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Could That Tweet Get You Into Ethical Trouble?

If you're blogging about how the judge is an "evil unfair witch," maybe don't.
14 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deadline Passes for Proposal to Change Law Firm Ownership Rules

With the passage of a key deadline, any plans for nonlawyer investment in law firms will have to wait.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

High Court Sides With Ohio in Debt Collection Dispute

Law firms did not act illegally when they sent debt collection letters on stationery bearing the name of the Ohio attorney general, the U.S. Supreme Court rules.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

SEC Suit Targets 'Patent Troll' Owner, Big Law Alum

The agency took aim at a pair of Texas lawyers—one with ties to a notorious patent holder and another with Am Law 200 credentials—over an alleged scheme to cheat small business owners out of millions of dollars.
15 minute read

The American Lawyer

Feds Seek Up to Five Years for Ex-Skadden Ponzi Lawyer

Charles Bennett, a former corporate lawyer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom accused of perpetrating a $5 million Ponzi scheme, saw federal prosecutors push for him to receive more than four years in prison for his actions. Bennett has had his own shop since 2001.
15 minute read

The American Lawyer

A Fool For a Client

Former Dewey & LeBoeuf executive director Stephen DiCarmine wants to represent himself in his upcoming retrial. He thinks it's a good idea; no one else does.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Upholds Suspension of Bankruptcy Trustee

A federal judge has affirmed the suspension of New York bankruptcy trustee John Pereira, who was found to have mistreated debtors by withholding interpretation services and using inappropriate and demeaning language toward them.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

OCA Delays Implementation of New Disciplinary Rules

The state Office of Court Administration will delay implementing revised attorney disciplinary rules for three months until Oct. 1.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Disbarred Attorney Admits Defrauding Clients of $5M

Stuart A. Schlesinger on Monday admitted to one count of wire fraud before Southern District Judge William Pauley.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorney Disbarred After Conviction for $700K Theft

A Staten Island attorney who was convicted of grand larceny last year for stealing more than $700,000 and was sentenced to prison has been disbarred.
3 minute read

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