Roger Stone (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
* An alleged New Hampshire church shooter has reportedly beaten his own lawyer… good luck trying to find another attorney to represent him. [Boston Herald]
* A bunch of law firms are vying to provide fixed-rate trademark services for Amazon. Wonder if they’ll offer free two-day delivery for Prime members. [American Lawyer]
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* It may be time for the “Piper” to pay –another DLA Piper employee alleges inappropriate behavior by a firm partner and administrators. [Bloomberg]
* R. Kelly and his divorce lawyer are in Splitsville over R. Kelly’s alleged failure to pay his lawyer’s fees. [Chicago Sun Times]
* Roger Stone won’t be able to show clips from The Godfather Part II at his trial. I guess they made the judge an offer he could refuse. [Daily Beast]
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* Unfortunately, two beaten-up lawyers make today’s Morning Docket. The Cleveland attorney sucker punched by a client after a 47-year sentence was handed down is mulling a lawsuit against the local sheriff’s department. [Cleveland.com]
Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at [email protected].