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May 25, 2006 |

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.
2 minute read
December 22, 2009 |

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.
3 minute read
February 23, 2009 |

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
7 minute read
October 30, 2001 |

Legal Tender

3 minute read
January 11, 2010 |

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
6 minute read
December 11, 2001 |

Cooley, Coblentz Elect New Partnership Classes

2 minute read
April 10, 2007 |

In Camera

Lawyer Hangs Tough for Widow's Payout ... Bill Would Cover Racy Covers ... Student Court Weighs DUIs.
6 minute read
October 27, 2008 |

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
5 minute read
May 08, 2006 |

Make Sure Your Law Library Is Ready for Anything

Disaster planning is no laughing matter. Like immunizations, it has to be done. The only way for a law firm library to provide support to attorneys following a disaster is to be prepared. Remember that a lot of print documents can't be replaced, but you may need to get permission before you can scan them. If you aren't already doing backups and don't have a library disaster plan in place, drop everything else and get to work. After all, hurricane season begins on June 1.
7 minute read
August 05, 2004 |

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.
3 minute read

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