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The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI

More than two months after entering a not guilty plea to charges of lying to federal authorities, suspended Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Joseph O'Neill has pleaded guilty to the charges.
8 minute read

Law.com

With Internal Investigations, Firms Walk a Tightrope

Sullivan & Cromwell and Dechert struggle to balance client and regulator.
37 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Jersey Panel Stresses Rules for Lawyer Accolades

The New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Attorney Advertising has issued a warning that many lawyers are failing to comply with its rules governing promotion of comparative accolades like "Super Lawyers" and "Best Lawyers."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Town Justice Is Admonished for Delegating Functions

The state Commission on Judicial Conduct has recommended that a town court justice in Westchester County be admonished for improperly letting a deputy town attorney decide on the disposition of traffic cases before her court from May 2011 to May 2012.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Plaintiffs' Bar Fights Rule Banning Solos From Using 'Group' In Firm Names

The State Bar of Georgia's Formal Advisory Opinion Board has proposed prohibiting law firms with only one practicing attorney from using the words "group" and "& Associates" as part of their name.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers With Death Case Experience Debate Capital Punishment

Two attorneys who have worked on death penalty cases debated theoretical and religious arguments for and against capital punishment on Monday, May 23, before members of the Atlanta chapter of the Federalist Society.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judiciary Law §470 Meets Temporary Practice Under §523

In his New York Practice column, Patrick M. Connors discusses the interplay between Judiciary Law section 470, as recently interpreted by the Second Circuit and Court of Appeals, and the new "temporary practice" allowed under Part 523 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals, along with the effect of a violation of Judiciary Law 470, and how it can lead to the dismissal of an action, the inability to recover legal fees, and discipline.
25 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ethics Training Doesn't Have to Be Dumb

Granted, some corporate training courses can be a waste of time. But experts say it's wrong to label them as all bad and encourage companies, their general counsel or employees to ignore them.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Stemming the Rising Tide of Immunities

We need to stop increasing the number and scope of immunities that protect scores of industries, products, institutions and people from exposure to civil liability.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Stays Mum on Outside Investors in Firms

The ABA invites comments on nonlawyer funding of law firms, but only one Am Law 200 firm weighs in.
5 minute read

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