Associate Indicted After Faking Court Orders
The allegations are 'inexplicable.'
Morning Docket: 10.13.21
* A lawyer was suspended for forging a judge’s signature. There’s a good pun about lacking judgment somewhere in that. [Bloomberg Law] * Judge who jailed kids under a bogus law still under fire. If cancel culture is real, she should be the Cancelee of the Month. [WKRN] * SCOTUS Justice thinks about if cops can be sued vis a vis cigarette-smoking centaurs. I didn’t think I’d ever write that string of words, yet here we are. [Bloomberg Law] * Beware, lovers: Ohio has an antiquated law that allows for marriage as a defense to rape. [Dispatch] * California passes a law requiring a gender-neutral aisle in toy stores. Mx. Potato Heads are about to be flying off the shelves! [USA Today] * California schools now required to provide free menstrual products to their students. About damn time. [NBC News]
The Trump Gold Card: A New $1 Million Pathway To A U.S. Green Card
A new proposal would let wealthy foreign nationals secure an opportunity for a U.S. green card with a $1 million 'gift' to the government, sparking legal and ethical debate.
Lawyer Arrested For Forging Judge’s Signature To Get Client’s Ankle Monitor Removed
Yeah... you can't do that.
Attorney Indicted For Forging Judge’s Name, But Insists It’s All A Misunderstanding
She's facing a felony charge as a result.
Attorney Forges Judges’ Signatures Over 100 Times. Earns Jail, Sick Burn.
"He was lazy. He was purely lazy."
Would-Be Law Grad Convicted Of Stealing From School Allegedly Altered Court Records To Make It Look Like He Was Acquitted
How can you quickly make a situation go from bad to worse? Easy! Involve a former law student.
Why Your Practice Is Burning Money And How You Can Do Better
Our expert panel explores common sources of profit leakage along with practical steps for improvement.
Lawyer Charged With Forging Signatures Of 7 Judges On Over 100 Court Documents
A Florida lawyer faces charges that he systematically forged the signatures of judges on court orders.
This Is Not At All How To Do Your Job
Working at a law firm can be tough, but would you take this shortcut?
Morning Docket: 09.21.15
* Somewhere in Florida, Casey Anthony can rest a little easier knowing that Zenaida Gonzalez, the woman she falsely implicated in the kidnapping and death of her already deceased child, just had her defamation suit thrown out. [WKMG] * Better late than never? The Judicial Conference finally decided impeachment is warranted for Judge Mark E. Fuller, who recently resigned from his position on the Middle District of Alabama's bench in the wake of his "reprehensible" domestic violence scandal last summer. [WSJ Law Blog] * In case you were wondering which Biglaw firms were reaping financial rewards in the race to represent clients in space, Squire Patton Boggs and K&L Gates have both performed at least six figures of work from their mission control centers. [Am Law Daily] * Thomas Rubino, a paralegal at Manhattan firm Paris & Chaikin, allegedly forged the names of 76 judges on fake orders to make his life easier at work. Now that he's facing 234 counts of forgery, something tells us his life is going to be more difficult. [New York Post] * Lindsay Lohan's defamation case against Fox News over comments made on The Sean Hannity Show that she did coke with her mother was dismissed because as Justice Wright noted, "truth is a defense." He clearly didn't think LiLo's claims were fetch. [MSN News]
Did An AUSA Knowingly Produce a Forged Document Just to Get a Forfeiture Judgment?
A "reproduction" is the same as "just making up stuff on a home computer," right?
Courtney Love Litigation Potpourri
Who is Courtney Love fighting this time?
Morning Docket: 12.06.11
* Close, but no cigar? The ABA has updated the way that it will collect graduate employment and salary data from law schools, but the new method could still use a few tweaks. [National Law Journal] * Kilpatrick Townsend is expanding into Saudi Arabia. I don’t really have anything witty to say about this, but […]