The Biglaw Partner/Federal Judge Romance Scandal Has A $15 Million Ending
Jackson Walker will pay $15 million to end the U.S. Trustee's suit, while conceding approximately nothing.
Jackson Walker will pay $15 million to end the U.S. Trustee's suit, while conceding approximately nothing.
The scandal continues!
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When Texas bankruptcy judge David R. Jones hid his romantic relationship with a Biglaw partner and continued to hear cases involving that partner/law firm, it led to a legal ethics conundrum that is still ongoing. Jones, the (now former) federal bankruptcy judge, was involved with Elizabeth Freeman, the (now former) bankruptcy partner at Jackson Walker, and somehow […]
The judge's actions 'tarnish' a number of cases.
Probably because he continued to hear cases involving his romantic interest and her firm.
Soap opera or legal ethics lapse? Feels like both.
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