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Pension probe will snare 'hundreds' of attorneys, N.Y AG predicts
New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo predicted Thursday that "hundreds and hundreds" of attorneys will ultimately be implicated in his office's investigation of government entities improperly enrolling non-employees in public pension funds. While his investigators have only exposed the "tip of the iceberg" so far, Cuomo said the problem is not limited to a few school districts that were initially exposed for having put attorneys doing work for the districts on the public pension rolls.Legal Staff Cut in Tightening Economy
Duane Morris and Hodgson Russ have reduced their legal staffs. The law firms attributed the reductions to a decreased need for paralegals, legal secretaries and file clerks. "Lawyers have become more sophisticated about technology and do more things on their own than they used to require a legal assistant [secretary] to do," says Duane Morris spokesman Joshua Peck. "That has enabled us to become more lean." But the timing of the cuts suggests the impetus is tied to a softening economy.Martoche Leaves Bench for Hodgson Russ
Salvatore Martoche, who was appointed to the Fourth Department in 2004, cited a number of factors that led to his decision, including the desire for a new career adventure and the opportunity to travel.N.Y. AG: Probe Could Net 'Hundreds' of Lawyers
New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo predicted Thursday that hundreds and hundreds of attorneys will ultimately be implicated in his office's investigation of government entities improperly enrolling non-employees in public pension funds.Trending Stories
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