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December 29, 2009 | Law.com

Lawyer's Misconduct Costs Him Any Share of $1.2 Million Fee

A maritime lawyer's misconduct, including his flight from New York to avoid arrest on contempt charges, has disqualified him from sharing in a contingency fee for work performed prior to his disbarment, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled last week. Disbarred lawyer Kenneth Heller's refusal to turn over files in a matter that ultimately was resolved with a $3.7 million settlement was "symptomatic" of a 24-year record of "utter contempt for the judicial system," Judge Stuart M. Bernstein wrote.
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October 07, 2008 | New York Law Journal

People v. George Brown

Defendant's Words Ruled Not 'Fighting Words'; Disorderly Conduct Charge Did Not Comply With Law
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September 26, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Bryant v. Lucent Technologies Inc.

"Lucent conclusively established that Bryant's assailant did not assault her to accomplish a duty entrusted to the assailant by Lucent."
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March 05, 2008 | National Law Journal

WilmerHale to Represent Church in Tax Probe Sparked by Obama Speech

Washington's Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr has agreed to represent the United Church of Christ on a pro bono basis in an Internal Revenue service investigation of the church's tax-exempt status. The IRS initiated the tax inquiry on Feb. 20 in response to a speech given by U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., a member of the church, at the UCC's national General Synod last June. Former Solicitor General and WilmerHale partner Seth P. Waxman will lead the firm's team of attorneys.
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November 07, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Joint Opinion

Notice to the bar.
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August 03, 2007 | New York Law Journal

People v. Ricardo Sanchez

Defendant Fails to Deny Complainant Accused Him Of Assault; Hearing on Legality of Seizure Denied
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June 06, 2007 | Law.com

Libby Gets 2 1/2 Years in Prison in CIA Leak Case

Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation. Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, stood calmly before a packed courtroom as a federal judge said the evidence overwhelmingly proved his guilt. The highest-ranking White House official convicted in a government scandal since the Iran-Contra affair, Libby has steadfastly maintained his innocence.
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May 01, 2003 | Law.com

Teaching Gets to Heart of the Matter for a Pennie Partner

In 1997, Jon Stark discovered he literally didn't have the heart for big-ticket intellectual property litigation. He had adopted an admirably healthy lifestyle years earlier but was still fighting high blood pressure and a family history of cardiac illness. When he turned 47 -- the age when his father had his first heart attack -- Stark decided he had one last thing he could change: his high-pressure job. So the Pennie & Edmonds partner quit to teach high school for $41,000 a year.
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September 12, 2007 | National Law Journal

Can on-site day care stem lawyer attrition?

Compared with many other lawyers with young children, attorney Brian Koide has a good deal, since his law firm, Crowell & Moring, offers nearby day care, where he can visit his 2-year-old twins during the day. Crowell & Moring chose to offer day care as a way to improve its "quality of life" benefits. On-site or nearby day care seems to be a win-win-win situation. But will it stop the flight of lawyers? After all, do lawyers who work 60-hour weeks want to leave their children in day care all that time?
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June 11, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Burr & Forman Noted For Pro Bono Work

Burr & Forman's work to provide free legal assistance in the areas of health and elder law has earned it the State Bar of Georgia's William Spann Jr. Award.
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