http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/lawyers/ en-us Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:50:25 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2098582/posts No kidding? The Disgruntled One was also a whiny pain in the ass at her first law job? Being Barney The Purple Dinosaur's lawyer might do it to you. The group went out of its way to give Michelle work suited to her interests. When an opportunity came in to handle the budding public television career of Barney, the purple dinosaur poised to become a phenomenon among American children, Goldstein says he and others felt it had Michelle's name written all over it. "Michelle had some smattering of public interest" experience, says Goldstein, who is now at the firm of... http://www.patriotroom.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2098582/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:50:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096473/posts Is Credit Default Swap Litigation the Next Big Thing? Robin Sparkman 10-03-2008 It seems that hardly a day goes by anymore without someone predicting with utmost confidence that boom times for litigators are just over the horizon. Thursday's prognostication, courtesy of a media lunch hosted Wednesday by Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker: It's going to be all about the credit swaps. Robert Claassen, chair of the firm's derivatives group, and Keith Miller, chair of the credit crisis group, told reporters that the banking industry's implosion means that banks with a piece of the $43 trillion market in these unregulated instruments... Law.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096473/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:40:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085058/posts Madison - Former Senate Majority Leader Chuck Chvala, convicted of felony misconduct in the most widespread probe of Capitol corruption in the state's history, got his license to practice law back today from the State Supreme Court. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085058/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:57:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082202/posts WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-A group of 13 Republican state attorneys general are urging Republican U.S. senators to back legislation that would limit the federal government's ability to force reporters to reveal their confidential sources. The Free Flow of Information Act, already approved by House and awaiting a vote in the Senate, would bring federal law in line with state laws in 49 states that protect reporters' confidential sources in most cases. The letter seeks to allay concern that if enacted the law could fetter the government's pursuit of terrorists. Legal Newsline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082202/posts#comment Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:27:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080627/posts A prosecution solicitor was caught out when he called a defendant an a***hole in a letter he then sent to him by mistake. The unnamed German prosecutor from Augsburg drafted a joke draft of a letter to the defendant which read: "The accused a***hole is to be assigned a legal counsel appointed by court." But the note from the lawyer - now sacked from the case - was accidentally sent to the defendant who is facing charges for importing protected Greek tortoises. Austrian Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080627/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:51:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080016/posts The multi-million-dollar legal battle over a pair of missing pants that put a D.C. dry cleaner out of business is headed back to court, shocking many in the dry-cleaning and legal communities. A three-judge appellate court panel has agreed to hear an appeal of the case next month, more than a year after a judge ruled against the plaintiff, former D.C. Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson. Pearson sued the owners of Custom Cleaners for $67 million in 2005 after it misplaced a pair of his pants. Pearson demanded the family pay $1,000, the cost of the entire suit, according to... News7 (ABC) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080016/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:57:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079573/posts ActBlue $649,130 Altria Group $59,400 Verizon Communications $33,000 Northrop Grumman $32,800 HBK Capital Management $32,200 Covington & Burling $29,050 Columbia Capital $25,300 Hogan & Hartson $24,600 Norfolk Southern $24,200 Alion Science & Technology $22,900 Humana Inc $22,500 Patton Boggs LLP $21,300 Williams & Connolly $21,100 Time Warner $21,050 Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin $20,900 Dominion Resources $20,400 DLA Piper $19,850 SLM Corp $19,600 Friedman, Billings & Ramsey $19,400 McGuire, Woods et al $19,400 http://www.opensecrets.org/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079573/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:26:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079512/posts In his 19 years as a law professor at UCLA, Richard Sander has pondered a nagging question: Does affirmative action help or hinder African Americans who want to become lawyers? Two years ago, he published research suggesting that racial preferences at law firms might be responsible for black lawyers' high rate of attrition and difficulty making partner. He hypothesized that in the interest of promoting diversity, law firms sometimes hired black lawyers who were underqualified, and that when there was a "credentials gap" between black and white lawyers at a firm, black lawyers often were less likely to advance and... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079512/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:14:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078743/posts Dem SWAT Team Will Pay for Palin Dirt in AlaskaSeptember 9, 2008 RUSH: Now, as you know, I'm a powerful, influential member of the media -- and I, ladies and gentlemen, get advance notices of things that will soon be posted on reputable websites, such as John Fund and his Political Dairy at the Wall Street Journal website. This just went out, and is going to be posted soon. "Democrats understand Sarah Palin is a formidable political force who has upset the Obama victory plan. The latest Washington Post/ABC Poll shows John McCain taking a 12-point lead over Barack Obama... Rush Limbaugh .com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078743/posts#comment Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:08:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074478/posts There is, however, one area where we might have seen real change. The Democrats could have not nominated another lawyer. This may partly explain why former military officer John McCain and working-mom Sarah Palin are polling near even with Obama and his running mate, Joe Biden, in a year that otherwise favors the Democrats. Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074478/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:49:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074473/posts The 2008 presidential campaign is supposed to be a referendum on “change” — who brings it and who doesn’t. Real change, however, hasn’t yet proven to mean new politics. The “hope and change” Barack Obama sounds like a traditional Northern liberal who always wants to raise taxes on the upper classes and businesses, expand government services, and provide more state assistance to the middle class and poor. “Maverick” John McCain talks like a conventional Western or Southern conservative in favor of spending cuts, across-the-board lower taxes, and smaller government. This year the media seem to think change means race and... NRO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074473/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:39:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074379/posts It's certainly true that either the next president or next vice president will not be a white male. But does that mean de facto that the country will be run any differently? There is, however, one area where we might have seen real change. The Democrats could have not nominated another lawyer. This may partly explain why former military officer John McCain and working-mom Sarah Palin are polling near even with Obama and his running mate, Joe Biden, in a year that otherwise favors the Democrats. A snowmobiling, fishing and hunting mom of five who was trained as a journalist... http://townhall.com/columnists/VictorDavisHanson/2008/09/04/want_real_change_quit_nominating_lawyers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074379/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:09:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073365/posts The family of Joe Biden, who will be officially nominated as the vice presidential candidate of the Democratic Party's 'reform Washington' ticket with Barack Obama Thursday night, appears to be enmeshed in the same D.C. money game that Obama denounces. One of the senator's sons -- Hunter, a Washington lobbyist -- and the senator's brother, James --received a $1 million investment in their purchase of a hedge fund company from the senator's largest political donor, an Illinois law firm, SimmonsCooper. The brother and the son subsequently repaid the $1 million to the law firm, which specializes in representing asbestos victims.... LA TIMES http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073365/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 00:00:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073063/posts Good News on the Law: Don’t get cheated by your lawyer!Date 09/02/08 | Topic: Life Today By Stephen Bloom, Esq.Good News Daily Too many Christian clients are getting cheated by their lawyers. And it’s not because lawyers are dishonest or taking unfair advantage. No, it’s not even something lawyers are doing intentionally. And, surprisingly, many of the cheated clients don’t even realize they are victims. But they are. Allow me to explain. Suppose you’re a Christian believer facing a common legal situation. You aren’t sure what to do, so you make an appointment to see a lawyer. You present the facts... Good News Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073063/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 16:38:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2071789/posts Credit card companies successfully nixed a Mythbusters segment exposing RFID's security flaws, according to Arbiter of Truth and Mythbusters co-host, Adam Savage. Texas Instruments comes on along with chief legal counsel for American Express, Visa, Discover, and everybody else... They were way, way outgunned and they absolutely made it really clear to Discovery that they were not going to air this episode talking about how hackable this stuff was, and Discovery backed way down being a large corporation that depends upon the revenue of the advertisers. Now it's on Discovery's radar and they won't let us go near it. The Consumerist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2071789/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:31:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070950/posts You know, it's rather funny sometimes how you may be sitting in front of the tube or watching the rain as it approaches and things fall into perspective like the proverbial lightbuld switching on. In my case, it was the thunderstroke revelation that Lawyers don't lead. In fact, by and large, they can't lead. Their entire experience set prevents them from doing so. Take a look at the Army, or any branch of service for that matter. Judge Advocates General (JAG) officers do not command operational troops (other than their little JAG detachments). Neither do Doctors or Chaplains. They are... ME http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070950/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:00:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062449/posts By see-dubya  •  August 15, 2008 06:02 AM I’ve been griping about the Gitmo lawyers for over a year now–I first started noticing the problem back in this post when I first guest-blogged for Michelle back in January 2007. Back then I quoted Rob Pollock’s interview with a Gitmo official we now know to be Cully Stimson*: Guantanamo detainees don’t lack for legal representation. A list of lead counsel released this week in response to a Freedom of Information Act request reads like a who’s who of America’s most prestigious law firms: Shearman and Sterling; Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr;... michellemalkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062449/posts#comment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:59:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061427/posts Fred Baron now claims that he moved Young and Hunter, gave them money, but didn't know about the affair until a few weeks ago... The former campaign finance chairman for John Edwards said this morning he was unaware of Edwards' affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter when he paid to move her to California last year. In an e-mail this morning to The News & Observer, Dallas lawyer Fred Baron wrote, "I will re-state what I have previously stated on one point: I learned of the affair only a few weeks ago and had previously presumed that the 'tabloid' stuff... The Charlotte Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061427/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:21:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061419/posts EVEN BY TRIAL LAWYER STANDARDS, EDWARDS A REAL SLEAZEBAGAugust 13, 2008 The good news: DNA testing has confirmed that John Edwards is not the father of Rielle Hunter's baby. The bad news: The father is Bill Clinton. Ha ha -- just kidding! It's almost impossible to get pregnant by having the type of sex Bill Clinton prefers. Also, by now, everyone has heard the news that Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter, has refused to grant a paternity test. I wonder if Edwards knew that when he was making his chesty offer to take a paternity test? Edwards gushed to ABC's Bob... AnnCoulter.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061419/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:09:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051290/posts Men (or women) who decide to get on bended knee: Be warned. You could find yourself on both knees, facing a judge instead of a justice of the peace. That’s what happened in Florida this week, when a woman was awarded $150,000 after suing her former fiancé for calling off their wedding. For RoseMary Shell, the jilted bride-to-be who left a high-paying job in Pensacola to live with her prospective partner in Gainesville, there was a “wow” in lieu of a vow. MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051290/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:34:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050625/posts Something very good has just taken place on a college campus. After a two-year ordeal orchestrated by a group of mutinous faculty members, the Ave Maria School of Law has been given a clean bill of health by the American Bar Association and can continue with its work. I spoke on the campus last autumn and departed burdened by gloom. I feared the mutineers might win. They were the typical professorial grumblers, and such unhappy philistines so often have the upper hand on campuses. Truth be known, I spend very little time on college campuses. The life of the mind... Jewish World Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050625/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:52:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050658/posts We're told the greatness of our nation comes from the satisfaction Americans have in knowing they have a fair and just forum — the courts — in which to make their claims. Hence, all the frivolous or vindictive claims that clog the dockets. Take Robert Robertson of Brooklyn, N.Y. He won a judgment against United Equities Corp. (UEC), so his lawyer, Roberta Felton, went after United Equities Inc. (UEI) with a vengeance, even though UEI is "unrelated to its near namesake," the New York Law Journal reported. UEI lawyers made that fact "crystal clear" to her in phone calls, faxes... Waterbury Republican-American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050658/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:49:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049566/posts U.S. lawyer urges Iran to sue over nukes Tehran | July 23, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A University of Illinois law professor says he has offered to represent Iran if it decides to sue the United States over threatened nuclear program sanctions. Iran's Press TV reported Tuesday that Francis Boyle, an international law expert, is urging Iranian leaders to sue Israel and the United States through the International Court of Justice in The Hague over their ultimatum that Iran freeze its nuclear enrichment program in a matter of weeks or face further sanctions. If Iran decides to sue, he told... Web India 123 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049566/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:49:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048987/posts Well, I can finally identify with some of my clients. In my first 41 years of life, I have been relatively injury free. However, that all changed at the AAJ (American Association for Justice) Conference in Philadelphia, PA. On Sunday, July 13, 2008, we decided to run a sponsored 5k (3.1 miles) in Philadelphia. About half of the way through, I was talking to the attorney next to me and not paying attention. At that point, there was a lower area of the sidewalk where a tree was planted, and my left foot folded under, breaking my fibula. Of course,... InjuryBoard.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048987/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:14:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047935/posts . For decades the Second Amendment might as well have been called the Second-Class Amendment. The U.S. Supreme Court spent the late 20th century expansively interpreting the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth amendments, not to mention unenumerated rights ranging from travel to sexual privacy. But not until last month did the court hold that the Second Amendment means what it says: that "the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." What took so long? I put the question to Alan Gura, the 37-year-old wunderkind lawyer who represented the plaintiffs in District of Columbia... Opinion Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047935/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:38:29 GMT