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The American Lawyer

Lawyers for Beirut Bombing Victims Finally Close In on Recovery

Many of the original plaintiffs didn't live to see their attorneys prevail at the U.S. Supreme Court, but hundreds of terror victims and their family members are finally close to collecting from Iran.
14 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Law Tribune Announces Lawyer of the Year Finalists

By | April 26, 2016
For several months, we asked bar members to submit nominations for attorneys who have had significant achievements in the law — ranging from litigation success to leadership in law firms and bar groups — since the beginning of 2015.
7 minute read

Law.com

Circuit Upholds NY Office Rule for Out-of-State Attorneys

A divided circuit held Friday that New York Judiciary Law §470, which demands nonresident attorneys maintain an "office for the transaction of law business" within New York state, passes constitutional muster.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Ex-Informant Who Won $1.9M From Feds is Sued Over Legal Fees

A boutique Washington law firm claims that a former confidential informant for U.S. law enforcement in Colombia is refusing to safeguard $731,500 in contested legal fees from a $1.9 million settlement reached last month with the feds.
21 minute read

The American Lawyer

DLA Piper Practice Leader Starts Commercial Litigation Shop

Patrick Smith, co-chair of DLA Piper's white-collar and investigations group, has formed a new firm in New York called Smith Villazor with Rodney Villazor, a fellow former federal prosecutor who joined the global legal giant's litigation group last year.
61 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Civil Rights Head: 'Moral Imperative' to Close Justice Gap

Lawyers have a "moral obligation" to support organizations that provide civil legal services to low-income Americans, Vanita Gupta, head of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, said in remarks earlier this week.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Small Pittsburgh Firm to Close Its Doors

Grogan Graffam, a small firm based in Pittsburgh, is closing its doors after this week, its founding shareholder has confirmed.
7 minute read

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