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Former Glaxo Associate General Counsel Charged with Obstruction and Making False Statements

November 9, 2010

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Lauren Steven, a former vice president and associate general counsel at GlaxoSmithKline, with obstruction and making false statements. More...

Nevada Lawyer Indicted in “Save Your House” Foreclosure Fraud Case

November 8, 2010

A Las Vegas, Nevada attorney and his two partners were indicted for allegedly operating a foreclosure rescue scam in Las Vegas during 2008 and 2009. More...

Colorado District Attorney Charged for Demanding Sexual Favors from Workers

November 5, 2010

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed criminal charges of unlawful sexual conduct, criminal extortion, and indecent exposure against Myrl Serra, a Seventh Judicial District Attorney, for exposing himself to three women in his office and asking for sexual favors. More...

Former Seyfarth Shaw Partner Sued for Fraudulent Tax Shelters in Brazilian Debt

November 4, 2010

The United States has asked a federal court in Chicago to permanently bar John E. Rogers, a Chicago tax lawyer and former partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, from promoting tax shelters that allegedly use distressed Brazilian debt to illegally lower customers’ reported income, according to the Department of Justice. More...

Kilpatrick Stockton and Townsend Merge – Finally

November 3, 2010

After failing the first time, mid-size firms Kilpatrick Stockton and Townsend and Townsend and Crew have finally succeeded in merging their firms. More...

Ex-Prosecutor in Minnesota Consents to Disbarment after Being Charged of Setting Up ‘Nice-Guy” Trysts

November 2, 2010

John Paul St. Marie, a former assistant attorney in Hennepin County, Minnesota, has consented to disbarment after being charged in July with six felony counts of promoting prostitution, according to a story by the Associated Press posted on the Star Tribune on November 1, 2010. More...

Record Settlement Reached over Verizon’s “Mystery Fees”

October 29, 2010

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Enforcement Bureau has secured a historic consent decree with Verizon Wireless -- including a record $25 million payment to the U.S. Treasury -- regarding “mystery fees” the company charged its customers over the last several years. More...

Dallas Lawyer Seeks Continuance to Attend World Series Opener in San Francisco

October 27, 2010

Dallas attorney Darrell W. Cook has filed a motion for continuance in a city of Irving Municipal Court so he could go to San Francisco to attend the first game of the World Series between his favorite team Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants, according to a report posted on Tex Parte Blog by John Council. More...

Partners Who Had Powerful Faces in College Lead Profitable Law Firms - Study

October 26, 2010

Law firms are more profitable when they are led by managing partners who have faces that look powerful, according to a study in the current Social Psychological and Personality Science (published by SAGE). More...

Lawsuit over Used Condom in Whopper Is Now Settled

October 22, 2010

Van Miguel Hartless of Vermont has settled his suit that he filed against Burger King in late 2007 over a used condom in his Southwestern Whopper, according to a report posted by.Chris Morran on The Consumerist.com. More...