Beverly Hills

* Lifestyles of the Rich and the Armed — they’ve got mansions and you ought not rob them. [Daily Caller]

* Colorado Governor pardons a grip of folks convicted of weed possession. We should have legalized and decrim’d blunts years ago, but a start is a start. [The Denver Post]

* US-Russia relations may sour if Biden keeps up the Ukraine-based sanctioning. I was expecting chilly weather from the end of December, not the threat of a cold war! [Business Insider]

* Tesla issued a vehicle recall due to camera and trunk issues. I wonder: Do the cars have to be recharged upon return? [The Guardian]

* Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court says smelling weed isn’t enough for cops to search your car. Jury might still be out on a pair of furry dice dangling from your rearview though. [Pittsburgh City Paper]

* A lawsuit filed by McDonald’s alleges that its former CEO sent nude pics from his work email, destroyed evidence related to sexual relationships with employees, and committed other illicit acts. Looks like Ronald wasn’t the only clown at McDonald’s… [Business Insider]

* A federal judge in New York has allowed a lawyer to withdraw from representing Michael Avenatti in a criminal case. [Fox News]

* A disbarred Beverly Hills lawyer has pleaded guilty to stealing over $500,000 from a former client. [CBS News]

* Susman Godfrey has elected the first female managing partner in the history of the firm. [Bloomberg Law]

* A lawyer is apparently accused of billing his client 40 hours in one day. Maybe he had a time machine? [Texas Lawyer]

* A lawyer for the New York Times simply replied “no” to a 12-page apology request sent by Sean Hannity. Wonder how much the Times’ attorney billed for that. [Huffington Post]

* In related news, it appears as if President Trump encouraged Sean Hannity to file this lawsuit against the New York Times. [Business Insider]

* California faces a new civil rights lawsuit over bans on protesting at the state capitol during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Fox News]

* For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court will conduct arguments by remote means next week. Check out how attorneys are preparing for the unique proceedings. [Washington Post]

* An attorney who allegedly defrauded a client to fund his gambling habit is facing some serious consequences. [Bloomberg Law]

* A Beverly Hills lawyer has pleaded guilty to bribing federal agents in order to obtain sensitive law enforcement information. Sounds like a bad sequel to Beverly Hills Cop. [Los Angeles Times]

For the sake of Bravo, of reality television, of the legal profession in general, Elie hopes this Craigslist ad is fake. Because if it's not, that means that Bravo is putting together a pilot for some kind of Beverly Hills-based, female-lawyer reality show, and the network is casting it on Craigslist through somebody who so has his finger on the pulse of whatever that he's still using an AOL email address. Hey, calm down L.A. ladies, he'll give you the damn email address in two seconds....

I never had the inclination, or the physical strength, to attack Mr. Bloch. — Henry Shields Jr., the Drinker Biddle partner accused in a lawsuit of assaulting opposing counsel at a deposition. Shields, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy, maintains that he was the victim of the assault rather than the perpetrator. (To read more about […]

Can we all just get along? A California deposition devolved into a fracas, according to a recently filed lawsuit and additional court documents.