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Five Questions: James & Hoffman
Lawyers at labor and employment litigation boutique James & Hoffman readily admit that they practice law with a point of view. As counsel to some of the nation's biggest unions, firm partners Edgar James, Kathy Krieger, and Steven Hoffman say they do their best work when they are passionate about the cause.
Law Firm Consolidates Support Services and Saves
As 180-attorney Best Best & Krieger grew across eight offices, it wound up with three different equipment platforms and multiple contracts with multiple termination dates. The firm then decided to centralize essential operations and saw a savings of close to 23 percent per month.2008 Summer Associates Survey: The Firms, A-Z
The Future of Mandatory Minimums in Sentencing
In their Sentencing Guidelines column, Alan Vinegrad and Jason Levine of Covington & Burling write: Given the direction of the Supreme Court's recent sentencing decisions, the mandatory minimum issue may be next on its docket. Though some mandatory minimums are a result of findings made by the jury, many are based on post-conviction judicial fact-finding, and will have a hard time withstanding Supreme Court scrutiny.
IBR May Not Bar Some Student Debtors from Shedding Debt
Law school debtors take note: In two recent decisions, federal courts ruled that federally backed student loans could be discharged via bankruptcy despite creditors' arguments that the debtors should have signed on to the government's Income-Based Repayment program.Best Best & Krieger Subpoenaed in City's Salary Scandal
California Attorney General Jerry Brown Jr. has subpoenaed records from Best Best & Krieger in an investigation of the pay packages for city officials in Bell, Calif., where a scandal involving high salaries has spiraled into possible civil and criminal actions and raised questions among officials in other nearby cities. Lawyers at the Riverside, Calif.-based firm serve as city attorneys in at least 30 municipalities in Southern California -- several of which are now ending their relationship with Best Best.New Rules Proposed for Government Contingency Fee Contracts
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has taken up a bill that would create new rules for contingency-fee contracts between the state of Pennsylvania and outside counsel, including capping contingency fees at $50 million.Best, Best & Krieger Lands 18-Lawyer Group from McDonough
Subpoenas Fly In at Firm While Clients Clear Out Amidst Political Scandal
California Attorney General Jerry Brown Jr. has subpoenaed records from Best Best & Krieger in an investigation of the pay packages for city officials in Bell, Calif., where a scandal involving high salaries has spiraled into possible civil and criminal actions and raised questions among officials in other nearby cities.Trending Stories
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