BigHand, a legal tech software provider, recently released a Survey and Report entitled Navigating the Million Dollar Problem, Resource management for Profitability, Client and Talent Retention. The report is based on responses from over 800 law firm leaders and professionals across firms with 50 or more lawyers. The report confirms what I have heard over and over again from lawyers, particularly at smaller and midsize law firms: they simply can't find good quality associates, and when they do, they frequently leave for perceived greener pastures.
Mark McNamara will continue having to defend himself against the wrongful-shooting claims of K'aun Green, who McNamara shot four times as Green was exiting a downtown taqueria on March 27, 2022 after a brawl inside the eatery. Green had his hands up while holding a gun above his head pointed up toward the air - a weapon he had disarmed from an assailant inside - when he was shot.
The Office of Personnel Management illegally required the roughly 25,000 firings throughout government, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said, denying the Trump administration's argument that each agency acted on its own. The ruling comes months after the Supreme Court knocked down Alsup's previous preliminary injunction on the firings, though the judge said the justice' decision was nebulous and did not prevent his final order.
If an attorney chooses to publicly air controversial opinions, they can expect to get fired. Law firms are a business first, and if their public-facing professionals make statements that alienate clients or create the whiff of a hostile work environment, the firm can cut ties to protect its business. It's not a free speech thing, it's just business. That said, firing someone over their remarks is always a question of "coulda and shoulda."
When Leah Marx began visiting Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles in 2010, it did not immediately raise alarm among the people who ran it. Most of the time, jailers just looked at her federal ID and let her in without asking why she was there. If they did, she said she was investigating a human trafficking case. It was a good-sounding story. Believable. Perfect to deter further questions.
As Courthouse News reports, the scene at the Solano County Courthouse in Central California earlier this week was pandemonium as 30-year-old Alex "Somni" Leatham and 24-year-old Suri Dao awaited the official date for their trial, in which both are charged with the attempted murder of their former landlord, Curtis Lind, who was blinded during a 2022 katana attack over a rent dispute - an assault that ultimately became the first of six violent crimes associated with the loose group.
But while awaiting sentencing, Fitzpatrick violated his bond conditions. In December of 2023, he was arrested and detained for 17 days until his sentencing hearing. His failure to adhere to his bond conditions and his failure to really express genuine remorse for his actions and to accept full responsibility for his actions were noted by the prosecution as indicators that he was a high risk for recidivism, and that society needed to be protected from him by sending him to prison.
The University of Toronto's law school is introducing a new program focused on animal law. "It does, a bit, feel like a long time coming," said Angela Fernandez, a law school professor and director of the new program. "We've kind of gotten to a point now with the resources and the projects ... we've tipped over now into something that really just deserves a full sort of name as a program,"
"By stealing from a charity she was entrusted to serve, the defendant shamefully diverted resources from those in need to line her own pockets," U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. said in a statement. "Today's sentence makes clear that those who exploit nonprofits for personal gain will face the loss of their freedom and serious financial penalties. Our Office is committed to protecting nonprofit organizations and the communities that rely on them from fraudsters."
The legal action by Anne Harrison against Eric Harrison and his company IEQ Capital alleged that the couple had been married for nearly 20 years in 2016 when he proposed an "extremely unorthodox" tax-avoidance and estate planning strategy to transfer most of the couple's shared assets into trusts to benefit their two children and others not named in the lawsuit.
"Riders who use guide dogs or other assistive devices deserve a safe, respectful, and welcoming experience on Uber - full stop," an Uber spokesperson said in a statement. "We have a clear zero-tolerance policy for confirmed service denials." Every Uber driver "must acknowledge and agree to comply" with the company's US service animal policy and all applicable accessibility laws before using its driver app, the spokesperson added. The company takes "decisive action" if a violation is confirmed, including permanent account deactivation, he said.
Carlow businessman accused of revenue offences seeks to hold gardaí in contempt for refusing him access to US as he awaits trial Entrepreneur Illann Power, who is awaiting trial accused of almost 90 revenue and reckless filing offences, is seeking to have gardaí held in contempt for refusing to allow him to travel to the US while on bail.
Decades ago, when I was a baby lawyer, I thought that I wanted to be a judge. Judges ran courtrooms, or the clerks did. The judge was almost always a white male (female judges hadn't really cracked the judicial glass ceiling, let alone had a person of color). He belonged to the right, white clubs, could leave early for a tee time if all the cases had either been settled, trialed, or off calendar.
Consumers should be aware AOLs are being offered as substitutes for title insurance but they do not, and legally cannot, offer the same protection as title insurance, the letter states. The gap in coverage may leave consumers without protection that they believe they purchased. White states that as long as the AOL does not offer consumers coverage that meets the definition of insurance as outline in the Code of Virginia, it is not subject to his Bureau's regulation.
Bryant approached a group of National Guard members Aug. 24. He allegedly made statements to the effect that he was "strapped," "these are our streets" and "I'll kill you." The National Guard members understood "strapped" to mean that Bryant was armed. Bryant then approached additional National Guard members and "threw his left shoulder" into the left shoulder of one of them, making physical contact, the emergency motion said. The National Guard members told the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., about the confrontations.
The law requires survivors such as Wilkens to prove by clear and convincing evidence that their abuse was related to their offense and a substantial contributing factor to the crime. She said she killed her former fiance, Terry Carlton, after being handcuffed and sexually assaulted, KOCO previously reported. Wilkens' attorney Colleen McCarty introduced evidence that her client killed Carlton because of a pattern of abuse that included beatings, rapes, financial extortion, psychological abuse and forced drug use. McCarty is the executive director of the Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law & Justice.
This time last year, Beatrice Zavarro, a then unknown lawyer from Marseille, drew herself up to her full 1.45-metre (4ft 8in) height, and addressed the figure in the dock: It's you and me against the world. That man was Dominique Pelicot. Over the next three months and 17 days, the court would learn that for almost a decade he had drugged his wife, Gisele, and invited more than 50 men into their bedroom to rape her while she was unconscious.
It should go without saying that when you are looking for an attorney to set up your estate plan, especially if you have children you want to pass along money or possessions to, you need to feel absolutely comfortable that whatever documents are set up are done with your best interest in mind. There is no question that what this original lawyer did to this Redditor is both morally and ethically wrong.
One of my little joys this past summer was a brown sugar cold foam cold brew from Starbucks, most often purchased after a strenuous sculling session. Simpler in both construction and calories than a frappuccino, but with the same instantaneous burst of sugary delight on the initial sip, each drink was a hit of warm-weather pleasure to savor. For the first few sips (gulps) the brown sugar cold foam overwhelmed,
Non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) are recorded by police to help assess community tensions and try to head off trouble. Some, most vocally on the political right, see this as a threat to free speech. Cooke, who leads HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, said: I'm a firm believer that non-crime hate incidents are no longer required, and that intelligence can be gathered in a different way, which would cause less concern to the public and would make recording of such issues much easier for policing.
According to court records, Robinson and two accomplices broke into a family home on a January night in 2012. The burglars restrained the family with zip ties, pistol-whipped the father, and threatened to kill a three-year-old child while attempting to steal money and jewelry. Police arrived during the burglary, leading to a shootout in which one accomplice fatally shot himself. Robinson was found hiding inside the house and arrested after resisting officers.
In the complaint, Twenty One Pilots accuse Temu of manufacturing and selling a "myriad of items that are counterfeit or blatant copies" of their merchandise and other intellectual property. The lawsuit alleges this creates an "implied relationship" between Twenty One Pilots and Temu, which constitutes "unfair competition" that devalues the band's brand. As evidence, the complaint includes dozens of pages of photos comparing official merch to the alleged counterfeit products sold on Temu. One example features an official $35 Twenty One Pilots t-shirt alongside a strikingly similar replica sold on Temu for $7.54.
The Trump administration has shut down major anti-corruption programs that had been at the vanguard of international efforts to clamp down on money laundering involving corrupt political leaders, politically connected business interests, and transnational criminal groups.One program called the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative had drawn praise for, among other cases, targeting Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of Uzbekistan's late president. Another, called KleptoCapture, was set up to target Russian oligarchs after Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Are lawyers at heightened risk of developing a gambling addiction? I've got 2 bills on "no," who wants in on that action? [ ABA Journal] SEC and CFTC look to crypto regulation, which will come to a halt once they learn what Trumpcoin is. [ Law360] Trump's handling of federal workers puts him on collision course with limits of legal authority. [ Bloomberg Law News]
