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January 03, 2013 |

Panel Reduces Charge After Failing to Find 'Wickedness'

In other recent Fourth Department criminal cases, the court said a judge in Monroe County erred in permitting a defendant to proceed pro se without undertaking the requisite "searching inquiry," and held that an Onondaga County judge properly refused to suppress evidence discarded by a suspect fleeing from police.
7 minute read
April 26, 2010 |

Calif. case spotlights dysfunctional death penalty

SAN FRANCISCO AP - Chelsea King's parents reluctantly agreed to a sentence of life in prison for their daughter's rapist and killer, calling the death penalty in California "an empty promise."The Kings join a growing list of victims' families, law enforcement officials and other capital punishment proponents who have grown disillusioned with California's death penalty.
4 minute read
December 22, 2000 |

Newbies Told: You Will Do Pro Bono

New York's Debevoise & Plimpton, with 475 lawyers, is the largest firm in the country to dedicate more than 5 percent of its billable hours to providing free legal services to the needy. New associates are handed pro bono assignments when they walk in the door. "What makes it work here is, it's known that it's something the firm is amenable to doing," said Debevoise's Jonathan Richman.
6 minute read
October 13, 2011 |

New Deals

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and asset manager Ares Management will acquire 99 Cents Only Stores in a $1.6 billion deal. Also, Superior Energy Services will spend $6.2 billion to acquire Complete Production Services, creating a company that works with the oil industry during its drilling, completion and production processes.
4 minute read
July 18, 2006 |

Keep Your Data Cool in Wi-Fi Hot Spots

Using Wi-Fi hot spots is a great way to stay linked to your firm while you're out and about. But it's also a great way to compromise your privacy. Commentator Brett Burney warns of security risks and explains how a VPN or other means can mitigate them.
6 minute read
October 27, 2010 |

Three South Florida runoffs to be decided Tuesday

Six candidates in three county court judicial races survived the August primary to face each other in runoffs next week. In Broward, trial and appellate attorney Mardi Anne Levey Cohen is running against criminal defense attorney Frantz Jahra McLawrence, and solo practitioners John D. Fry and John R. Howes face each other. In Palm Beach, business litigator Laurie S. Cohen faces Marni Bryson.
32 minute read
February 02, 2011 |

Lawyer Who Kept Fees From His Firm Won't Face Misappropriation Charge

An attorney who kept $110,000 in fees owed to his former firm has escaped possible disbarment in an ethics case that saw a rare scuffle between two judicial disciplinary agencies.
6 minute read
March 29, 2012 |

Leveraging Document Review Into a Permanent Position

As graduation approaches each spring, soon-to-be graduates crowd into law school career services offices, eager to enter the workforce.
8 minute read
January 21, 2011 |

Inadmissible

Short takes on lawyers, firms and judges.
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