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  • Fla. Judge Denies Attys' Recusal Bid In Malpractice Case

    A Florida state judge has denied a request to recuse himself in a legal malpractice case by the victim of a car accident, rejecting the defense's argument that he should be disqualified because he oversaw the underlying matter.

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    Approach The Bench: Justice Goodwin Liu On Oral Argument

    When Goodwin Liu became a California Supreme Court justice in 2011, the constitutional law professor found the intellectual demands of judging similar to academia, but was surprised to learn that "the art of judging is much more practical than people think."

  • Investment Adviser Says Attys' Mistakes Cost Him His Career

    A Colorado investment adviser has sued two of his former attorneys for malpractice in state court, claiming one failed to clarify that a deal he signed over securities violations also would bar him from working in other states, while the other allegedly failed to timely file an appeal to dispute the settlements.

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    Holland & Knight Adds Attys From Calif. Private Wealth Firm

    Holland & Knight LLP is vastly expanding its private wealth services, announcing Monday it is adding all eight of the attorneys from 17-year-old Los Angeles-based private wealth services boutique Karlin & Peebles LLP.

  • Convicted Atty Who 'Lost Everything' Fights To Keep License

    A Philadelphia-based personal injury attorney who was convicted for not paying income tax on more than $8 million in revenue he earned and for failing to pay almost $60,000 in payroll taxes argued Monday he should not permanently lose his ability to practice law in New Jersey.

  • Pashman Stein Avoids Atty's Claims, Rips Threat Accusation

    Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC has defeated an attempt from an attorney and former client to countersue it for breach of contract in New Jersey state litigation from the firm over unpaid fees, accusing the lawyer of a "flagrant attempt to manipulate the judicial process."

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    Former Palm Beach State Atty Launches Litigation Boutique

    Longtime Palm Beach County, Florida, State Attorney Dave Aronberg is starting a new journey in private practice with the launch of a new boutique law firm.

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    Withers Brings On 8-Atty Trusts And Estates Boutique In LA

    International law firm Withers has expanded its Los Angeles office by absorbing the eight-attorney boutique Hoffman Sabban & Watenmaker, Withers announced Monday.

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    Nichols Liu Hires WilmerHale Atty To Lead Gov't Affairs Group

    Nichols Liu LLP has hired as the leader of its strategic and government affairs practice a former WilmerHale counsel who told Law360 Pulse in an interview Monday he had long admired Nichols Liu's model since it first launched eight years ago.

  • Ex-Sunstein Partner Says Firm Sat On Payments For Months

    A former nonequity partner at Sunstein LLP says the firm waited months to pay him approximately $85,000 he was owed for work he performed for two clients he originated for the firm, according to a suit alleging violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act.

  • Suits Allege California Law Firm Committed Debt Relief Fraud

    Two people filed lawsuits this week against a California law firm, alleging that it had promised to fix their debt problems but instead took hundreds of dollars from their bank accounts each month and did nothing to help.

  • Battling Berts: Judge Enjoins Ga. Law Firm In Trademark Row

    A Georgia federal judge Friday temporarily barred an Atlanta-based law firm from advertising and promoting its personal injury legal services through messaging like "If You're Hurt ... Call Bert!" and "If You're Hurt, Call Bert," ruling that it is too similar to another personal injury firm's trademarked slogan.

  • Ga. Law Firm Says Investment Co. Dodging $182K Bill

    A Michigan-based investment firm is facing allegations it dodged paying more than $180,000 in legal fees owed to an Atlanta-area law firm, according to a suit removed to Georgia federal court Friday.

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    Horst Krekstein Hires Full Staff From Closed Mayers Firm

    Boutique insurance firm Horst Krekstein & Runyon LLC has brought in six attorneys and six other staffers from the recently shuttered Mayers Firm in the largest single expansion to date for the 3-and-a-half-year-old firm based in the Philadelphia suburbs.

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    Disbarred Fla. Atty Can't Shake $780K Verdict For Firms

    A Florida state appeals court has refused to disturb a jury verdict in favor of several law firms going after a disbarred attorney who improperly received a $780,000 payment when he owed those firms millions in connection with professional misconduct.

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    NY Litigation Boutique Dontzin Nagy Changes Name

    New York litigation boutique Dontzin Nagy & Fleissig LLP said Friday that it has a new name on the masthead effective immediately.

  • Atty Wants Free Speech Suit Over Tenn. Court Rule Kept Alive

    A free speech challenge to a Middle District of Tennessee rule barring attorneys from making "any extrajudicial statements" about cases in the district should be allowed to move forward since the court is not entitled to sovereign immunity, according to the Nashville civil rights lawyer behind the suit.

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    Ala. Judge Won't Recuse In Talc Fight Due To Law Firm Work

    An Alabama federal judge will not recuse himself from a fight between two leading plaintiffs law firms in the multibillion-dollar litigation over Johnson & Johnson's tainted talcum powder, saying Friday that his previous representation of Beasley Allen Law Firm won't bias him against Smith Law Firm PLLC.

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    Clyde & Co. Merges With Dallas Insurance Boutique

    Clyde & Co. LLP has announced a merger with Dallas boutique Tillman Batchelor LLP, expanding the global law firm's insurance capabilities in Texas amid its ongoing growth in North America.

  • Murdaugh Hit With $15M Tab In Insurance Case Set For Trial

    A South Carolina federal judge hit ex-lawyer and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh with a $14.8 million default judgment Thursday in favor of Nautilus Insurance Co., days before the insurer is set for trial against another lawyer and law firm who allegedly should have known about Murdaugh's insurance fraud.

  • Beasley Allen Aims To Toss Suit From Ex-Ally Firm

    Beasley Allen has called on a Mississippi federal court to dismiss or transfer a defamation and breach of contract lawsuit from The Smith Law Firm PLLC over their joint venture agreement for talc litigation against Johnson & Johnson, arguing the case should be tossed in favor of its own suit filed earlier in Alabama.

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    Law Firm Real Estate Report

    While for many the new year begins with resolutions to slim down, several firms across the U.S. have started 2025 either a little bit larger or with plans to get bigger.

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    Former Sullivan & Cromwell Arbitration Head Goes Solo

    A decadelong leader of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's arbitration practice announced he is going solo on Thursday after nearly four decades with his prior firm.

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    After Busy 2024, Law Firms Eye More Mergers In Year Ahead

    The popularity of U.S. law firm combinations surged in 2024, with announcements increasing by about a dozen year-over-year and approaching historic heights, according to data collected by Law360 Pulse, but law firm merger consultants say a robust pipeline of deal talks could mean a busier 2025.

  • Netflix Says 'Uncopyrightable Facts' Sink Boy Scout Doc Suit

    Netflix has asked a New Jersey federal court to toss a trial lawyer's copyright infringement claims over their competing documentaries on sexual abuse within the Boy Scouts of America, arguing that any claimed similarities "are based on uncopyrightable facts that are free for all creators to use."

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