May 2012
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Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Cozen O'Connor, Depositions, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Rudeness, Texas
'[Bleep] With Me And You Will Have A Huge [Bleep]hole,' Warns Biglaw Partner
A Biglaw partner in Texas apparently warned opposing counsel not to 'f***' with him. I have no reason to doubt his sincerity... -
Biglaw, Christopher Christie, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.16.12
* Associates should assume that making partner is like rising up in a drug organization. And really, who wouldn’t want to work at New Jack LLP? [Litigation & Trial] * Wait, Justice Souter has a “secret” Citizens United dissent? That sounds cool. Utterly useless, but pretty cool. [Slate] * Signs that your firm is in trouble? How about if your firm name can be made into endless puns on ATL? I Cleary have one firm in my sights. [Greedy Associates] * I always kind of picture Matt Taibbi stomping around outside of Goldman Sachs like Achilles standing outside of Troy yelling, “Hector.” [Rolling Stone] * Isn’t it about time for Ashley Dupré to have sex with somebody else now? [Dealbreaker] * You got to give it up to Chris Christie, the man does have a sense of humor…. Also cool, Cory Booker. [Video] - Sponsored
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Document Review, Federal Judges, S.D.N.Y., Technology
Predictive Coding Debate Rages On: Judge Peck Stays Discovery in Groundbreaking Case
The back and forth over predictive coding continues.… -
Arnold & Porter, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, ERISA, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
L'Affaire LeBoeuf: The Latest Links and News
Dewey & LeBoeuf is preparing itself for the afterlife: it's shedding overseas offices, sending partners packing, and finding new takers for its real estate (and its pension obligations). -
Copyright, In-House Counsel, Intellectual Property, Legal Ethics, Technology, Trademarks
House Rules: Sometimes The Customer Isn’t Always Right
Sometimes the worst ethical violations come from your customers... -
Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, Law Schools, Murder, Texas, Violence
Did These Columbia Law Students and Their Professor Prove That Texas Executed An Innocent Man?
An exhaustive new report from Columbia Law School persuasively argues that Texas executed an innocent man. We talked with one of the student authors about how the project shaped her law school experience. -
Baseball, Jury Duty, Law Professors, Quote of the Day, Sports, Trials
Quote of the Day: And Steroids Are Obviously a Critical Tool of the American Baseball System
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9th Circuit, Cars, Police, Pregnancy / Paternity, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Violence, Women's Issues
How Many Times Can You Tase a Pregnant Woman Before Your Case Winds Up Before the Supreme Court?
Can you use a Taser on a pregnant woman? How many times can you do it? Once? Twice? Three times? -
Grade Reform, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Top Law School Finally Commits To Getting Grades In On Time; Will Fine Late-Grading Faculty
Punishing faculty might be the only way to make them do their jobs in a timely fashion... -
Election 2012, Fabulosity, Howrey LLP, Lawyerly Lairs, Partner Issues, Politics, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Capital Homes in the Capital
Lawyers in D.C. do well for themselves. Check out these attorneys' million-dollar mansions.... -
Dewey & LeBoeuf, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Small Law Firms, Technology
Morning Docket: 05.16.12
* When Dewey tell the world that we’re dead, but not yet buried? The firm filed a notice with the New York State Department of Labor listing its closing date as yesterday. And what’s their reason for doing so? “Economic.” [Am Law Daily (sub. req.)]
* “The continuing loss of revenue-generating partners and Dewey’s debt load has culminated in the imminent demise of Dewey.” Damn, the PBGC certainly doesn’t mince words. Say hello to the flailing firm’s latest lawsuit of many. [Reuters]
* A judge reinstated Le-Nature’s $500M case against K&L Gates for failure to detect fraud. Hope the firm has a half-billion lying around — they haven’t been doing too well with the whole honesty thing lately. [Businessweek]
* You stay classy, DSK! Your aggravated pimp hand is strong! Dominique Strauss-Kahn filed a $1M countersuit against Nafissatou Diallo because she “ruined his life, personally and professionally.” [Wall Street Journal]
* Conspiring to price fix? There’s an app for that! A federal judge denied Apple’s and several book publisher’s motions to dismiss a consumer class-action lawsuit about e-book pricing. [Media Decoder / New York Times]
* Now this is some backwards ass Fern Gully sh*t. A judge refused to dismiss Chevron’s racketeering and fraud lawsuit against New York attorney Steven Donziger for his work done in Ecuador. [New York Law Journal]
* Thomas Jefferson Law will be the site of the next solo incubator. This is a great way to keep your grads from suing you (not to mention a great way to increase your employed-at-nine-months rate). [National Law Journal]
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Election 2012, Gay, Judicial Nominations, Politics, State Judges
Openly Gay Judicial Nominee Defeated For... Being Gay, And That's It
Add Virignia to the list of states that think it should be totally okay to openly discriminate against gay people...
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Eminent Domain, JPMorgan Chase, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.15.12
* “Now everybody’s gonna know that you died scratching my balls.” [Roll On Friday] * “Get these motherf***ing iguanas off my… wait, iguanas? That’s not cool. Maybe we should go with ‘snakes’ or something. Unless you like hotz-pacho.” — conversation I wish happened. [Legal Blog Watch] * The counterclaim from this allegedly pervy lawyer is priceless. [Not-So Private Parts / Forbes] * Look, every time a company loses a bunch of money doesn’t mean a crime has been committed. [WSJ Law Blog] * I actually think that liberals care about property rights just as much as conservatives. It’s just that liberals don’t automatically assume that any use of eminent domain is inherently nefarious. [The Volokh Conspiracy] * Wait, sometimes my order from Amazon gets delayed because somebody stole it at the post office? [Legal Juice] * Everybody, let’s say welcome to another publication that has figured out recent law graduates are drowning in debt. [Salon] -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Drinking, Paralegals, Pictures, Weirdness
Dewey Have Cause for Rejoicing? Some Strange and Humorous Reactions to a Law Firm's Fall
Emotional responses to the Dewey & LeBoeuf debacle have ranged from sadness to anger to... the just plain weird and funny. -
Advice for the Lawlame, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Do Not Cry At Work And Other No-Nos
Most people know not to cry at the office. What other icky behaviors should small firm attorneys avoid at work? -
Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Legal Ethics, Quote of the Day, Rudeness
Benchslap of the Day: Rude, Crude, and a Bad Attitude
If you're rude and crude with a bad attitude, you can wind up in some serious trouble with the state ethics panel.... -
Books, California, Crime, Federal Judges, Guns / Firearms, Judicial Divas, Violence
Hopefully Reading Won't Cut Too Much into His Fake Grenade Launcher Sales
A Bay Area judge allowed a defendant out on bail on condition that he read daily and compose book reports. That's some creative judicial thinking! -
Biglaw, Chadbourne & Parke, Gay, Gay Marriage, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Tax Law
More Firms Stand Up For Marriage Equality
Which major law firms now offer the tax offset for domestic partner health benefits? -
Cellphones, Romance and Dating, Rudeness
Lawyer Sends a Passive-Aggressive Break-Up Brief Via Text
As we know from our Courtship Connection service, the dating scene is pretty rough for lawyers in New York City — but it’s even worse if you’ve chosen a non-lawyer as your date....