Illinois
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Attorney Misconduct, Breasts, Drinking, Guns / Firearms, Legal Ethics, Rod Blagojevich, Violence
Chicago Attorney Allegedly Showed Her Breast Implants to Co-Workers; Blames Blago for Ethics Complaint
Yesterday, we examined the attorney misconduct case of Tamara Tanzillo. Back in 2009, she was fired from her job with the Illinois Department of Health and Family Services for engaging in "arguably decadent personal behavior." But what does that mean? Let's find out -- and have a look at the rather attractive Tanzillo, too.... -
Billable Hours, Crime, Hotties, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Trials
Reema Bajaj Is Going All the Way
Next week, Reema Bajaj, the comely Illinois attorney who has been accused of prostitution, will celebrate her 26th birthday. (You can look up her date of birth on the DeKalb County criminal docket.) But how happy will that birthday be? There's a cloud looming over this lovely lawyer.... - Sponsored
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Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Partner Issues, Reader Polls, Shameless Plugs, Texas, This Is an Ad, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work For – Smaller Legal Markets (Part 2)
We hope you’ve enjoyed following the Career Center’s Top Partners series through which we’ve recognized Biglaw partners from around the country who exemplify what it means to be an exceptional partner who associates are actually happy to work for. Thanks to all the readers who took the time to submit such glowing nominations and give […]
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Crime, Police, Taser, Violence
Chicago Police Turn the Tasing Up to Eleven
Andrew Meyer — the University of Florida student who coined the phrase “don’t tase me, bro” — was only tased one time, but his screams were heard around the world thanks to YouTube. And as far as we know, he didn’t sue over the incident. But how many times do you think the average person […] -
Email Scandals, Law Schools, LSAT, Quote of the Day
Quotes of the Day: Quite Ingenious -- and Quite Busted
After reading our Quote of the Day, you might get an inkling as to the reason why Paul Pless, former dean of admissions at the University of Illinois College of Law, no longer has a job there.... -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools
Illinois Law and the Lone Gunman Theory of Admissions Fraud
It’s time to check in on the scandal involving the University of Illinois College of Law and its false reporting on the qualifications of its admitted students. Every time we do look at Illinois, the school tells us that “this time” they’ve figured out the full extent of the problem — and it’s a bigger […] -
Airplanes / Aviation, Attorney Misconduct, Bankruptcy, Bernie Madoff, Howrey LLP, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Rod Blagojevich, Suicide
Morning Docket: 10.27.11
* Like many of the victims of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, he and his wife contemplated suicide, too. But come on, why bother? Was career suicide just not good enough? [New York Times] * For Sale: One Illinois law license at discount price! Hasn’t been used in 15 years — almost like new. Slightly tarnished. […]
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Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection: Please Try To Be Less Boring
The latest Chicago pairing involved two lawyers in their 20s. Asked why he agreed to be set up by a random legal blogger, our male lawyer, who described himself as "kinetic, adventurous, and faux-angsty," said, "regardless of the outcome, it'll probably be a good story, which is generally the important thing." He asked to be set up with someone "outgoing and hilarious." Our female lawyer volunteered that she has "HUGE brains." That seemed like a decent match. It wasn't.... - Sponsored
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John Marshall Law School, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Trendspotting
Trendspotting: Will Law Schools Continue to Defend Questionable Employment Data?
It was just last week that Jesse Strauss and David Anziska announced that in addition to their class action suits against Cooley Law and New York School of Law, they intended to sue 15 more law schools over their allegedly deceptive post-graduate employment statistics. In the days that followed, everyone wanted to know when these […] -
Bar Exams, Fabulosity, Kids, Law Schools, Pregnancy / Paternity
Quote of the Day: The Fruits of Her Labor
It’s impossible to know what would have happened if I had done something differently. Ultimately, I have what was, and remains, most important to me — a happy, healthy son. — Elana Nightingale Dawson, the recent Northwestern Law graduate who went into active labor during the bar exam, commenting on the good news of her […] -
Bar Exams, Fashion Victims Unit, Job Searches, Mafia, Morning Docket, Movies, State Judges, Technology, Texas
Morning Docket: 10.11.11
* The legal sector lost 1,300 jobs in September. And because that’s not depressing enough, lawyers now have to compete for jobs with computers. Guess it’s time to learn binary. [WSJ Law Blog] * Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week kicked off yesterday in West Virginia. Too bad this campaign isn’t in Michigan, where a woman is […]
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Crime, Hotties, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
I Am Not a Crook Ho: Reema Bajaj Pleads Not Guilty
Remember Reema Bajaj? Well, how could you forget her? This highly attractive Illinois solo practitioner was hit with prostitution charges back in June. But Bajaj isn't going down without $100 a fight.... -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools
Illinois Law Restates Its Numbers: The Deception is Deeper Than We Thought
The University of Illinois College of Law has had to restate the LSAT scores and GPAs of its admitted students for the last three years. If you've been following the story, you know that Illinois Law had previously admitted that it misstated admissions data for a year. Some of you really want to talk about how Illinois has been lying all this time. It's like some of you think that the ABA is actually going to do something to punish Illinois....
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7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Judicial Divas, Solo Practitioners
Benchslap of the Day: A Billy Madison Style Rambling, Incoherent Complaint
It's not every day that attorneys repeatedly file "unintelligible" complaints that are "riddled with errors." But it's really not every day that an attorney attempts to file the same complaint three times and appeals to the Seventh Circuit only to get smacked down. Let's see why a lawyer faced the wrath of the Seventh Circuit this week.... -
Bail, Crime, Divorce Train Wrecks, Hotties, Murder, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms
Bad News for a Chicago-Area Lawyer Accused of Murder for Hire
Last month, federal law enforcement officials accused an Illinois attorney from a small firm, Jason W. Smiekel, of trying to put a hit out on a former client -- who also happened to be the ex-husband of Smiekel’s fiancée. Alas, if they are in love, their love may have to wait, thanks to the latest bad news for Smiekel.... -
Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection Chitown: Hush, Puppies
One of the past Courtship Connection couplings that beat the odds included two New York lawyers paired because of their shared love of My Cousin Vinny. Seeing that two Chicago early-twenty-somethings had named Vincent Gambini as their fave legal fictional character, Kashmir Hill sent these two yutes out on a date, hoping to replicate that success.... -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Family Law, Litigators, Litigatrix, Loyola Law School, Romance and Dating, Small Law Firms, Weddings
An Update on Chicago's Runaway Bridegroom and Jilted Bride
In a Chicago lawsuit, a lovely young lawyer, Lauren Serafin, sued her handsome ex-fiancé, Sidley Austin associate Robert Leighton, for "breach of promise" to marry. Serafin alleged that Leighton cheated on her during his Las Vegas bachelor party, with a woman named "Danielle," and then broke off the engagement -- saddling Serafin with almost $63,000 in wedding- and honeymoon-related expenses. We now bring you an update on this saga.... -
Biglaw, Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection Chitown: Nothing To Feel Guilty About
Courtship Connection blew into the Windy City on the tail end of the summer. This week marks the city's first two Courtship dates. One couple went out last night. Kashmir Hill is hoping they had a better time than the two lawyers who met each other in front of a closed restaurant on Monday night. The two Biglaw associates said there wasn't "a spark." Instead of a spark, there was a big height difference. It's hard out there for the tall lady lawyers.... -
Crime, Jury Duty, Loyola Law School, Prostitution, Robert Gettleman, Screw-Ups, Sex, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Trials
Mistrial in Massage Parlor Prosecution After Masseuse Recognizes Defense Lawyer -- as a Client....
We have the makings of a trend: inappropriate contacts between participants in jury trials. These contacts can be problematic because a jury trial constitutes a delicate ecosystem, in which contacts and communications between actors are regulated strictly to ensure the fairness of the proceedings. Now we bring you news of, er, more intimate contact between a witness and a lawyer -- which culminated in a mistrial.... -
Cars, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: He's Buying a Stairway to Heaven?
You take my … money you better get a federal law agency like the F.B.I. on the case. You will hear about me and read about me. I promise that. — Roy Lee Conger Jr., complaining about a lien placed on one of his bank accounts after his divorce train wreck. Conger had been involved […]