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National Law Journal

ABA Calls for Substance Abuse and Mental Health CLE

The ABA House of Delegates on Monday approved changes to the Model Rule for Minimum Continuing Legal Education that require an hour of substance abuse and mental health CLE every three years.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Lawyer Convicted in Drug Ring Prosecution

A Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer has been convicted of joining in his client's drug trafficking business by laundering drug money, making witnesses lie to authorities, and forging official documents.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

50 Cent Goes After Reed Smith for $35 Million in Sex Tape Trial Loss

The rap star is suing his former law firm over a $7 million loss to a Miami legal team representing a Pembroke Pines woman.
28 minute read

National Law Journal

Calif. Judges Should Have No Business With Marijuana, Draft Rules Say

California judges should not hold any financial stake in marijuana businesses, even though medical and now recreational cannabis use is legal in California, a state Supreme Court ethics committee says in a draft opinion.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court to Examine How Law Firms Pay Nonlawyers

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether an alleged fee-splitting arrangement between a law firm and a nonlawyer outside consultant was proper—and whether the propriety of the arrangement even matters.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Montco Solo Attorney Disbarred for Misusing Client Money

Montgomery County solo attorney Raymond J. Quaglia has been disbarred for misusing client money in multiple cases and taking excessive fees for himself.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Leave Politics and Agendas Out of Judicial Races

Judicial races in Pennsylvania are scheduled for elections in 2017 and there is also an appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. What is the most important quality needed for a judicial officer and what should be looked for?
21 minute read

Daily Business Review

New Trial Order for Lawyer Convicted in Gambling Ring

By | February 02, 2017
A new trial order stands after the Florida Supreme Court refuses to hear a state appeal against an attorney whose case helped bring down a state lieutenant governor.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ex-US Prosecutors Protest Immigration Ban as Unlawful

Dozens of former prosecutors in South Florida write an open letter opposing President Donald Trump's immigration executive order.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Dysfunction on Display as Joe Dunn Faces Off Against Bar Over Firing

Leaks, secret meetings and bar politics were featured topics on the first day of the arbitration to decide the legality of Dunn's ouster as the bar's executive director.
14 minute read

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