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Nonpracticing department heads leave lawyers free to succeed
C-level officers who don't practice law increasingly help manage firms, and now they're moving in on the practice level. As law firms have grown and become more corporate, the case for so-called practice management professionals has become stronger. "I think it's the fastest-growing position in law firms," says consultant Susan Raridon Lambreth, who adds that salaries for nonpracticing lawyers range from $120,000 to more than $300,000. But some firm leaders say those positions aren't worth it.Former Partner Says Firm Overbilled Him to Recoup Termination Payments
An ex-partner claims his former firm overbilled him for work on his and his mother's estate to recoup termination payouts the firm made after forcing him to resign in 2005. William Roos IV, a partner at Reynolds Richards before it merged in 2007 with Anderson Kill, sued Anderson Kill in September. When the firm counterclaimed for legal fees from the estate work, Roos moved to transfer the part of the case involving his mother's estate to another court, but a judge has denied his request in the interest of "judicial economy."Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 15, No. 52 - March 14, 2007
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Court Asked to Hear Voting Rights Case
Conference Call: The Supreme Court is about to face its first major voting rights dispute since the arrival of new Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., who was criticized for opposing voting rights legislation as an aide in the Reagan Justice Department two dozen years ago.Across the nation, water wars deluge federal courts
Georgia is not the only state with lawyers fighting water wars. Dry weather and population booms are triggering a monsoon of litigation over water supplies across the country, with cities and states suing each other over the right to access water. In the West, Montana is suing Wyoming for allegedly withdrawing too much water from two area rivers, leaving Montana residents with insufficient water supplies during droughts.Trending Stories
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