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Lawyer Misconduct Stories That Made Waves in 2018
Lawyers got a lot of press in 2018, and some of it stemmed from allegations of serious misconduct.
Litigators of the Week for 2018, Take a Bow
From challenging efforts to un-do the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to prosecuting Bill Cosby to rebuffing DOJ's bid to block the merger of AT&T and Time Warner, here's the full list of our Litigators of the Week this year.
First Department Takes Different Approach to Appeal Waivers
In our experience to focus on an appeal waiver when the sentence is not excessive is like allowing the home baseball team to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning when the home team is already ahead; they have already won, so what's the point?
Murder Trial Lawyer Loses Bid to Withdraw Based on Client's 'Unjustified Hostility'
An Appellate Division, First Department panel decided that the trial lawyer had not presented a sufficient reason for removal when the lawyer joined defendant's application for new counsel and “cited only defendant's recent request [for new counsel] and defendant's belligerence in court the preceding day as the basis.”
Daily Dicta: Why Jeffrey Epstein's All-Star Defense Team May Be the Victim of Its Own Success
The lawyers who represented Epstein can't be faulted for trying to get the best deal possible for their client. That was their job, and they did it well. Maybe too well.
Rich Sex Offender Epstein Settles 1 Suit, But More to Come
Jeffrey Epstein counted Bill Clinton and Donald Trump among his friends and had some of the finest legal talent in America as his lawyers.
Daily Dicta: Matt Whitaker Takes DOJ to a New Low
Either Whitaker didn't know what was going on, which makes him wildly careless to get involved in a business without checking out basics like whether it really had a factory in China or delivered the services it promised. Or else he was a party to scam.
DOL's Acosta Under Fire Over Epstein Sex-Abuse Plea Deal
The Labor secretary was part of a bargain that allowed Jeff Epstein to serve 13 months in prison in exchange for information regarding two Bear Stearns executives.
Litigators of the Week: Gibson Dunn's Two Teds Score for the Free Press
Ted Boutrous and Ted Olson led a team that jumped into action when the White House revoked the press pass of CNN's Jim Acosta, suing to force the Trump administration to restore his access.Trending Stories
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