
An Update On An Addicted Associate
Whatever happened to the Biglaw associate who reached out to Above the Law and its readers for advice on dealing with a very serious addiction problem?
Whatever happened to the Biglaw associate who reached out to Above the Law and its readers for advice on dealing with a very serious addiction problem?
What would you advise this associate to do?
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* Duck Season! Rabbit Season! Duck Season! Human Season! $275,000 lawsuit filed after duck attack. [KATU] * Following Moody’s downgrade of Vermont Law School, three other law schools see their credit join the ranks of junk bonds. [Tax Prof Blog] * Lobbying firms are making money again. Well, except for down-on-their- luck merger candidate Patton Boggs. [Washington Post] * Prosecution called off after the police lost the 100 Oxycodone pills in evidence. Sure. “Lost.” [The Journal News] * Much like the Raiderettes before them, a group of former Buffalo Bills cheerleaders are suing over their pay. Thankfully Donald Trump is threatening to buy the team, so this suit isn’t the worst thing happening to the Bills right now. [WHEC] * A sad account of how an alcoholic lawyer drank vodka by the quart while botching a death penalty trial. [Mother Jones]
(Opens in a new window)* First the Jones verdict, then the Fourth Circuit(Opens in a new window) affirmed the dismissal of Jose Padilla’s torture lawsuit. It’s enough to make ACLUers(Opens in a new window) develop bipolar disorder. [Washington Post(Opens in a new window)]* Release the Kagan! The Supreme Court(Opens in a new window) rejected Freedom […]