Legal Industry News
McDermott Will & Emery Joins Forces with Sikh Coalition to Secure Victory in Fight for Religious Liberty in U.S. Army
September 2, 2010
McDermott Will & Emery LLP, lead counsel for Mr. Simran Preet Singh Lamba, has succeeded in its efforts to secure for Mr. Lamba the right to maintain his religiously-mandated turban, beard and hair while serving in the U.S. Army, making him the first enlisted Sikh Soldier to be so accommodated by the U.S. military in over 30 years. More...
Federal Circuit: Patent Lawyer Can Sue Brooks Brothers over Expired Bow Tie Patent Markings
September 1, 2010
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that patent lawyer Raymond Stauffer has standing to sue Brooks Brothers for selling Adjustolox bow ties with expired patent markings. More...
Ohio Supreme Court Suspends Lawyer for Billing Local Courts More Than 24 Hours in a Day
August 31, 2010
The Ohio State Supreme Court (“Court”) has suspended lawyer Kristin Ann Stahlbush of Toledo from the practice of law for two years, with the second year of that term stayed on conditions, for repeatedly overbilling the Lucas County juvenile and common pleas courts for her services as court-appointed counsel representing low-income clients. More...
New York Law School Grad Turns to Media to Boost His Cupcake Business
August 30, 2010
New York Law School graduate Lev Ekster of Brooklyn is turning to various forms of media in order to boost his cup cake business. More...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Reprimands Ex-Judge Who Declared He’d Make Cases Sit “Until Hell Freezes Over”
August 27, 2010
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reprimanded former Cudahy Municipal Judge John Zodrow for engaging in “misconduct by failing to dispose of judicial matters promptly, efficiently, and fairly and by willfully or persistently failing to perform official duties.” More...
Iowa Lawyer Admits Having Sex with Client in His Office and at Her House, But Not in Court House
August 26, 2010
The Grievance Commission of the Iowa Supreme Court has recommended that the law license of Clovis M. Bowles, 56, be suspended for three years for having sex with his client on various occasions in 2007 and 2008, and also for repeatedly lying about it to investigators when questioned, according to a report by Clark Kauffman of Des Moines Register released on August 26, 2010. More...
Arnold & Porter Associate Accused in Child Porn Suit Involving 15-Year Old Girl
August 25, 2010
Fairfax County Police in the State of Virginia has arrested an Arnold & Porter LLP associate after an in-depth investigation which began in May. More...
Former Irell & Manella Partner Goes Solo, Charges $950/Hour, the Highest Rate in Orange County
August 24, 2010
William Lobel did not want to end his practice of law when he was faced with mandatory retirement from Irell & Manella LLP in Newport Beach, California in 2008. More...
Ranking of Top 20 in Best Value Law School List to be Released in October
August 23, 2010
Sixty law schools, eleven of them private institutions, made it to the list of Best Value Law Schools. More...
Phila. Firm Partner Arrested for Embezzling $1M from HIs Former Law Firm and Clients
August 20, 2010
Federal prosecutors have accused Jeffrey Abramowitz, a former partner at Philadelphia law firm Klevan & Abramowitz of embezzling more than $1 million from the firm and his clients. More...