Plaintiffs Firms
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Lawyer Advertising, Plaintiffs Firms, Weirdness
Adventures in Lawyer Advertising: Pocket-Sized Legal Advice
There are many, many personal injury firms in the world, and they often have to come up with gimmicks to set themselves apart. -
Lawyer Advertising, Plaintiffs Firms, Videos
Adventures in Lawyer Advertising: Personal Injury Firm Might Break Your Funny Bone
We don’t have a lot of sympathy for people who hurt themselves in stupid ways. When we’ve featured personal injury firms in our lawyer advertising feature before, it’s usually been to make fun of them. In this case, the personal injury firm, Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman, is in on the joke: Their commercials got picked […] - Sponsored
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Food, Lawyer of the Day, Nauseating Things, Plaintiffs Firms, Violence
Lawyer of the Day: Mark Lambert
We mentioned this story on Friday (second item). But since we’re continuing to get tips about it, we thought it might merit further mention. From today’s New York Daily News: A lawyer got his nose bent out of shape during an altercation over an occupied bathroom stall — and retaliated by chomping off part of […]
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Cars, Deaths, Plaintiffs Firms, Texas
John O'Quinn Dies in Car Accident
We wanted to give people an opportunity to reminisce about John O’Quinn, the legendary personal injury attorney, who apparently died this morning in a car accident. The Houston Chronicle reports: Prominent Houston attorney John O’Quinn was one of two men who died this morning when their SUV slammed into a large tree on Allen Parkway […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Job Searches, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Plaintiffs Firms, Small Law Firm Open Threads, Solo Practitioners
Small Law Firm Open Thread: Personal Injury Law
Today we resume our series of open threads about small law firms focused on different areas of practice. For background on the series, see this post. We’ve received lots of positive feedback on the series. Here are some representatives comments from the last thread, on insurance law: 54 – This is a GREAT GREAT GREAT […] -
Law Schools, Money, Plaintiffs Firms, Student Loans
Loyola Chicago Sells Its Naming Rights Renames Building for Alumnus
UPDATE / CORRECTION: After we noticed comments 34 and 41, we reached out to Loyola Law School for clarification. A Loyola spokesperson confirmed that the Chicago Tribune made an error: Loyola has renamed its main building for Philip Corboy, but NOT the school itself. For a correct account of what has taken place, see the […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Plaintiffs Firms, Pro Bono, Public Interest, Ted Frank
The Class Action Avenger: Ted Frank's Cool New Job
Some class action settlements are highly questionable. Think of a case where, say, the victimized consumers get a stupid coupon, so they can purchase even more goods or services from the company that victimized them — while the lawyers representing the plaintiffs walk away with a big payday. One man is out to change all […] -
Fashion, Plaintiffs Firms, Ridiculousness, Shoes, Trials
'Holier' Than Thou: Motion to Compel Defense Counsel to Wear Appropriate Shoes at Trial
Our colleagues over at sister site Fashionista aren’t alone. Lawyers also get worked up over shoes. Some, like former Enron prosecutor Kathryn Ruemmler, show up to court in four-inch pink stiletto spikes. Others hate on commuter shoes and Crocs. Attorneys have strong opinions about attire, and that extends to footwear. So we can’t say we’re […] - Sponsored
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Plaintiffs Firms
James Sokolove Doesn't Fix Problems, But He Knows People Who Can
There is a great profile in the Boston Magazine about attorney James Sokolove, a guy that advertises his legal services on T.V. so often I just assumed he didn’t actually exist. Apparently, he does exist, but his legal services don’t, at least not in the traditional sense: Despite his prodigious success and his omnipresent image […] -
Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Paralegals, Plaintiffs Firms
Paralegal: Will Collate, Will Not Fellate
[UPDATE on 04.03.09: Case dismissed.] Paralegal-ing is a rough gig. Paralegals tend to get the legal drudgery similar to that done by first year associates, without the six-figure paycheck. And if you’re a paralegal for Richard Laminack, a titan of the Texas plaintiffs’ bar, you may also be asked to receive unwanted advances, fellate expert […] -
Crime, Law Firm Names, Milberg Weiss, Plaintiffs Firms, White-Collar Crime
That Was Fast: Meet Milberg LLP
In today’s Morning Docket, we wondered about what Milberg Weiss’s new name would be, now that Mel Weiss is on his way to becoming a convicted felon. The answer came more quickly than expected. From the WSJ Law Blog: The firm formerly known as Milberg Weiss Bershad & Shulman LLP, then Milberg Weiss Bershad LLP, […] -
Plaintiffs Firms
Weird Law Firm Alter Ego of the Day: ZT Personal Injury Law
As recently mentioned in these pages, the internal slogan of the post-merger Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell is “One Firm, One Future.” Some firms, however, take the opposite view. We’ve just discovered a Southern California boutique whose motto might as well be “Two Firms for the Price of One.” Or maybe “Corporate Work and Plaintiffs’ […] -
Money, Plaintiffs Firms, Romance and Dating, Rudeness, Weddings
This Won't Help the Reputation of Trial Lawyers
Last week, our friends over at the WSJ Law Blog asked: “Why do ‘trial lawyers’ have such a bad name?” One possible answer: Because they abandon their brides at the altar. From the Miami Herald: Walk-away groom: Jim Ferraro, multimillionaire trial lawyer. Ferraro, set to marry prominent real estate broker Patricia Delinois on Friday in […]
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Advertising, Bad Ideas, Plaintiffs Firms
Why We Need More Regulation of Lawyer Advertising
The ethical rules governing advertising by lawyers are designed in large part to protect the public from misleading pitches. But maybe it’s the lawyers who need protecting — from themselves. If these lawyers scratch themselves inappropriately during meetings, or hog the cold cuts at lunch, don’t say they didn’t warn you. Magilla Gorilla, Esq. [copyranter] […] -
Crime, Gay, Hurricane Katrina, Lawyer of the Day, Plaintiffs Firms, Politics, Richard Scruggs, Sex Scandals, White-Collar Crime
Lawyer of the Day: Dickie Scruggs
Yesterday the FBI executed a search warrant on the Scruggs Law Firm in Oxford, Mississippi — the shop of high-flying plaintiffs’ lawyer Dickie Scruggs. It wasn’t immediately clear what investigation the search was related to. Here’s some commentary on the situation that we enjoyed, from David Rossmiller (in brackets, following excerpt from news article): “This […] -
Adam Liptak, Advertising, Blogging, Non-Sequiturs, Plaintiffs Firms, Politics, Sex Scandals, Ted Frank
Non-Sequiturs: 10.15.07
* How much will various law-related search terms cost you on Google? Adam Liptak has collected some interesting examples: “Asbestos attorney” = $51.68, “Pro bono lawyer” = $2.89. [NYT via WSJ Law Blog] * Another day, another Republican politician in a gay sex scandal. [Green Bay Press-Gazette] * Not law-related, but interesting to those who […] -
Lawyer of the Day, Money, Plaintiffs Firms, Politics, State Judges
Lawyer of the Day: Mikal Watts
Even when they’re not getting indicted or pleading guilty, high-profile plaintiffs’ lawyers can still entertain us with their antics. From Walter Olson, over at Overlawyered: Looks as if the legal tactics of one politically ambitious Texas plaintiff’s lawyer may have blown up in his face: “Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mikal Watts of San Antonio once […] -
Death Penalty, Melvyn Weiss, Milberg Weiss, Morning Docket, Plaintiffs Firms, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 09.20.07
* Didn’t they just execute somebody with an electric chair? And this is what gets them in trouble with the Constitution? [Jurist] * Mel Weiss to be indicted. [New York Times] * Oh, Al Sharpton, you’re incorrigible. [CNN] * Judge withdraws jury instruction in Spector case; has he set up an easy appeal if there’s […]
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Bad Ideas, Boutique Law Firms, Email Scandals, Law Firm Names, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Vicious Infighting
An Update on the Managhan Law Firm (aka 'My Wife Is Sleeping Around and That's Why We're No Longer Law Partners')
In case you missed this story from last week, here’s a recap. Earlier this month, a plaintiffs’ lawyer in Montana by the name of William Managhan sent out the following email, to the entire Montana Trial Lawyers Association: From: William L. ManaghanTo: Montana Trial LawyersSent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 6:32 PMSubject: [mtla_members_all] Firm Name Change […] -
Antitrust, Bar Exams, BARBRI, Eliot Disner, Plaintiffs Firms
Meet the Bar/Bri Legal Diva - and Don't Forget, Monday Is the Claims Deadline
We reminded you on Friday, but we fear our post got lost in the shuffle. If you’re part of the plaintiff class in the Bar/Bri class action — and since you’re reading ATL, you probably are — then the deadline for filing your proof of claim is this Monday, September 17. So if you want […]