Earlier this year, we devoted extensive coverage to the Akin Gump Escort. She was the legal secretary at Akin Gump who worked for powerhouse lawyer John Dowd by day, and alleged D.C. madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey by night. Courtesy of WTOP, we now know more about the close working relationship between the Akin Gump Escort […]
* More coverage of the Padilla verdict. [New York Times; Washington Post] * Best law firms for women. [Working Mother] * DHS prepares for federal ID law amid privacy concerns. [CNN] * Michael Vick plea deadline imminent. [WSBTV] * Temp judge busted over anti-prosecutor, racial myspace posts. [ABA]
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We were pleasantly surprised by the robust and intelligent discussion in the comments to our earlier open thread, Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Vault 1-5. There were over 100 comments, and many of them were quite informative. So we will press on. The next five firms up for bids, in Vault 100 order (prestige scores in […]
* Benchslappery, West Virginia style. [Overlawyered] * A gay TV judge? It’s about time. And this guy seems pretty funny (check out the video). [Towleroad] * Liveblogging the Jose Padilla verdict, by lawyer-blogger Davis Oscar Markus, who was in the courtroom. [Southern District of Florida Blog] * Law firms are learning this the hard way: […]
Since the last coverage of her on ATL, the Energizer-bunny-esque Judge Elizabeth Halverson has been ordered on the inactive list by the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline. Following an emotional plea by Halverson in a rare television interview, and a similar public plea by two sexy ex-Halverson staffers (a law clerk and a secretary), the […]
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Jose Padilla: committed al-Qaida terrorist, or harmless (and not very good) student of Arabic? After a three month trial, the jury deliberated for a day and a half. Now they’ve reached a verdict. We’ll bring you the details as soon as we have them. A day and a half isn’t very long given the length […]
Sure, the divorce proceedings of Leroy Greer won’t be pretty. But hopefully it won’t get as ugly as Nancy Tauck v. Peter Tauck. That litigation, which has dragged on for some two years, has earned these dubious distinctions: — a new national record for the longest divorce trial ever (some 86 days and counting); — […]
The U.S. Supreme Court Coloring and Activity Book. Crayons included! Here’s the product description, from the ABA website: Have fun and learn about the Supreme Court! It’s a coloring book with a surprising educational twist. This 32-page coloring book features expertly rendered illustrations depicting significant Supreme Court Justices of the United States to color in–including […]
Here’s an idea that we liked, from a thoughtful and helpful reader: I was a big fan of your recruiting threads by city. Same goes for the firm benefits/perks threads. One problem, however, is that people often say what it’s like at their firm but fail to mention which firm those perks apply to. I […]
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We just learned a new word today: “tomcatting.” From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Chehalis, Washington — The tomcatting of the elected prosecutor in this conservative rural town has jeopardized as many as four cases brought by his office and prompted a complaint to the state bar association. Liam Michael Golden, a Republican who ran unopposed for […]
The individual who ran this Google search presumably isn’t at Sidley Austin. Because if he were, he wouldn’t have gotten fleeced on his massage. From a tipster: Sidley is now going to have chair massages every Friday. They come by on Fridays for 5 hours; you have to make an appointment. While it’s not free, […]
* Fourth Circuit’s toughness on racketeering defendants considered by Michael Vick attorneys. [WSBTV] * Details of new universal health care law in Massachusetts. [MSNBC] * Domestic spying to expand, raising legal and constitutional concerns. [MSNBC] * Free advice for Mattel, courtesy of the WSJ Law Blog and Victor Schwartz. [WSJ Law Blog]
There has been some discussion already, but here’s a dedicated thread for a topic that there’s no shortage of opinions on: Rutgers basketball player Kia Vaughn’s defamation lawsuit against radio host Don Imus. Thus far, reactions seem to be similar. From our tipster: It seems like a likely loser, because I don’t see a false […]
In case you’re wondering what happened to the litigation support guy at Quinn Emanuel, who sent around an office-wide email reprimanding an associate for allegedly rude treatment, here’s an update: The lit support guy got his walking papers almost immediately. The litigation associate to whom he directed the email was baffled by the entire event. […]