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The American Lawyer

Embattled Crypto Lawyer Kyle Roche Confronts the Rules of Professional Conduct

Roche Freedman maintains its co-founder didn't violate ethics rules after Kyle Roche was recorded explaining his financial motives for suing the competitors of crypto startup Ava Labs.
9 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Meet The First Business Law Boutique Owned By Non-Lawyers

One Arizona firm's model is a valuable example for those curious about relaxing the regulations governing the profession.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman Set to Join Houston's Wright Close

Eva Guzman has practiced at Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry for the past year, after resigning from the Texas Supreme Court in June 2021 and unsuccessfully seeking the Republican nomination for Attorney General.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Shook Hardy Practice Leader Starts New Firm as Miami Becomes a 'Primary City' for International Disputes

"I really believe that the future of international arbitration disputes is going to be a boutique-style approach to these kind of cases, so I look forward to being part of a growing trend," said Carlos Concepción, founder of Concepción Disputes.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Ex-Client Sues Abraham Watkins, Partner in Connection with Mower Mishap Suit

A Beaumont man who hired Muhammad Aziz and the firm after he was injured when unloading a mower from a trailer is seeking more than $1 million, alleging the defendants did not fully inform him on how settlements would affect his long-term disability payments.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

How Trump's Legal Team Got to Mar-a-Lago

Former Big Law partners, federal prosecutors, insurance defense attorneys and civil litigators dropped everything to represent the former president.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Plot Twist: $1M Legal Mal Suit Alleges Houston Lawyer Mishandled Legal Mal Suit

Former clients of Houston solo practitioner Michael A. Hirsch seek up to $1 million in damages in a suit alleging he was negligent and violated the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.
3 minute read

Law.com

How I Started My Own Law Firm: 'The Decision Was the Perfect Career Move for Me at This Stage of My Life,' Says Virginia Hinrichs McMichael of Appellate Law Group

"Running a business is very different from practicing law. To be successful, a lawyer must be willing to accept some risk and learn new things."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Partner, Associate Plead Guilty to Defrauding Sacks Weston; Sentencing Set for November

Scott Diamond's attorney said his client sought to make himself whole for partnership income that he believed he'd been owed by the firm.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Veteran Long Island Lawyer Disbarred After Violating Previous Suspension, Not Answering Ethics Investigation

The Appellate Division, Second Department deemed the eight charges, which included misappropriation of client funds for the attorney's own use, "established," as the lawyer defaulted in the ethics matter.
4 minute read

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