May 2007
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Crime, Department of Justice, Monica Goodling, Politics, Rudeness, You Go Girl
More Mistreatment of Monica
Former Justice Department lawyer Monica Goodling has gotten a raw deal. From the media. From the blogosphere. And now, from the DOJ itself. According to the Washington Post’s Andrew Cohen: [B]ack at the ranch, the Justice Department managed to tick off former high-ranking official Monica Goodling and her attorneys by going public with allegations against […] -
Akin Gump, Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Oy, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
The D.C. Madam's Akin Gump Apprentice: She's No Miss Popularity
In our recent post about an alleged D.C.-madam-in-training — a legal secretary at the powerhouse firm of Akin Gump, who allegedly serviced clients and worked the phones for Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the alleged D.C. madam — we asked you for more information about this hardworking and multitalented young woman. We are still accepting your tips. […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: O'Melveny Joins In the Fun
We have confirmed, with sources at the firm, the news that O’Melveny & Myers has raised associate base salaries in its California offices. The firm’s California and New York offices are now on the same salary scale. The O’Melveny & MYers news was conveyed through a firm-wide voice-mail. The message said: “Over the past 24 […]
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Don Imus, Litigators, Martin Garbus, Media and Journalism
Martin Garbus Calls Les Moonves A Nappy-Headed Ho
Okay, not exactly. But Martin Garbus, the legendary litigator now representing former CBS radio host Don Imus, is coming out swinging. Yesterday Garbus announced that Imus would sue CBS Radio for the unpaid portion of Imus’s $40 million contract. He said to expect the lawsuit by the end of next week. Garbus cited a clause […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Davis Polk Joins the $50K Club
We have received confirmation, from multiple sources, of a rumor that previously arose in the comments: Davis Polk & Wardwell has raised its clerkship bonus to $50,000. It joins the distinguished company of Sullivan & Cromwell, Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss, Weil Gotshal, Cravath, Cleary Gottlieb, and Skadden Arps. Also, contrary to this joke, Davis’s enhanced […] -
Crime, Deaths, Gambling / Gaming, Hurricane Katrina, Intellectual Property, Morning Docket, Patents, Prisons, Sports, Trials
Morning Docket: 05.04.07
* No do-over for Vonage. [c|net via How Appealing] * Legislature approves $5 million settlement in Florida boot camp death case. [CNN] * Katrina wrongful death claims blown away by judge. [Jurist] * Reno trial lawyer faces his own trial. [Reno Gazette-Journal] * Fen-Phen plaintiffs have a horse in Saturday’s race. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.03.07
* Monks are Americans too… [The Albuquerque Tribune] * …As are career criminals. [WCAX] * Fear not, Sopranos-lovers, these kinds of real-life shenanigans are sure to continue after the series finale. [Yahoo! News] * Do we really need more proof that teachers are underpaid? [The Oregonian] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Orrick Raises California Salaries
Some happy news for Golden State associates of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. A source at the firm tells us: “Orrick just matched New York salaries on the West Coast. We received a memo and videocast from [firm chairman] Ralph Baxter this morning.” “All offices start at $160,000, except for Sacramento and Pacific Northwest.” According to […] - Sponsored
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John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, William Rehnquist
Justice John Paul Stevens: He Likes 'Em Young
When it comes to law clerks, that is. In other words, Justice Stevens does not subscribe to the trend of hiring Supreme Court clerks who are several years out of law school, with a few years of practice under their belts. As JPS explains in an interesting interview in The Third Branch, which a tipster […] -
Celebrities, Crime, Drinking, Paris Hilton, Reality TV, Television
One Night in... Prison?
Or maybe 45 nights in prison, for the star of One Night in Paris. The Associated Press reports: Paris Hilton should be jailed for 45 days for violating terms of her probation for an alcohol-related reckless driving conviction, city prosecutors say. In documents filed April 30th in Superior Court, prosecutors said they also want Hilton […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Skadden Has Joined the $50K Club
Yesterday we floated this rumor: “Skadden has raised its clerkship bonuses: $50,000 for one clerkship, $70,000 for two years. Applicable to all offices.” We have not received official confirmation from the firm. But we have now received, via email, confirmation of this news from multiple sources. So we believe it’s safe to treat it as […] -
Akin Gump, Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Oy, Paralegals, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
Akin Gump: Truly A 'Full-Service' Law Firm
On its official website, Akin Gump proudly bills itself as a “full-service” law firm. And it boasts: “Our growth has come by understanding client problems and solving them with a unique combination of… practical… skills.” Truer words were never spoken. From ABC News: A legal secretary at one of Washington’s most prominent and well-connected law […] -
Anthony Ciolli, AutoAdmit / Xoxohth, Biglaw, Blogging, David Hoffman, Free Speech, Racism, Sexual Harassment, WSJ Law Blog
AutoAdmit Leads to AutoRescind
Some very interesting news, reported by Amir Efrati over at the WSJ Law Blog: The Law Blog has learned that law firm Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge rescinded its job offer to Anthony Ciolli, the 3L at Penn Law who resigned as “Chief Education Director” of AutoAdmit last month. H[e] resigned in the wake of […]
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Craigslist, Romance and Dating, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
'The Supreme Court Clerk of My Heart': Not Talkin' About Pam Talkin
We recently posted about an amusing Craigslist “Missed Connections” ad (text here; no longer available on CL itself). It was posted by a lovelorn, 30-year-old male, with a crush on a female Supreme Court employee who shows up to oral argument in tails. We wondered whether our poster might have a crush on Pamela Talkin, […] -
Crime, Department of Justice, Monica Goodling, Orin Kerr, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
Monica Goodling: Damsel in Distress?
Our bestest gal pal, Monica M. Goodling, is in the news once again. From the AP (via the Volokh Conspiracy): The Justice Department is investigating whether its former White House liaison used political affiliation in deciding who to hire as entry-level prosecutors in U.S. attorneys’ offices around the country, The Associated Press has learned. Doing […] -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Judge of the Day, Rank Stupidity, Ridiculousness, Roy Pearson, Tort Reform
'Judge' of the Day: Roy Pearson, Jr.
JEEZ. What a tool. An administrative law judge, Roy L. Pearson, is suing his dry cleaners. Over a missing pair of pants (subsequently found). For the insane sum of $65 million. We kid you not. More details here. Okay, we’re not completely shocked. Clownish antics from an ALJ? Heaven forfend. No, we don’t have the […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.03.07
* Divided Nebraska Supreme Court stays execution of one inmate pending the constitutional challenge to the electric chair of another. [Lincoln Journal-Star via How Appealing] * Georgia mulls brain wave evidence. [Morris New Service via Online Athens] * “Um, I don’t remember ever receiving any emails from Karl Rove.” [Jurist] * Georgia baby-starving vegans convicted […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.02.07
* Populist department stores: so little security, so many male sales assistants in the shoe department. [New York Post] * No longer lost in Yonkers. [1010 WINS] * The sure-fire way to make sure you’re getting the lowest possible price. [Palm Beach Post] * We’d all breathe a little easier–figuratively and literally, since all those […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Has Skadden Joined the $50K Club?
Earlier today, a source advised us as follows, by email: “Skadden has raised its clerkship bonuses: $50,000 for one clerkship, $70,000 for two years. Applicable to all offices” Excluding anonymous commenters, we’ve heard this news from just this one source (although a source who claims to have heard the news from multiple offerees). We don’t […] -
Don Imus, Free Speech, Martin Garbus, Media and Journalism, Racism, Reader Polls
Is the Nappy-Headed Don Imus Entitled To One Free Bite of the Hoho?
This appears to be the legal theory to be advanced by controversial former radio host Don Imus, through his “ferocious” litigator, the renowned Martin Garbus. Reports Fortune: Imus has hired one of the nation’s premiere First Amendment attorneys, and the two sides are gearing up for a legal showdown that could turn on how language […]