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Philly Firm Leaders Form Employment, Civil Rights Boutique
Attorneys out of Philadelphia and New Jersey have merged their practices to start a new law firm focused on employment, criminal, civil rights and survivor's rights law, the partners announced earlier this week.
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Texas Firm Says Couple Can't Double Dip On Damages
The Morley Law Firm, now doing business as Zenith Law PC, told a Texas state court in Houston that a couple's $250,000 suit alleging the firm allowed an attorney without a law license to represent them聽in a case against the seller of their聽home is barred because they previously obtained a declaratory judgment against the seller.
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Atty DQ'd In NJ Cosmetics Biz Dispute Over Privileged Docs
A New Jersey federal judge disqualified a Garden State attorney from representing a former executive of a South Korean cosmetics company in a contentious employment dispute with the business because the lawyer obtained privileged documents belonging to the company.
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11th Circ. Rejects Disbarred Ga. Atty's Reinstatement Bid
A disbarred Georgia attorney lost her bid Friday to have the Eleventh Circuit revive her lawsuit alleging the Georgia Office of Bar Admissions violated her due process rights by refusing to reinstate her.
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Conn. Atty Convicted In Shooting Faces Suspension Bid
A Connecticut court should suspend longtime Cramer & Anderson LLP partner Robert L. Fisher Jr. from the practice of law on an interim basis after his conviction on a manslaughter charge for shooting an attacker, the state's attorney discipline authority has said in a filing.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Schlichter Bogard LLC and the University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court revived a class action from Cornell University workers who said their retirement plans were saddled with excessive fees.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as BigLaw firms hired new talent and the D.C. Bar kicked off its annual election. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Fla. Legal Consultant Says La. Atty Stole Info, Started Own Biz
A Florida company that advises small law firms on how to run successful businesses has sued a lawyer and former manager for allegedly stealing confidential information, saying he quit and ran off to Louisiana to start a competing business using trade secrets he learned at his previous job.
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Debt Firm's Successor, Ch. 11 Trustee End Latest Pay Dispute
A law firm that bought thousands of client files left over from the collapse of bankrupt California-based debt relief business Litigation Practice Group PC has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to the bankruptcy estate to help settle a payment dispute that began months ago.
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Seeger Weiss Adds 2 Attys From Gibson Dunn, NY AG's Office
Plaintiffs firm Seeger Weiss LLP announced two additions to its New Jersey and Pennsylvania teams, including a counsel who joins from the Office of the New York Attorney General and an associate who joins from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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Former Law Firm Leader Launches Whistleblower Suit In Fla.
The former Jacksonville office managing partner of Matthiesen Wickert & Lehrer SC has launched a whistleblower lawsuit in Florida state court against the firm alleging she was forced to leave because a paralegal was engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.
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Mansfield Rule Widely Adopted By BigLaw Faces DOJ Scrutiny
A system for sourcing job candidates used by the vast majority of large U.S. law firms called the Mansfield Rule was highlighted by the U.S. Department of Justice in a court filing accusing Perkins Coie LLP of discriminatory hiring practices. However, employment law experts say the program appears to comply with federal antidiscrimination laws.
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Salesforce Atty Sees Rooney Law Return As 'Right Challenge'
A former Salesforce attorney, who spent the past nearly 10 years working under the cloud-based software company's umbrella, is now leading the technology practice as a partner in Rooney Law's new Chicago office, the boutique law firm said Wednesday.
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Groups Urge Congress To Probe DC's Use Of Private Attys
The American Tort Reform Association and two other groups called on Congress on Wednesday to investigate District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb for the office's use of outside counsel for litigation, which they say has issued millions in legal contracts with little transparency or accountability.
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Chiropractor Sues Law Firm For Filing Delay After $3M Verdict
A Florida chiropractor is suing his former law firm for malpractice after he says it failed to timely file an action against his liability insurer following a $3.7 million judgment against him.
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Ex-Pa. State Lawmaker Joins Fellerman & Ciarimboli
Regional firm Fellerman & Ciarimboli Law PC has expanded services in its Kingston, Pennsylvania, office with the addition of a former state representative who moved back to the private sector after serving in state government for 10 years.
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Paralegal Tells NC Justices Not To Disturb Appellate Victory
The convicted former paralegal of a disbarred attorney has urged North Carolina's highest court to let stand an intermediate appellate ruling offering her another chance to dismiss the state's embezzlement charges against her, arguing the decision doesn't meet the high bar for review.
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Texas Law Firm Hits Rival With Web Search Keywords Suit
Texas personal injury firm Thomas J. Henry Law has claimed聽in a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court that a Lone Star State competitor is unlawfully capitalizing on his reputation by misdirecting web searches through the purchase of certain search keywords.
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Marshall Dennehey Hires Appeals Expert In New York
The former head of appeals at litigation boutique Barry聽McTiernan & Moore has joined聽Marshall Dennehey as special counsel, a role in which she will continue her work focused on a range of environmental, general liability and construction appellate matters.
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Disbarred Atty Gets 2陆 Years For Investment Scheme
A New Jersey federal judge sentenced a disbarred attorney to 2陆 years in prison after he admitted to misleading would-be investors in his financial services company with false promises before using their money for his personal expenses.
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Ex-Atty Pleads Guilty To ID Theft In Insurance Settlement Case
A former attorney has pled guilty in Washington state court to theft and identity theft over聽a scheme to lift thousands of dollars from a client's insurance settlement, money that was supposed to pay medical expenses after a traffic accident.
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Boies Schiller Can't Escape Guo Clawback Claim, Judge Rules
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP must face a Chapter 11 trustee's nearly $654,000 clawback case for receiving cash from a company connected to since-convicted Chinese exile Miles Guo, a Connecticut bankruptcy judge has ruled, advancing the case against the firm's motion to dismiss.
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Holland & Knight Litigator Heads To Florida Boutique
Florida-based litigation and appellate boutique Lawson Huck Gonzalez PLLC has added a former Holland & Knight LLP partner to its Miami-area office, bringing on an attorney who has handled high-stakes litigation and appellate matters for clients in private practice.
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Unfilled Legal Jobs Up Amid Political, Economic Uncertainties
While hiring demand in the legal sector remains virtually unchanged from last year, more positions are going unfilled, which suggests a growing sense of caution among law firms due to broader economic uncertainty, according to a report released Tuesday by legal data company Leopard Solutions.
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NJ Law Firm Hit With Bias Suit From Cancer-Stricken Aide
A former legal assistant at a New Jersey personal injury firm is suing the firm alleging that she was fired for requesting a workplace accommodation after she was diagnosed with and had surgery for ureter cancer.