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IBM's general counsel argues that lawyers have special obligations that should rule out nonlawyer investors.
ABA Panel Says No to Outside Law Firm Ownership
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ABA Panel Says No to Outside Law Firm Ownership
IBM General Counsel Robert Weber on Nonlawyer Firm Ownership
The idea of allowing nonlawyers to hold ownership in law firms has taken hold in Australia, the United Kingdom, parts of Canada, and in Washington, D.C. Now the American Bar Association is discussing whether the concept should expand across the United States.
Rule barring nonlawyers from investing was key
Enforced in all 50 states, rule made it impossible for a venture capital firm to play white knight and save Dewey.Court of Claims Rejects Several Athletes' Suits, But Finds for Hurdler Hurt on Faulty Crossbar
Sheriff's Raid Can't Pry Client Files From Disbarred Lawyer's Grip
Sheriff's deputies last week raided the office of disbarred New York attorney Kenneth Heller, but came up largely empty in their search for 43 boxes of files from his biggest case, a $7.6 million wrongful-death verdict later reversed on appeal. The plaintiff's new lawyers have tried for 2 1/2 years to recover the files from Heller, who has demanded as much as $12 million in fees before turning them over. Heller was disbarred in 2004 for a pattern of improprieties predating the wrongful-death case.
Lawyers' Titles and Law Firm Names in the Digital Age
As business cards, firm letterheads, and office signs compete with online media, lawyers' digital presentations of themselves are critical and must pass scrupulous ethical examination.
American Bar Association Commission Recommends Nonlawyer Equity Stakes
An American Bar Association commission is considering recommending nonlawyers be allowed to own a piece of the firm that employs them.Office Raid Doesn't Yield Case Files
A disbarred attorney has refused to turn over files for a wrongful-death case he had handled; a raid of his office didn't uncover the missing records.Trending Stories
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