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Lawyer's Lament: Pressure to Review 80 Docs an Hour, for $23 an …

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

A contract lawyer’s complaint about a directive to review 80 documents an hour is raising questions about whether quantity sacrifices quality. The lawyer , who was being paid about $23 an hour for the document review project, … Continue reading →

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Lawyer who Badmouthed His Client Gave a 'Brilliant' Argument …

Posted on January 27, 2012 by admin

Supreme Court justices differed Tuesday over the trial strategy of a criminal defense lawyer who called his neo-Nazi client “demented” and invited jurors to “smell the death” of the murder scene. The defendant, Frank Spisak, … Continue reading →

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Lawyer Fined $100 for Getting a Case Citation Wrong | ABA Journal …

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

A Wisconsin lawyer has been fined $100 for getting a citation wrong in a brief submitted to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. The appeals court expressed its frustration in a footnote to an unpublished opinion, Espitia v. Continue reading →

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Lawyer Loses Unemployment Cash Because of $1.30 in Daily Blog …

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

The state of New York has cut off unemployment benefits for a 2008 law grad after she reported collecting $1.30 a day in advertising income from her blog. The lawyer , who allowed only her first name of Karin to be used, … Continue reading →

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Lawyer Blogger Settles Defamation Suit After Favorable Ruling on …

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

A former in-house lawyer sued for his blog comments about an intellectual property litigator has settled after a favorable ruling during his defamation trial in Texas. Rick Frenkel and his former employer, Cisco Systems, apologized for … Continue reading →

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Lawyer-Heavy States See Higher Cocaine Use | ABA Journal – Law …

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Cocaine is more likely to be used in states with heavy concentrations of lawyers , a statistical analysis concludes. Marijuana use, on the other hand, is associated with states with higher concentrations of artists, scientists, … Continue reading →

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Boston Lawyer's Suit Over Unaffordable Loans Could Be a Model …

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

A Boston lawyer’s suit targeting two large mortgage companies accused of making unaffordable loans could spur similar suits throughout the country. Gary Klein, of the law firm Roddy, Klein and Ryan, filed suit against Bank of America … Continue reading →

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California Divorce Lawyer Accused of Soliciting Wife's Murder …

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

A La Jolla, Calif., divorce lawyer has been arrested on charges that he tried to hire others to kill his wife. Lawyer Steven Robert Liss was arrested Monday and charged with solicitation to commit murder, false imprisonment and spousal … Continue reading →

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