Promising Young Law Firm Associates Found Dead In Murder-Suicide
The pair had reportedly ended a relationship this past summer.
Colleagues Search For Meaning Following Christmas Day Murder-Suicide Of Attorney
Mental health of attorneys is under scrutiny following the recent, awful events.
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Senior Associate And Family Dead In What Authorities Are Calling A Murder-Suicide
Our thoughts are with the family and colleagues of the deceased during this difficult time.
Debt Is Possible Motive In Law Graduate’s Matricide/Suicide
Police blame debt for law grad's murder/suicide...
Morning Docket: 04.12.12
* The EEOC suit against Kelley Drye was brought “for a reason.” You hear that, Biglaw? Other firms with mandatory retirement policies better take a look at their partnership agreements and make some changes. [Am Law Daily] * Media whore lawyers unite! Cheney Mason of Casey Anthony fame has come out of the woodwork to support George Zimmerman. Still waiting on vital impressions from Gloria Allred. Oh wait… [Naked Politics / Miami Herald] * Just think, maybe if Planned Parenthood of Texas had taken Tucker Max’s money, they wouldn’t be suing the state for banning their organization from the women’s health program. Nah, they’d still be suing. [Reuters] * Georgetown Law is planning to launch an executive education program, but don’t worry, they’re not going to be competing with Harvard. They know they’re the safety school in this scenario. [National Law Journal] * Love will definitely make you do some really crazy things, like watch The Expendables. Or allegedly commit a murder-suicide because your husband might’ve had an affair. Things like that. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Kim Kardashian’s dubious defense of the day: “I’m Armenian and hairy.” The only-famous-for-her-sex-tape star is trying to use that as an excuse to get a lawsuit over a hair removal product dismissed. [Fox News]
An Update on the Sam Friedlander Family Murder-Suicide
In October, we brought you news of a tragic family murder-suicide in New York. The apparent perpetrator, solo practitioner Samuel Friedlander, reportedly beat his wife to death and then shot and killed his two young children, before committing suicide. There was some speculation as to whether the massacre had been premeditated. We bring you an update on the slayings, including information on possible premeditation and additional background regarding Friedlander's employment history....
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Western New England Law Alum in Tragic Family Murder-Suicide
Earlier this week, we learned tragic news that solo practitioner Sam Friedlander, an alumnus of Western New England University School of Law, was involved in a dispute with his estranged wife -- one that led to her bludgeoning and the shooting of his two young children -- before he decided to turn the gun on himself....
Two Suicides and a Murder
We really don’t like writing about murders, suicides, and murder suicides here on Above the Law. They are always sad, the loss of human life is always tragic, and it’s really hard to be funny/snarky/edgy when people have died. That said, we have to go where the news takes us, and so we press on […]
Pillsbury Winthrop Associate Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Clare Lenore Stoudt, a 35-year-old mother of five, was found dead in her home over the weekend. Stoudt was a tax associate at Pillsbury Winthrop. According to the ABA Journal, authorities believe that Stoudt may have been the victim of a murder-suicide: The father of her three youngest children, Reginald Van Graves, 49, also was […]