Unfortunately, not this Grubman, but Grubman, Grubman & Curcio — a fictional law firm on The Sopranos. They expressed interest in hiring Meadow Soprano, daughter of New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, as a first-year associate. Meadow’s fiancee, Patrick Parisi, already works at the firm. The figure tossed around as a starting salary for Meadow […]
A friend of Paris Hilton, who saw the hotel heiress during her all-too-brief house arrest, had this to say about how Hilton was treated in jail: “It’s so cruel what has happened to her. She wasn’t allowed to wax or use a moisturiser. Her skin is so dry right now.” Judge Michael Sauer: Have you […]
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
Some hiring news from the White House counsel’s office, via the WSJ Law Blog: Though many of these White House hires have been reported already elsewhere, its press office issued an official release — dateline “Rostock, Germany” — announcing nine lawyers White House Counsel Fred Fielding has added to his “great little law firm.” President […]
* Panda Express, Kelly and Ping’s and hall of shamer Eggrolls Etc are fakes alright, but they’re not illegal. Is widespread consumption of Lean Cuisine a harbinger of another Cultural Revolution? [Disgrasian] * Martha is peeved that her staff didn’t do a background check on her driver. Expect a guest of middle-eastern descent on her […]
The day that many of you have been waiting for has arrived. Today ATL goes to ATL: the fair city of Atlanta! Based on NALP forms and prior news articles, it seems that starting salaries in the Big Peach generally range from $130,000 and $145,000 (similar to Philadelphia). At $130K: Alston & Bird; Arnall Golden […]
Apparently Judge Michael Sauer agreed with the 60 percent of ATL readers who viewed her release from prison as “a miscarriage of justice.” From TMZ.com, the authoritative source for all things Paris: Paris Hilton was just ordered back to jail in Lynwood to serve out the remainder of her sentence! She’ll get credit for 5 […]
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Remember administrative law judge Roy L. Pearson? He filed a $67 million lawsuit against his dry cleaners. Over a pair of pants. Well, the judge has decided to show some mercy upon the defendants. He has reduced his demand in the case: A judge who was seeking $67 million from a dry cleaners that lost […]
Several months ago, the world was awash in Borat litigation. But then things died down on that front. Now they’re heating up again. From a tipster: Check out this lawsuit. Although the damages claim might be a little silly, it seems like this guy might have a valid claim — he didn’t sign a waiver […]
Chinese judges: they’re just like ours. They lament how profit pressures are making the practice of law much more of a business and much less of a profession. At a recent conference, Hong Kong judge Andrew Li Kwok-nang stated: “To put it bluntly, mercenary considerations have assumed much greater prominence at the expense of ethical […]
This question gets debated endlessly in the comments here at ATL. Readers argue about real estate prices, billable hour requirements, and the cost of a round of drinks in different cities. Sadly, there’s often a lack of hard data in these disputes. Well, now we have some real information, courtesy of the National Law Journal: […]
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
The New York Times is a world-renowned news publication. It is exceedingly prestigious. Coverage in its pages is highly coveted. But the Gray Lady may be a bit easy. Why else would she go down on Gallion & Spielvogel, our favorite pair of S&C refugees turned eminently pedigreed barristers? From this morning’s NYT: Steven Spielvogel, […]
* LeBron James and federal highway funding: Ohio Governnor Strickland takes a stand for the King. [ESPN] * This is a sad day for “Curb Your Enthusiasm” fans, but he can make episodes out of anything. [CNN] * $6 billion in hedge fund losses…who you gonna call? [Law Blog] * Paris back to jail? [CNN] […]
“Nobody’s finished, we ain’t even begun” is a good description of our progress on this column over the past few days. We apologize for serving up your weekly dose of LEWW a bit later than usual. Some good weddings we aren’t writing about this week: another seedling from William Howard Taft’s family tree, hot lesbians, […]
* Defense claimed that the dog was hardly a victim and that his barking translated roughly into “You looking at me?” [Rutland Herald] * So You Think You Can Pretend to be a Cop and not get sued? What would be really funny is filming Sharon Osbourne in the courtroom if her son Jack goes […]
Who says that conservative judicial icon Robert Bork, of the famously ill-fated Supreme Court nomination, is anti-plaintiff? Judge Bork is all in favor of punitive damages — when, for example, he’s demanding them in his Complaint (PDF). The distinguished law professor and former judge has filed a slip-and-fall lawsuit against the Yale Club of New […]