Lawyer of the Day
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Barack Obama, Lawyer of the Day, Politics
Lawyer of the Day: Philip Berg
Although Barack Obama is just days away from accepting the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination (acceptance song speculation here), some Hillary Clinton supporters refuse to give up. From the Philadelphia Daily News: Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has faced so many false rumors about his family history that it has put his birth certificate on the Internet: […] -
Lawyer of the Day, Sports
Lawyers of the Day: Lithuanian Pentathletes
The Olympics draw to a close this weekend, and soon we shall all forget how excited we were about weird sporting events like the hammer throw, the trampoline, and synchronized swimming. Two lawyers made a good showing today in one-of-those-sports-we-barely-knew-existed-but-now-we’re-really-excited-about: the men’s Modern Pentathlon! Lithuanian attorneys Andrejus Zadneprovskis and Edvinas Krungolcas won the silver and […] - Sponsored
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Fabulosity, Lawyer of the Day, Lawyerly Lairs, Layoffs, Real Estate, Robert Link
Lawyerly Lairs: Robert Link's $6 Million Hamptons House(Or, Lawsuit of the Day: Bob Link Duels With Developers)
Here’s an idea for how Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft — America’s Firingest Law Firm™, which laid off 35 lawyers in January, and then 96 more last month — can keep its surviving attorneys (plus all those incoming first-years) gainfully employed. Have them work on the litigation over managing partner Robert Link’s Hamptons house. Cadwalader Managing […]
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ATL Idol, Blogging, Contests, Lawyer of the Day
ATL Idol: The Head-to-Head Round (Part 2)
Here’s the second half of the “head-to-head” round of ATL Idol. If you’re not up to speed on what’s going on, background information is available in this prior post (or just scroll down the front page). You can check out the second half of the head-to-head round, featuring the blogging of FROLIC AND DETOUR, SOPHIST, […] -
ATL Idol, Lawyer of the Day
ATL Idol: The Head-to-Head Round (Part 1)
Welcome to the first half of what we’re calling the “head-to-head” round of ATL Idol, the reality-TV-style talent search for Above the Law’s new editor. The second half will published later this afternoon. To refresh your recollection, here’s how this round will work: We’ll publish the contestants’ different takes on the same story (actually, a […] -
ATL Idol, Lawyer of the Day
Lawyer of the Day: Jon Bruning
[Ed. note: This post is by SOPHIST, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Sophist’s avatar (at right).] Nebraska’s Attorney General Jon Bruning might want to call OnStar before he files his next lawsuit. In January, Bruning filed suit to stop […] -
Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Lawyer of the Day
Lawyer of the Day: Mark Vincent Kaplan aka K-Fed's Attorney
The inanity of Kevin Federline’s fame never ceases to amaze. He has achieved widespread recognition by shacking up with Britney Spears, making some babies, and creating some bad music. K-Fed has garnered enough media attention that there’s some excess for his attorney. Mark Vincent Kaplan is interviewed by the AP this week. He talks about […] -
Biglaw, Crime, Divorce Train Wrecks, Lawyer of the Day, Partner Issues, Violence
Lawyer of the Day: Ira Schacter
When a Biglaw partner is accused of domestic violence, we can’t help but honor him as ATL’s Lawyer of the Day. But we must note that this article from the New York Daily News drips with lawyer hatred, in describing a case where the attorney was not convicted. They didn’t even spell Cadwalader partner Ira […] - Sponsored
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Lawyers of the Day: David Fink and Timothy Johnson
If you’ve ever used software by Citrix to access your office computer remotely, you might find this case of interest. Julie Kay of the National Law Journal reports: In a rare ruling, a South Florida federal judge has ordered a plaintiff and his law firm to jointly pay sanctions of $756,000 to Fort-Lauderdale-based Citrix Systems […] -
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Lawyer of the Day: Monica Conyers
Monica Conyers is a University of District of Columbia School of Law grad, the wife of U.S. Congressman John Conyers, and the pro-tem president of the Detroit City Council. Maybe tem stands for temper, because she’s got a nasty one. She went ballistic on the council’s president earlier this year. From the Detroit Free-Press: Conyers […] -
DUI / DWI, Lawyer of the Day, Marc Dann, Politics, Sexual Harassment
Lawyer of the Day: Marc Dann
Marc Dann has had a rough tenure as Ohio’s attorney general. When the media start crafting timelines of your troubles, the end may well be nigh. One of Dann’s biggest problems seems to be judgment calls. Such as when choosing staff members. The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a write-up on this stellar Dann staffer: One […] -
Lawyer of the Day, Rank Stupidity, Violence
Lawyers of the Day: David Lawrence and Aaron Matusick(Fight, fight, fight!)
We don’t get nearly enough news from the west coast, so we are happy to anoint two Oregonian attorneys our Lawyers of the Day. At first, the idea of landlord-tenant lawyers duking it out struck us as awesome. But apparently their fight involved slapping, running away, and a “talking-to” from a judge. Not so awesome. […] -
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Lawyer of the Day: Samuel A. Fishman
With respect to our earlier post, about a rumor that Latham & Watkins represents the Church of Scientology, we have our doubts. See this comment (at 2:53 PM). But here’s some bad news about Latham that appears to be more reliable. From the WSJ Law Blog: [Samuel A. Fishman (pictured)] has pleaded guilty to one […]
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Lawyer of the Day
Lawyer of the Day: Aníbal Acevedo Vilá
Today’s Lawyer of the Day has a political connection. He’s a superdelegate to the Democratic convention, as well as an Obama supporter. From the AP: Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila indignantly denied wrongdoing Thursday and gave no sign he would abandon his re-election effort after being charged with campaign finance violations that carry a […] -
Crime, Gender, Hair, Lawyer of the Day
Lawyer of the Day: Daniel Hynes
Young New Hampshire lawyer Daniel Hynes, who is just 27, has earned a place among our Lawyers of the Day for extorting hair salons. Feel free to use the Power of the Law Degree to ensure that your landlord heats your apartment adequately. But using it to threaten beauty parlors… that’s just wrong. From the […] -
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Lawyer of the Day: Adam Reposa
Some ATL readers may find our Lawyer of the Day posts frivolous, but there are valuable lessons in each one. Texan lawyer Adam “Bulletproof” Reposa has many lessons to impart. Lesson one: how not to show one’s displeasure with a judge’s ruling. From the Austin American-Statesman: Adam Reposa, 33, was held in contempt of court […] -
Crime, Gary Zerola, Gay, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Perverts, Politics, Rape, Sex, Sex Scandals, Trials
Update: Massachusetts Lawyers Getting Off
For the record, here’s some follow-up on two Bay State lawyers previously discussed in these pages, who have been cleared of the charges against them. At least to some extent. First, remember Carl Stanley McGee (right), who was arrested after being accused of going down on a 15-year-old boy? Earlier this week, Florida prosecutors decided […] -
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Lawyer of the Day: Ray Sumrow
Apparently, being the district attorney for the smallest county in Texas leaves one with a lot of free time. This Texan lawyer is on trial for building a tricked-out server using government funds. From The Dallas Morning News: A computer that Rockwall County District Attorney Ray Sumrow says he built as a backup server for […] -
Court Reporters / Stenographers, Crime, Lawyer of the Day, Lunacy, Violence
Lawyer of the Day: Harry Batchelder(And Court Reporter of the Day: Ron Tolkin)
The Empire State is sending all sorts of craziness our way lately. From the New York — no, not the Washington — Post: A female federal prosecutor was viciously attacked by a hulking, razor-wielding drug dealer in a Brooklyn courtroom yesterday – and was saved when the thug’s 72-year-old lawyer and others tackled him. “He […] -
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Lawyer of the Day: Arelia Margarita Taveras
Today’s Lawyer of the Day is, in blackjack parlance, “a natural” — utterly unbeatable. From the New York Post: A crooked Queens lawyer who bottomed out at the blackjack tables to the tune of $1 million is trying to recoup her losses and then some with a $20 million lawsuit blaming seven casinos for her […]