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Prosecutor Left Paralyzed in Infamous Courthouse Hostage Fight Dies

The metal detectors, bag searches and armed bailiffs that are standard in courthouses today—this is where it started. In a courtroom in San Rafael, California in 1970 where a horrifying hostage standoff left a judge dead and an assistant DA paralyzed. But Gary Thomas, who went on to become a judge, was never bitter. "I feel blessed," he said.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Strasburger & Price Reports Income Up Slightly But Revenue Flat in 2016

Gross revenue was unchanged at $93.5 million, but net income rose 1.9 percent to $27 million.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Cheat Sheet: How 10 Washington Firms Fared in Revenue, Profits

Law firms with major ties to Washington, D.C., mostly grew their revenue and profits last year, despite uncertainty surrounding the presidential election and an industrywide slowdown in demand for legal services.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Chadbourne Wants Kerrie Campbell to Leave the Building

Seven months after slapping a $100 million gender bias suit against Chadbourne & Parke, litigation partner Kerrie Campbell in Washington, D.C., could finally be on the outs. The firm said Wednesday that a partnership vote would determine her future at Chadbourne.
18 minute read

New York Law Journal

Referee in Firm Breakup Rules Both Name Partners Consented to 9/11 Memorial Donation

Mark Zauderer supported Paul Napoli's claim, ruling that Marc Bern consented to the donation.
9 minute read

The Recorder

32 Firms Line Up to Fight 'Unfinished Business' Doctrine at Calif. High Court

From Akin Gump to Wilson Sonsini, law firms are protesting the principle that bankruptcy trustees can claw back profits from client matters that partners take with them from defunct firms.
83 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Obermayer Says Ex-Associate Can't Sue Over 'Intangible' Bonus Credits

In response to a former associate's lawsuit over bonuses, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel is countering that its associate bonuses are discretionary, and the credits it uses to calculate bonuses don't amount to "tangible" property.
13 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firm Merger Mania Continues in First Quarter of 2017

Led by a strong wave of cross-border combinations, law firm merger activity in the first quarter of 2017 continued to accelerate as legal services shops gained growth and market share through acquisitions, according to reports by legal consultancies Altman Weil Inc. and Fairfax Associates.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Challengers Cast Soda Tax as City 'Power Grab' in Appeal

Philadelphia's newly imposed beverage tax is not a simple levy on sweetened drinks, but instead a “power grab” by the city that could have negative effects for the state tax structure, an attorney representing a group challenging that tax told an intermediate appellate court.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Judges Fete New Supreme Court Justice Lawson, 'A Model of Restraint'

Justice C. Alan Lawson was formally sworn in in the Florida Supreme Court chambers.
4 minute read

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