Feb 19, 2013

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Lawyer in fen-phen scandal faces drug charges
USA TODAY
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A lawyer who was hired to help collect a $42 million judgment for victims injured by the diet drug fen-phen has been indicted for conspiring to distribute synthetic marijuana and bankrolling the operation to the tune of $100,000. The ...
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Allergan's Botox Put Boy on Respirator, Lawyer Tells Jury
Bloomberg
Allergan Inc. pushed Botox for use by children without regulatory approval, said a lawyer for a 6-year-old Oklahoma boy who wound up on a ventilator after he was injected with the drug. The mother of Jackson Wells claims the injection, given to treat ...
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Atlanta school system's top lawyer leaves for post in Michigan
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Atlanta school district's top lawyer, who was a close adviser to former Superintendent Beverly Hall when a teacher cheating scandal erupted, has left her job for a similar position in Michigan. Sharron Pitts, the interim general counsel for Atlanta ...
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Pistorius's Defense Cites Fear of Burglar
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Pistorius said through his lawyer that he woke up in the early hours of Thursday, went to the balcony to get a fan and then heard noises in the bathroom. Filled with "horror and fear," Mr. Pistorius said he thought a burglar was in his bathroom and ...
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Spain's Solar Critics Lawyer Up (Again)
Forbes
In preparation for a new round of state policies aimed at reigning in Spain's stifling energy sector deficit, investors in some of the country's concentrated solar power plants have sought out legal representation for what they say will be a multi ...
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Defense Lawyer Drops Alberto Contador as Witness in Doping Trial
Bloomberg
Ignacio Arroyo, the lawyer for Contador's former team manager Manolo Saiz, told the so-called "Operacion Puerto" trial in Madrid today that he no longer needs the 2007 and 2009 Tour winner to testify. "As the case proceeds, I make decisions," Arroyo ...
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Donald Trump And Lawyer Unfamiliar With This 'Constitution' Of Which You Speak
Wonkette (satire)
had his pet lawyer send a cease-and-desist letter to the folks at Dump Trump. Apparently Mr. Hairweasel (no really please don't sue us!!!) has a super-mad because the Dump Trump folks want to tortiously-interfere Macy's into severing ties with Trump: ...
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Da'Quan Bowers' lawyer confident he'll be "fully exonerated"
NBCSports.com
Although Buccaneers defensive end Da'Quan Bowers has been charged with a felony weapons offense that carries a sentence of 3.5 to 15 years in prison, his attorney sounded an optimistic note in making a statement about the case today. "After a full and ...
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Eastern Kentucky disability lawyer accused of collecting millions through fraud
Lexington Herald Leader
Billboard for lawyer Eric C. Conn on the Mountain Parkway just outside of Salyersville , KY, Wednesday, June 12, 2002. His law office is located in Stanville, Ky (Floyd County) .This goes with a story on disability and SSI. Photo by Charles Bertram ...
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Lexington Herald Leader
Real Estate Transaction Lawyer Jessica Pink Joins Safarian Choi & Bolstad LLP ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ -- Safarian Choi & Bolstad LLP announced today that real estate transactional lawyer Jessica Pink has joined the firm. Pink's practice includes representing lenders, investors, owners, developers and property ...
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Lawyer Charlie Hounchell was creative, generous
Tbo.com
Charlie Hounchell had a lot of talents. He earned a law degree and a master's in business administration. He was fluent in three languages, did some modeling and singing, and wasn't afraid of breaking out in song in public. He also had a passion to ...
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Foley & Mansfield hires veteran bankruptcy lawyer
Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal (blog)
Thomas joined the Minneapolis-based law firm earlier this month in an "of counsel" capacity, a title used for a senior lawyer, sometimes retired or semi-retired, who isn't a partner. Most previously in private practice, Thomas was a partner at Dorsey ...
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Pistorius defense lawyer says killing was not murder
Reuters
PRETORIA (Reuters) - A lawyer for Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius said the killing of the athlete's girlfriend Reeva Steemkamp was not murder. The comments were made at a bail hearing in Pretoria on Tuesday. (Reporting by David Dolan; Writing by Jon ...
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Lawyer: Man wanted in Annapolis murder will surrender to police
CapitalGazette.com
By Annapolis Police: Clarence Eugene Johnson III, is wanted in connection with the shooting death of Joseph Johnson, III and the shooting of Jana Jackson that occurred on December 12, 2012 at 1458 Tyler Avenue. On December 12, 2012, at approximately ...
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Paroled lawyer wants new fatality trial
KRQE
SANTA FE (KRQE) - Carlos Fierro, the former attorney convicted of killing a pedestrian while driving drunk is asking for a new trial. Fierro was sentenced to seven years for the death of William Tenorio, a pedestrian who was crossing the street in ...
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Governor's new lawyer is a former Survivor
TheNewsTribune.com (blog)
Gov. Jay Inslee's new lawyer, Nicholas Brown, is a former contestant on the show "Survivor." The 1995 Steilacoom High graduate joined the reality show in its second season in 2001, lasting through 10 episodes in Australia before the other castaways ...
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TheNewsTribune.com (blog)
Innovative Lawyer-Focused Billing App Debuts on iTunes
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
"Lawyers work long hours, often at high hourly rates," says Whittaker. "Knowing how many billable hours you've logged can be extremely satisfying. But keeping track isn't easy when you're running from meeting to courtroom, or office to taxi to dinner ...
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Former Hartford Mayor Perez Attends Appeal Hearing
Hartford Courant
Former Mayor Eddie A. Perez's lawyer reiterated his argument Tuesday that Perez's bribery and extortion cases should not have been combined, and that as a result the jury was unfairly prejudiced against Perez. Evidence from both cases was shown to the ...
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Ask a lawyer helpline Wednesday from 5 until 7 pm
WBTW - Myrtle Beach and Florence SC
(WBTW) The S.C. Bar Ask-A-Lawyer program will host a helpline Wednesday, Feb. 20. at WBTW studios. The program coordinates volunteer lawyers in a regional effort to assist the public with its legal questions. Viewers can call in with legal questions ...
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Federal Appeals Lawyer Stephen N. Preziosi's U.S.S.G. Awareness Campaign ...
San Francisco Chronicle
In the eighth installment of his U.S.S.G. awareness campaign, Federal appeals lawyer Stephen N. Preziosi looks at Deondery Chambers, Petitioner v. United States, 555 U.S. 122 (2009), which established that the offense of failure to report is not ...
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San Francisco Chronicle
Ex-lawyer Minor to be sent to halfway house
SunHerald.com
JACKSON, Miss. — Paul Minor, who was one of Mississippi's most prominent civil lawsuit attorneys before going to prison in a judicial corruption scheme, is scheduled to be transferred to a halfway house Wednesday, his father said. Minor's father, Bill ...
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SunHerald.com
Ex-Topeka lawyer gets 5 years for pilfering trust funds
Topeka Capital Journal
A 52-year-old disbarred lawyer was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for federal convictions tied to stealing more than $530,000 from his clients. In being sentenced, Robert M. Telthorst heard U.S. District Court Judge Julie Robinson tell him ...
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Peterson defense argues new trial needed because lawyer botched case
New Haven Register
CHICAGO — Drew Peterson's defense lawyers were a united, wisecracking front during most of the former suburban Chicago police officer's 2012 trial, and rarely without their dark sunglasses. But by the time Peterson was found guilty of killing his ...
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Ask the Lawyer: A how-to guide for suing without an attorney
Daily Breeze
Q: I want to sue someone for money, but it is less than $15,000. It just doesn't seem economically sensible to hire a lawyer who either is going to take a chunk in fees or a percentage (or even some combination of the two). There is no clause to ...
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Judge tosses rest of ex-U. Iowa lawyer's lawsuit
Quad City Times
2013-02-19T16:27:43Z Judge tosses rest of ex-U. Iowa lawyer's lawsuitThe Associated Press The Associated Press. 1 hour ago. (0) Comments. A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a former University of Iowa administrator that claimed a St. Louis law firm ...
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Entertainment Lawyer Stephen Smith Believes New Legislation Could 'Dumb ...
Forbes
In the wake of a series of tragic shootings like the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy and Norway massacre — both linked to violent video games, the game industry is once again public enemy number one. CBS has reported that gunman Adam Lanza ...
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Forbes
IsAnybodyDown.com Featured Ad from Lawyer Who Offered to Get Pics ...
Opposing Views
You may recall that the site first came to our attention when an "advertisement" on the site claimed to be from a lawyer who would get the naked images on the site taken down for a small fee. The problem? Well, the "lawyer David Blade" did not appear ...
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Opposing Views
Lawyer sued over lawsuit statements is entitled to qualified privilege, court says
ABA Journal
The court ruled in the case of lawyer Arthur Rodgers Traynor, who was initially hired to defend a defamation suit by a plaintiff who said he had been wrongly accused of supplying prostitutes to a potential customer, the Associated Press reports. The ...
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Lawyer accused of inflating work history is convicted of forgery
ABA Journal
A lawyer has been convicted of forgery for inflating her work history with faked documents. A Manhattan judge convicted 52-year-old Soma Sengupta on Friday, the New York Times reports. Sengupta's lies were discovered after a suspicious clerk at a ...
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Lawyer: More to baby-slap story
Columbus Dispatch
A lawyer for a man fired from his job after being accused of slapping a baby and using a racial slur on an airplane denied yesterday that he was a racist and said she was getting hate mail over the assault case. Joe Rickey Hundley of Hayden, Idaho ...
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Citizens for a Greater Destin looking to hire lawyer to deter strip club
Destin Log
The citizens of Destin are looking to lawyer up in their fight with developers of the city's first strip club. And to accomplish that, they are actively seeking donations from the community. "We need funding to pay for legal fees and filing fees," said ...
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Burr Ridge Radio Host, Lawyer Mishandles $2.3M, Suit Alleges
Patch.com
A Burr Ridge lawyer and radio host has been accused of misappropriating more than $2 million she was hired to manage for an Oak Park couple, according to the Chicago Tribune. Jamal and Leda Khoury have alleged Kathleen Niew, president of Oak ...
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Zanni hires private lawyer for Solomon case
Eagle-Tribune
Notices of appearance for lawyers James A. Toomey and Geoffrey P. Wermuth were filed in court last week. Toomey and Wermuth will represent both the city and Manzi, who was indemnified in the case by the City Council before leaving office in 2011.
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Adelaide, lawyer throw support behind 'admirable' Bailey - AFL.com.au
UPDATE: Adelaide backs Dean Bailey as his lawyer says the matter is settled.
AFL Latest News
Ben Taylor acted in self-defence: lawyer | Ottawa & Region | News ...
Ben Taylor faced being "beaten to a pulp" and had every right to defend himself from an enraged, older and bigger Scott Ledoux who attacked him in his own home after refusing to leave, his lawyer argued Tuesday at his second-degree ...
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Texas Lawyer Blog: Dallas judge signs order halting auction of 1959 ...
By Texas Lawyer
Judge Emily Tobolowsky of Dallas' 298th District Court signed a temporary restraining order yesterday, halting the sale of the green jacket presented to the late professional golfer Art Wall Jr. for winning the 1959 Masters Championship.
Texas Lawyer Blog
Canadian court: you have the right to google a lawyer - Boing Boing
By Cory Doctorow
Michael Geist sez, "Hollywood crime dramas are infamous for the scene when an accused is taken to a local police station and permitted a single phone call to contact a relative or lawyer. While the storyline is myth - there is no limit on the ...
Boing Boing
'Conflict of interest' claim over Alex Salmond's Leveson lawyer ...
By Roy Greenslade
Solicitor once acted for first minister in failed PCC complaint.
Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
John Montgomery Ward: The Lawyer Who Took on Baseball
By Christopher Schmidt
Chicago-Kent College of Law is currently celebrating its 125th anniversary. As part of the celebration, the school has published Then & Now: Stories of Law and Progress, a collection of essays by Chicago-Kent faculty members exploring what ...
Legal History Blog
Zanu PF lawyer to head human rights body — Nehanda Radio
By admin
HARARE- Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday announced new heads for the country's human rights and electoral commissions ahead of crucial polls this year.
Nehanda Radio
Chopper scam: CBI reaches Italy, says meet with lawyer 'useful ...
By hidden
The CBI's decision to send a team to Italy came after it virtually drew a blank from the Defence Ministry in getting some official inputs regarding alleged kickbacks of Rs 362 crore in the case.
Firstpost
Tony West in Charge of Gitmo – Taliban Lawyer No. 3 at DOJ: Long ...
By Maggie
I wrote about Tony West, the attorney for John Walker Lindh, known as The American Taliban in April 2012 when it came to notice that West was already high-...
Maggie's Notebook
Please Stop Asking About My "Plan" - Bitter Lawyer
By Bitter Lawyer
When it comes to talking about my post-grad "plan" with anyone not in the legal field, it's hard to be realistic and honest.
Bitter Lawyer

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If You Are A Lawyer, Chances Are Last Night Was Premature and ...
Are lawyers bad at sex, or are they just good at complaining about it?
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The Mindset of a Lawyer with 'Work-Life Balance'
The promise of "work-life balance" for lawyers requires a shift in mindset.
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