Lawyer Slapped With Big Sanctions For ‘Push Polling’ Potential Jurors
Scathing benchslap for a high-profile lawyer accused of attempting to taint a jury pool.
Morning Docket: 06.23.15
* Hillary Clinton is making a mad dash for Biglaw bucks to support her presidential run. This week, she’ll be at an event hosted by Sullivan & Cromwell, and next week, she’ll be at an event hosted by a Chadbourne & Park partner. Ooh la la, fancy schmancy! [Bloomberg Politics] * Dewey know why this firm failed? Back before D&L declared bankruptcy, the firm’s most successful rainmakers were asked to give up half of their gigantic salaries in an attempt to stave off the worst... but they didn't want to. We suppose that’s the way the cartel crumbles. [Am Law Daily] * Bickel & Brewer, the fearsome Texas litigation boutique, recently broke up, and now it'll simply be known as Brewer. John Bickel, who invoked the firm’s partnership retirement clause, is now ensconced as senior counsel at Fish & Richardson. [Texas Lawbook] * This career services dean is here to tell you a tale about law school job stats. You see, law schools don’t have an unemployment problem -- instead, they have a “J.D. Advantage” problem (aka, jobs they took because they couldn't get lawyer jobs). [Huffington Post] * This is yet another reason why people are considering Fordham’s Fashion Law LL.M.: “Every designer should have a minimum degree of legal literacy, if only to know when to seek a legal opinion — and to avoid being sent to sit at the kids’ table.” [New York Times]
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