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Legal Aid Advocates to Air Funding Concerns at High Court Hearing
Underfunded for years, Texas legal aid organizations say they are struggling to provide civil legal services to the poor in the wake of revenue shortfalls and hurricanes that buffeted coastal regions in 2005 and again this year. "What we have is a delivery system that the infrastructure has been starved to death," says Betty Balli Torres, executive director of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation.Former Fla. Sen. Martinez Joins DLA Piper
DLA Piper has snagged former Florida Sen. Mel Martinez as a partner in its Washington, D.C., and Tampa offices. Martinez, who left the Senate earlier this month with more than a year remaining on his first term, starts at the firm on Oct. 1. His hiring fills a hole on the roster at DLA Piper, which has seen some high-profile departures recently, such as former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and former House Majority Leader Dick Armey.Bias Claim Against GE May Proceed
Soheila Hexemer, an Iranian native, told two coworkers that sitting at their desks too much contributed to weight gain, which led to a third coworker berating her for being "uncivilized," and saying "in this country, we don't talk like that," according to Judge Lawrence Kahn's ruling.
Drive, She Said: TRW Automotive's New Top Lawyer Ain't Teaching Any More
Thirty years ago, Robin Walker-Lee was a high school French and English teacher in Michigan. Though she always had an inkling she'd head to law school, she didn't predict she'd become a top executive in the automotive industry — but that's exactly what happened. In February, one of the world's leading auto parts suppliers, TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., named Walker-Lee general counsel and executive vice president. She replaces David Bialosky, who left TRW to join the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company as senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary.
Absolute Priority Rule Absolutely Applies to Insiders
Many years ago, one of the co-authors of this article attended a bankruptcy judges' conference and sat in on a session on bankruptcy appellate practice.
Plan to Require Mediation Notice Splits N.Y. State Bar
A proposal to require lawyers to notify their clients that disputes can be settled through mediation as well as litigation has stirred considerable opposition within the New York State Bar Association.Questions & Answers on Professional Responsibility
In discussing a dispute with opposing counsel, we discussed a proposed resolution. The next day, he filed an injunction and got an ex parte order from the local trial judge without notifying either myself or my client that he intended to do so. Is that unethical?
'Rubin': Do Judges Have Discretion in Determining Child Support?
In his Divorce Law column, Alton L. Abramowitz, a senior partner at Mayerson Abramowitz & Kahn, writes that among the most vexing issues confronting divorce lawyers and family law practitioners in general is the draconian fashion in which the courts' strict interpretation of the Child Support Standards Act results in what clients and their attorneys find to be bizarre and inequitable child support awards.Trending Stories
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