Gen. Michael Flynn (Photo by the Defense Department via Wikimedia)
* A reminder that legal counsel is expensive even if you don’t fight all the way to trial — Michael Flynn is selling his house to pay his legal bills. [ABC News]
* Jim Walden has a very Oscar-friendly practice. His clients managed to be the subject of the Best Documentary winner and a Best Screenplay nominee. So if you’re a criminal looking to break into the entertainment industry, hire Walden. [New York Law Journal]
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* Sam Nunberg thinks it’s advisable to ignore Robert Mueller’s subpoena. Good luck with all that. [Courthouse News Service]
* At this firm, revenue is up… but the partners aren’t really seeing it. [American Lawyer]
* Poor Michael Cohen complains that he never got reimbursed for paying off that porn star for the president. [New York]
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* Some advice for newly minted GCs. [Corporate Counsel]
* Hearings begin tomorrow for DOJ Civil Division chief nominee Jody Hunt tomorrow. Here’s a primer on exactly how many times you’ll hear the word “Russia” tomorrow. [National Law Journal]
* Oregon passes new gun control law. Go ahead and set your watch to the NRA filing a lawsuit by the end of the month. [Huffington Post]