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Ex-Girardi Atty Hid Firm's Diversion Of Funds, State Bar Says
A State Bar of California prosecutor argued Tuesday at a disciplinary trial that ex-Girardi Keese attorney Robert Finnerty hid the firm's misappropriation of millions of dollars from a family's $53 million settlement, while Finnerty's counsel countered he's being blamed for the actions of his former boss, convicted and disbarred attorney Tom Girardi.
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Pa. Justices Curb Philly DA Conviction Relief Concessions
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office for making "misleading" concessions of prosecutorial misconduct to favor convicted murderers seeking to overturn their convictions, ordering lower courts to give the state attorney general a chance to intervene in such cases.
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Justices Told Jules Upends 3rd Circ. Arbitration Ruling
Litigation funder Burford Capital told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that the justices' decision this year finding federal courts that have sent a dispute to arbitration retain jurisdiction in subsequent enforcement proceedings was enough to warrant undoing a Third Circuit decision the company called erroneous.
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Oral Arguments In Comey, James Appeal Set For September
The Fourth Circuit has scheduled in-person oral arguments for the Trump administration's appeal of the dismissals of indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James for Sept. 15-18.
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Blanche To Go Before Senate Panel July 15
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination hearing is a month away, and the fate of his confirmation is likely in the hands of Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and John Cornyn, R-Texas.
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Georgia Atty Disbarred For Terror Threats, Intimidating Judge
A Georgia criminal defense and personal injury attorney serving a seven-year prison term for threatening and intimidating court personnel, including members of the district attorney's office and a Superior Court judge, was stripped of his state law license on Tuesday.
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Ex-Staff Chief For Blanche At DOJ Joins Holtzman Vogel In DC
A lifelong government attorney who most recently served as Todd Blanche's chief of staff during Blanche's time as deputy attorney general has joined politics-focused firm Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC as a partner in Washington, D.C.
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Senate Rejects Bid To Block Fast-Track Immigration Appeals
A Democratic-led Senate resolution that would have blocked a U.S. Department of Justice rule directing its Board of Immigration Appeals to quickly dismiss cases that don't raise "novel" issues failed to pass Tuesday.
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SCOTUSblog Founder Goldstein Denied Acquittal Or Retrial
A Maryland federal judge on Tuesday denied SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein's bid for an acquittal or new trial, rejecting his claims that issues with jury instructions and excluded evidence warranted a do-over in his tax evasion and mortgage fraud case.
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Ex-Judge Loses Bid To Undo ICE Obstruction Conviction
Former Wisconsin state judge Hannah Dugan has failed in her attempt to use a Fourth Circuit decision to vacate her conviction for helping a defendant in her courtroom evade immigration agents, with a federal judge ruling Tuesday the decision involves fact patterns that differ from her case.
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Ga. Judge Steps Away From DOJ Voter Case After Ethics Flap
U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross of Georgia agreed to recuse herself in a U.S. Department of Justice suit seeking full access to Georgia election records after being reprimanded for her attendance at a partisan political event for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who has prosecuted President Donald Trump.
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Newman's Appeal Loss Shows Limits On Suspension Reviews
The U.S. Supreme Court's rejection on Monday of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's appeal in the long-running dispute over her suspension made clear that the available routes to challenge such orders are narrow, and spurred critics to contemplate ways to revise the system.
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Trump Personal Atty In Carroll Cases Confirmed To 8th Circ.
The Senate voted 48-43 on Monday evening to confirm Justin Smith, who represented the president in the defamation and sexual abuse cases brought by writer E. Jean Carroll, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
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Attorney Gets Over A Year For $1.5M Tax Evasion
An Atlanta attorney was sentenced to more than one year in federal prison after evading almost $1.5 million in federal income taxes from 2016 through 2019, a Georgia federal court announced Monday.
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FBI Misplaced Nadine Menendez's Jewelry, Judge Told
An attorney for Nadine Menendez on Monday told a Manhattan federal judge that the FBI is still unable to locate pieces of her jewelry seized as part of the investigation that led to Menendez and her husband, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, being convicted of participating in a bribery scheme.
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3 Things To Know About Trump's Pick To Lead SDNY
President Donald Trump has announced that he plans to appoint Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner James M. McDonald to lead the Southern District of New York. Here are three things to know about him.
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NJ Panel Says Judge Should Be Removed For Berating Teens
New Jersey's judicial disciplinary body on Monday recommended a municipal judge be removed from the bench over his berating of children and threatening their families with deportation during truancy hearings.
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Ala. Judge Shopping Case Dismissed, But Docs Sealed For Year
A Florida federal judge indicated in a brief order Friday that an indictment has been dismissed against an attorney in a judge shopping case, but said the motion related to the dismissal will be kept under seal for a year.
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Hagens Berman Must Cover Fees After Misconduct Findings
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP must cover the fees and costs of a special master who alleged the firm committed misconduct in product liability litigation over the morning sickness drug thalidomide, a Pennsylvania federal judge has said.
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Kemp Taps Judges For Georgia Appeals, Fulton Court Seats
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has filled vacancies on the Georgia Court of Appeals, DeKalb County Superior Court and DeKalb County State Court with an experienced judge and two veteran attorneys.
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Justices To Review Bond For Detained Noncitizens
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide if noncitizens subject to removal proceedings because of criminal convictions or alleged ties to terrorism are entitled to bond hearings if they're detained for an "unreasonably prolonged" period of time during immigration proceedings.
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Conn. High Court Pick Would Be 1st Black Woman Justice
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday announced that he has selected Chief Judge Melanie L. Cradle of the Connecticut Appellate Court to serve on the state supreme court, and Superior Court Judge W. Glen Pierson to fill Judge Cradle's seat on the intermediate appellate court's bench.
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Del. ACLU Can Get Saul Ewing Invoices From State DOJ
The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware has won its bid to obtain Saul Ewing LLP legal fee invoices from the state's Department of Justice related to the firm's work as special counsel in a federal lawsuit alleging people in prison were denied needed medical care.
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Texas Judge Sanctioned Over Court YouTube Misuse
The judicial watchdog for Texas has disciplined a state judge in San Antonio, finding she violated ethics rules through actions that included hosting a book club on the court's official YouTube channel and permitting public comments to be shared amid court proceedings.
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Justices To Hear Whether Felony Cases Require 12 Jurors
The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday and a request to waive fees for an appeal asking whether a Florida chiropractor convicted by a six-member jury of felonies for practicing with a suspended license should have had a 12-person jury under the Sixth and 14th amendments.
Expert Analysis
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.