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Whistleblower Can't Collect on Settlement
A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal dismissed Tuesday a corporate whistleblower's claim to a portion of attorney fees stemming from a successful class action suit against Bank of America. The court said a former Bank of America employee was not entitled to recoup what he claimed was his share of approximately $20 million in fees from his lawyer. But the justice's ruling also lambasted both parties for ethical lapses.
Smaller Law Firms Archive Their Histories
Concerned that information on their early days not be lost to future generations, law firms are taking steps to preverve historical records. Documenting the past is especially important to smaller firms, whose size makes them more vulnerable to loss of identity in a consolidating legal marketplace. Caroll, Burdick & McDonough partner Bertrand LeBlanc II says he's "applying the blue flame" to his firm's oldest partners and alumni to gather noteworthy artifacts, eight years after the idea first arose.
The List: New Partners in California 2007
Congratulations to the 270 lawyers in California who have made partner since July.Pillsbury Fills Its Dance Card With Tech Debuts
Pillsbury Winthrop has stretched its IPO streak with the debut of client Multi-Fineline Electronix. The Anaheim-based maker of flexible circuit boards raised roughly $50 million in its public offering on June 25. Real estate developer Felson Companies Inc. paid $20 million for a third of the former cannery on 26 acres of land. Felson, which manages multi-family apartments in the San Francisco Bay Area, plans to redevelop the property for use as town homes.
Law Firms Turn to Outside Coaches to Stay in the Game
Somewhere on the continuum between marketing gurus and psychologists are law firm coaches. Previously more casual positions, these roles are becoming more structured, and more commonplace. Some firms have begun formal coaching programs to help associates and junior partners make the transition from service lawyer to business getter. Others have brought in coaches to help senior leaders deal with issues as vital as client retention and as solemn as succession planning. But the concept also has its critics.In FedEx Fee Fight Case, Judge Finds Lawyer Solicited Cash From Clients
Meeting a client at McDonald's to pick up $15,000 in cash has landed San Francisco plaintiffs lawyer Waukeen McCoy in serious trouble. After settling part of a civil rights claim against FedEx, McCoy solicited cash payments from three plaintiffs above and beyond his contractual fees, according to a federal district court judge who previously dismissed McCoy's entire fee application and imposed a $25,000 sanction. The findings are the latest in a long-running fee fight between McCoy, FedEx and other plaintiffs lawyers.Trending Stories
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