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New York Law Journal

Attorney Found in Contempt for Interfering With Receiver for 'Sloppy Tuna'

A Long Island lawyer has been found in civil contempt for repeated interference with a receiver appointed to run The Sloppy Tuna, a sometimes-wild beachfront nightspot that has helped transform Montauk into a party destination.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers Should be Careful When Telling Witnesses Not to Cooperate

I have a criminal case coming up and the district attorney and detectives want to talk to some of the witnesses I listed in the alibi notice. Can I tell those witnesses not to speak to the district attorney?
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Law License of Ex-US Rep. Suspended for Four Years

Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm of Staten Island pleaded guilty in December 2014 to one count of aiding in the preparation of false tax returns. He was accused of underreporting more than $1 million in income, sales and wages from a restaurant he ran.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Law License of Ex-US Rep. Suspended for Four Years

Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm of Staten Island pleaded guilty in December 2014 to one count of aiding in the preparation of false tax returns. He was accused of underreporting more than $1 million in income, sales and wages from a restaurant he ran.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS Justices Used to Explain Recusals. What Changed?

There's a new twist to the court's tradition of keeping mum on the reasons for recusals: it was not always that way.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS Justices Used to Explain Recusals. What Changed?

There's a new twist to the court's tradition of keeping mum on the reasons for recusals: it was not always that way.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Demystifying the Operations of the Commission on Judicial Conduct

Judicial Conduct columnist Richard Emery attempts to demystify for the Bar and beyond the otherwise opaque arms of New York state government, the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics.
25 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Famed Newark Lawyer and Partner Charged With Trust Fund Theft

The Newark lawyer made famous for his portrayal in the 2007 film "American Gangster" and his former partner were accused in an indictment Wednesday of thieving $140,000 in client funds to pay firm and personal expenses.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Famed Newark Lawyer and Partner Charged With Trust Fund Theft

The Newark lawyer made famous for his portrayal in the 2007 film "American Gangster" and his former partner were accused in an indictment Wednesday of thieving $140,000 in client funds to pay firm and personal expenses.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Despite Setback, Skadden Fellow Still Hopes to Practice Law

Convicted felon Tarra Simmons, who was recently awarded a fellowship from a nonprofit foundation affiliated with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, saw her quest to practice law recently hit a hurdle when the Washington State Bar Association's character and fitness board recommended against admitting her to the bar.
13 minute read

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