* A Florida woman, who allegedly pretended to be a lawyer, has been sentenced to four years in prison. Did she say her name was “Jerry Gallo“? [Tampa Bay Times]
* The FBI is purportedly investigating the Attorney General of Texas for alleged improprieties. [Hill]
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* A wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed over the drowning this past summer of an actress on the show Glee. [Deadline]
* The Attorney General of Pennsylvania had some harsh words for Rudy Giuliani upon the latter’s return to the courtroom in post-election litigation after a nearly three-decade hiatus. [Newsweek]
* A lawyer has been found guilty of a misdemeanor for refusing to stop texting in court. Guess the attorney will be texting sad emojis for a while… [Bloomberg Law]
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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].