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Attorney Ordered to Pay $58K for Overbilling Public Defender's Office, Agrees to Disbarment

"As a general rule, the annulment of a lawyer's license to practice law does not moot or void sanctions imposed in relation to a prior or concurrent disciplinary matter unless the subsequent or concurrent annulment contains language specifically voiding other properly imposed sanctions," Justice Tim Armstead wrote on behalf of the court.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Former Veteran Phila. ADAs Settle Age Discrimination Suits for $1.2M

The three attorneys, as well as former homicide prosecutor Carlos Vega, Michelle Seidner and James Carpenter, sued the District Attorney's Office in 2019, alleging age discrimination after Krasner, an outspoken criminal justice reform advocate, fired more than 30 attorneys during his first week in office at the start of 2018.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Meet the Atlanta Lawyers Behind a $608K Attorney Fee Award

"The message the City is sending to its officers is clear: if you work for the City of Atlanta, you stand to lose everything," said plaintiff attorney Jeffrey Filipovits of Spears & Filipovits in Decatur. "The City will not stand behind you."
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Doing Good Doesn't Pay Much: Many Entry-Level, Public-Interest Lawyers Make $57,500 a Year

NALP's data shows that first-year attorneys at a law firm with 50 or fewer attorneys was $85,000 in 2021, which is 48% higher than the $57,000 median salary for an entry-level attorney at a legal services organization.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

District Attorney's Offices Across Pa. Say Salary Is Causing Staff Drain

According to records from DA's offices across several of Pennsylvania's most populous counties, a substantial number of prosecutors have departed from their posts since January 2021.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Whistleblowing Employee Helps Land $750K 'False Claims' Settlement With OGCC Behavioral Health

"It's disturbing when health care providers accept Medicare and Medicaid money meant to pay for the care of vulnerable patients, when in reality the providers either provided no services at all or otherwise misrepresented their services in order to steal from federal health care programs," said Special Agent in Charge Tamala E. Miles of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Unchanging Fee Cap, Pandemic Holdups Have Created a 'Slow, Grinding, Crisis,' Social Security Lawyers Say

The number of Title II direct payments to claimant representatives began to dip in 2020 and then fell sharply in 2021 as payments for the prior year's dwindling awards came through.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

FTC Nominee, Head of Georgetown Privacy Center, Reports $350K Law School Pay

Alvaro Bedoya was appointed by President Joe Biden to the Federal Trade Commission earlier this month.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Ex-Linklaters Partner, Biden Commerce Nominee, Reports $2.9M Compensation

Matthew Axelrod left Linklaters to serve on the Biden transition team and later in the White House Counsel's Office.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Giant Killer:' How DOJ's Antitrust Pick Became One of Silicon Valley's Biggest Legal Antagonists

Jonathan Kanter, a Paul Weiss alum, became a favorite among progressives for his frequent clashes with Big Tech.
15 minute read

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