Divorce Train Wrecks
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Divorce Train Wrecks, Sex, Weddings, Weirdness
Michigan Lawyer Ryan Hill Has a Funny Way of Showing 'Marriage Matters'
Michigan law firm partner Ryan Hill has a very candid biography on his non-firm website: I am a self-proclaimed family man. My wife and I have open communication about everything, whether it is small things such as who is going to take out the trash, to bigger things such as communicating our sexual desires. We’re […] -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Facebook, Family Law, Social Networking Websites
Divorce Lawyers Turn Facebook into a Case-Winning Gold Mine
You’ve got to love lawyers sometimes. If nothing else, they’re a resourceful group of people. If there is information out there that can help win a case, you can count on a lawyer to find it, massage it, and use it to their client’s advantage. What makes a good lawyer? Research, baby, research. We’ve mentioned […] - Sponsored
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Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Divorce Train Wrecks, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Legal Ethics, Slideshows, Violence, White House Counsel
All You Ever Wanted to Know About John Michael Farren, The Ex-Bush Lawyer Charged With Attempted Murder Of His Skadden Counsel Wife
In January, a former Bush Administration lawyer was charged with attempted murder after allegedly strangling and beating his wife, a counsel at Skadden Arps. John Michael Farren, 57, served as deputy counsel to the president under President George W. Bush, as general counsel at Xerox Corp., and as Under Secretary of Commerce under President George […]
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Violence
War of the Farrens: Skadden Counsel Files $30 Million Lawsuit Against Her Husband
Earlier this month, former Bush White House attorney John Michael Farren allegedly attacked his wife, after she told him she wanted a divorce. Farren pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, first-degree strangulation, and assault last week. The alleged attack — with a flashlight — was a brutal one. Mary Margaret Farren, who is also a […] -
Crime, Divorce Train Wrecks, Violence
Former White House Lawyer John Michael Farren Charged With Attempted Murder of His Skadden Counsel Wife
A former Bush Administration lawyer has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly strangling and beating his wife, a counsel at Skadden Arps. John Michael Farren, 57, served as deputy counsel to the president under Fred Fielding in the most recent Bush administration, as general counsel at Xerox, and as Under Secretary of Commerce for […] -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Rankings
Divorce Lawyers: Washingtonian Ranks the Best of the Worst
Many moons ago, when I was a law student, I took Divorce Law based solely on the fact that the professor, who was a New York practitioner, brought in one of his celebrity clients to answer questions on the last day of class. My year, the professor rolled up with James Gandolfini, who, when asked […] -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Health Care / Medicine, Partner Issues, STDs
Those aren't my Herpes... Then whose Herpes are they?
In September, Kirkland & Ellis partner Frederick Tanne sued his wife, her lover, and her father for giving him herpes. (We mentioned this lawsuit in passing in Morning Docket at the time of the complaint, and many of you complained about the item not getting its own post. Well, here you go!) Tanne claimed to […] -
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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Divorce Train Wrecks, Lunacy, Trials, Vicious Infighting
Now This Is What We Call A Divorce Train Wreck
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); — […] -
Affirmative Action, Asians, Copyright, Divorce Train Wrecks, Education / Schools, Gay, Intellectual Property, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Pranks, Securities and Exchange Commission
Non-Sequiturs: 04.02.07
* If you’re not spreading your music like herpes, then you’re just paying an extra 30 cents for the same product you’ve always been buying; as a side note, doesn’t Damon Alburn look dreamy these days? [New York Times] * The SEC wants to be more like a friend than a parent, but watch out […]
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