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New York Law Journal

Supreme Court Meant to Suspend NY Lawyer But Suspended DC Lawyer Instead

Jim Robbins' seven years of service at the Supreme Court was not enough to keep him from being the second lawyer this year mistakenly suspended from the court's prestigious bar.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Uber's Data Breach Cover-Up Strategy May Be More Common Than You'd Think

Uber has been widely criticized for its decision to hide a 2016 data breach and pay hackers for their silence, but it may not be the only company in town to do so.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

The Tragic, Inexplicable Downfall of Jeffrey Wertkin

What happened to Jeffrey Wertkin, the former Akin Gump partner who tried to sell secret court documents for $310,000? What terrible error of judgment led him to this place?
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Barnes Claims Cellino Attempted to Steal Proprietary Information

In further developments in the messy breakup of the heavily advertised personal injury firm, Stephen Barnes claims in an affidavit that partner Ross Cellino got a former Cellino & Barnes employee who now works for a competitor to steal proprietary information and transfer it to Cellino's new website.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rochester Lawyer Banned From Local Jails After Alleged Pot Smuggling Incident

Authorities say a Rochester lawyer has been banned from local jails after he was caught trying to smuggle drugs to an inmate.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Prominent Tobacco Attorney Philip Gerson Fights Discipline Case

The Florida Bar argues Gerson and co-counsel Steven Hunter should face a 30-day suspension for alleged conflicts of interest in a secondhand smoke case.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

After DUI Plea, Ex-US Attorney Leaves Am Law 200 Firm

Stephen Wigginton, a former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, has left Armstrong Teasdale nearly two years after he joined the firm's St. Louis headquarters.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Eliminate the Professional Death Sentence

Can punishment for egregious offenses be handled effectively and more compassionately in some other manner than permanent disbarment? We think the answer to that question is yes.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Bankruptcy Attorney Suspended on Allegations of $800K Escrow Theft

The immediate, interim suspension indicates that the First Department's Attorney Grievance Committee will look to move forward with full disciplinary charges against Pincus David Carlebach and that he may ultimately suffer a heavier punishment.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

11 South Florida Attorneys Disciplined by Florida Supreme Court

Attorneys who lost their licenses have been charged with involvement in an auto insurance kickback scheme and securities violations.
3 minute read

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