Divorce

Biglaw

Biglaw Partner Accused Of Improperly Rifling Through Client Files To Get Advantage In Divorce Case

The partner denies the allegations.

By Kathryn Rubino

Courts

Lawyer Screw Up Leads To Couple’s Divorce. Judge Refuses To Fix It.

Oopsie doesn't quite cover it.

By Kathryn Rubino

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By The MyCase Team

Small Law Firms

Lawyer Shoots, Kills Self, Former Daughter-In-Law, And Her Attorney During Child Custody Deposition

Two lawyers and a client are dead as a result of this tragic murder-suicide.

By Staci Zaretsky

Family Law

Joe Jonas Lawyers Up

Jonas's marriage to Sophie Turner is “irretrievably broken.”

By Kathryn Rubino

Finance

The Supposed Economic Benefits Of Marriage Could Be Outweighed By The Financial Risk Of Divorce

Good statistics on how much a divorce costs are not easy to find.

By Jonathan Wolf

Morning Docket

* Virtually new applications: Employment lawyers are gonna have to figure out how the Metaverse will fit into their practice. [Financial Times] * Carpooling to the ER: Michigan's no-fault policy on car accidents is arguably filling up hospital beds. [Detroit News] * Can't beat 'em, join 'em: California deploys an SB8-esque bill that will allow people to sue gunmakers. [UPI] * Florida is trying to ban discussions of LGBTQ topics around children from kindergarten to third grade... I can't even see how this came up? Someone play music a little too loud during nap time? [Jurist] * My Beautiful Dark Twisted Tweets: Looks like Ye's blue bird ramblings are fair game in the divorce proceedings. [FOX]

By Chris Williams

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By The MyCase Team

Biglaw

Bill And Melinda Gates Are Divorcing; Do They Have A Prenup?

The answer is ... it's complicated.

By David Lat

Family Law

The Challenge Of Being A Sympathetic Divorce Lawyer

Distributing memories is far more emotional than distributing bank accounts.

By MothersEsquire

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.11.21

* Starbucks is being sued for allegedly failing to have real vanilla in its chilled Frappuccinos. Hope the plaintiff doesn't settle like Kramer... [National Law Review] * A California lawyer was arrested earlier this week for allegedly defrauding investors of nearly $5 million on a bogus real estate opportunity. [KTLA] * A Texas lawyer is claiming that receiving stimulus money can lead to a higher divorce rate. [CBS News] * A lawyer has been sentenced to a prison term for charging a client for immigration work and never doing the promised tasks. [Go Erie] * One of Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers apparently sued Trump last year. Must be water under the bridge... [Vanity Fair]

By Jordan Rothman

Biglaw