Attorney Misconduct
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Anna Nicole Smith, Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, California, In-House Counsel, Law Firm Mergers, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Marijuana, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Politics, Sexual Harassment, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, You Go Girl
Morning Docket: 11.05.14
* Bingham McCutchen canceled its partnership retreat, and their partner offer letters from Morgan Lewis must be accepted by today’s deadline — all while a prospective merger currently hangs in the balance. [Am Law Daily]
* Per Altman Weil’s 2014 Chief Legal Officer Survey, the work at in-house legal departments is about to grow exponentially, while the spend on outside counsel will decrease in turn. Uh oh, no bueno. [Corporate Counsel]
* “The attempt to have the defendant have any kind of humility has failed.” Due to “unsatisfactory” apologies to state employees, former judge Joan Orie Melvin will have to re-apologize for her crimes. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
* “A troubled law school is like Dracula: hard to kill.” In the wake of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s debt restructuring, it’s now obvious that law schools aren’t worth much at all. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Republicans are now in control in both the House and the Senate, but fear not, because the nation’s capital just legalized marijuana. That’ll help calm down the depressed D.C. Democrats out there. [CNN]
* Though it’s unlikely, thanks to this ruling, Anna Anna Anna Anna Anna Nicole’s lawyer/lover could be retried for allegedly giving illegally obtained prescriptions to the drug-addled model. [National Law Journal]
* Tinder’s cofounder apparently made a killing on her sexual harassment settlement with the company. Though no one admitted guilt, she reportedly took home “just over” $1M. Get it, girl. [Business Insider]
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Attorney Misconduct, Bad Ideas, Legal Ethics, Quote of the Day, Sexual Harassment
Lawyer Banned From Representing Women Says He Didn't Know He Couldn't Represent Women
Seriously? Come on with this absurdity. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Attorney Misconduct, California, Celebrities, Lawyer Advertising, Legal Ethics
The American Dream, As Told Through A Photoshop Ethics Violation
A real immigrant story of horrible ethics violations.
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Drinking, Judge of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge Punished For Going To Court Drunk, Peeing In The Street
She had to spend three days in an intensive care unit for severe alcohol intoxication... -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Rudeness
Lawyer Suspended From Practice For Being Lazy, Sarcastic Tool
Asking opposing counsel if he's "grow[n] a pair" yet will probably land a lawyer in the hot seat. -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
What's Worse Than Billing A Client For Bottled Water? Billing Them For Sanctions
We've got to do better than this, according to columnist Keith Lee. -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Money, Real Estate, White-Collar Crime
Managing Partner Accused Of Embezzling $30 Million From Clients
A firm alleges that its former managing partner siphoned off a cool $30 million from client escrow accounts to live like a proverbial rock star. -
Attorney Misconduct, Death Penalty, Legal Ethics, Politics, Rape, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Women's Issues
What Do A Wendy Davis Campaign Ad And An Unusual SCOTUS Order Have In Common?
When you make individuals means to your ends only, you become a farce, if not also a fraud. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Crime, Legal Ethics
Benchslapped Beau Brindley Is Back -- And The Target Of A Criminal Probe
A prominent criminal defense lawyer might face criminal charges; what are the allegations against him? -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics
Lawyer Asked To Not Represent Women: Otherwise, No Concerns
It sounds like the Connecticut Bar may want to reevaluate its decision. -
Attorney Misconduct, Barack Obama, Job Searches, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Money, Politics, Solo Practitioners, Student Loans
A Final Warning To Those Who Enter The Law School Black Hole
If you're thinking of going to law school, please READ THIS FIRST. -
Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Biglaw, Depositions, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Partner Issues
Biglaw Firm Ordered To Make A Video Apologizing For Discovery Abuses
Litigators are like unruly kids, which is why this benchslap with a sanction straight out of elementary school is so appropriate. -
Attorney Misconduct, Canada, Celebrities, Entertainment Law, Legal Ethics, Theater, White-Collar Crime
The View From Up North: Phantom Of The Opera Disbarred
How did Canada's most famous lawyer (now ex-lawyer) wind up in prison?
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Attorney Misconduct, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Celebrities, Crime, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Federal Judges, Football, Law Schools, LLMs, Morning Docket, Murder, Partner Issues, Politics
Morning Docket: 07.15.14
* Congrats to William Voge, who was elected as the new chairman of Latham & Watkins. He succeeds Robert Dell in this position, who is one of the Am Law 100′s longest-serving leaders. [Am Law Daily]
* Dewey’s former execs filed a motion to dismiss their criminal charges, lamenting the fact that the Manhattan DA made them “scapegoats” for the total failure of their firm. [DealBook / New York Times]
* A judge banned the Washington Redskins name from his court, proclaiming that the offensively monikered team shall be known only as “the Washington Team” in documents submitted. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid thinks that if it were up to Judge Judy, House Speaker John Boehner’s “show trial” suit against President Obama would be thrown out in “half a second.” Well then. [ABC News]
* A Michigan attorney was arraigned yesterday on a felony charge of homicide-solicitation of murder. It seems that the hired hitman warned his target. He’s not getting a good Yelp review. [UpNorthLive.com]
* If you’re an international student with a foreign law degree trying to get a law degree in the U.S., why the hell would you waste your money on a J.D.? Just get an LL.M. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
* Oh baby8: Nadya Suleman (formally doing business as Octomom) pleaded no contest to welfare fraud charges after she failed to report income from all of her public appearances and porn videos. [Reuters]
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Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Divorce Train Wrecks, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Legal Ethics, Murder, Pro Se Litigants, Trials, Violence, White House Counsel
Ex-White House Lawyer And Fortune 500 General Counsel Gets Convicted Of Attempted Murder
The latest chapter in a sad and disturbing story. -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Crime, Legal Ethics, Money, Partner Issues, Quote of the Day, White-Collar Crime
Naughty Partner Claims He Stole From Firm Because Biglaw Made Him A Bad Father
That's one of the most interesting excuses we've heard in a while. -
Attorney Misconduct, Cellphones, Drinking, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Rudeness, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
Lawyer Sends Nasty Text Messages To 3L, Demands Sexual Favors
This guy just got spanked for his bad behavior by an ethics committee. -
Attorney Misconduct, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Celebrities, Confirmations, Federal Judges, Gay, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Prisons, Sexual Harassment, Technology, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 06.18.14
* In a “historic day for our judiciary,” the Senate confirmed the first openly gay black male judge, and the 112th female federal judge appointed by Obama — more than any other president. Congrats! [AP]
* “It looks like science fiction, but it’s real.” That’s probably what the good folks at Amazon are going to say after they take a look at Akin Gump’s bill for its drone delivery lobbying efforts. [Legal Times]
* A 90-year-old judge removed himself from Michael Jordan’s big-money case against a grocery store chain, but dropped the gavel on the basketball star’s lawyers before leaving the bench. [Chicago Tribune]
* This Ohio attorney was suspended after he sent some pretty dirty text messages to a 3L who was working in his office. He just wanted assistance on his pro boner representation. [National Law Journal]
* Give this man some money: Jonathan Fleming, the New York man who was wrongly imprisoned for almost 25 years for a murder he didn’t commit, has filed a $162 million lawsuit against the city. [Reuters]
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Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Facebook, Legal Ethics, Rape, Social Media
Pro Tip For Lawyers: Don't Threaten To 'Anally Rape' Adversary
Has civility gone out of the legal profession? -
Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Celebrities, Copyright, Depositions, Legal Ethics, Music
Lawyer Suing Usher Gets Benchslapped Into The Stone Age
There is conduct that receives warrantless benchslaps from cranky judges. This is not that conduct.