense and challenges to government regulations, announced this week that he's moving from Washington, D.C., to Boston and will open an office for the firm there.
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Sorrels Law Lands Hoover Slovacek Appellate Pro In Houston
A longtime trial and appellate attorney at Hoover Slovacek LLP has come aboard at Sorrels Law in Houston.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms expanded their footprints and Donald Trump scored a court victory. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Blanche Law PLLC and Continental PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Florida federal judge tossed the criminal case against former President Donald Trump over his allegedly illegal retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.