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O'Quinn Going Nearly Twice Speed Limit in Deadly Wreck
Posted by kukaz 280 days ago (http://www.law.com)
Houston police say an SUV driven by trial attorney John O'Quinn was going nearly twice the speed limit during rainy conditions when it wrecked and he died. The Oct. 29 accident on Allen Parkway also killed a passenger, Johnny Cutliff, who worked for O'Quinn. Police cited crash data from the computer of the Chevrolet Suburban that indicted the vehicle was traveling up to 79 mph before the SUV went
Small Firm Takes Big Bankruptcy Fight to High Court
Posted by kukaz 281 days ago (http://www.law.com)
For a number of lawyers across the country, a 2005 federal law requiring them to advertise as a debt relief agency -- regardless of whether they offer sporadic or regular bankruptcy advice to clients -- irritates like a pair of ill-fitting shoes. Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, a 10-lawyer Minnesota firm, has waged a four-year battle against the law's provisions, which they argue pose ethical confli
Side-Switching Lawyer Zapped From Sony PlayStation Suit
Posted by kukaz 281 days ago (http://www.law.com)
Craig Thorner is an inventive whiz when it comes to video game gizmos, but he hasn't had much luck with lawyers. In May, he sued a top New Jersey intellectual property boutique alleging a breach of duty to him in negotiations over licensing of game-control technology. The suit also claims that a Sony Corp. subsidiary infringed Thorner's patents. But the lawyer Thorner hired to bring the suit, Gle
Laid-Off Lawyer Decides to Start a Solo Career
Posted by kukaz 282 days ago (http://www.law.com)
In early 2009, David Koller was a young lawyer with a Philadelphia law firm. He had two clients he could call his own, a few thousand dollars saved in the bank and a lot of experienced people he trusted offering discouraging words about the economy and business. On March 2, Koller showed up to work and was laid off. On his drive home, he was a bit surprised he was not feeling all that bad. Koller
Ga. Jury Acquits Lawyer in Trial Over Drug Money
Posted by kukaz 284 days ago (http://www.law.com)
A federal jury on Wednesday acquitted a Georgia criminal defense lawyer on all counts of a money laundering and drug conspiracy indictment that had also charged him with the attempted bribery of an Assistant U.S. Attorney. After eight days of testimony and 12 hours of deliberation, the jury found J. Mark Shelnutt not guilty, discrediting a two-year government investigation of Shelnutt. The case h
Firm Vice Chairman Uses Twitter to Strike Back at NYT Reporter for Story on Client
Posted by kukaz 285 days ago (http://www.law.com)
Cassidy & Associates vice chairman Gregg Hartley didn't like a critical New York Times story on one of the firm's biggest clients, Equatorial Guinea. So he's hitting back against the reporter using an unusual vehicle: his personal Twitter feed. The reporter's father, a federal judge, presided over a high-profile case involving Equatorial Guinea. Hartley acknowledged that he hadn't verified the co
Survey Finds Revenue, Profits Down at Law Firms
Posted by kukaz 285 days ago (http://www.law.com)
During the third quarter of this year, gross revenue among law firms industrywide fell by 6.9 percent and net income by 6.1 percent, according to a new survey by Wells Fargo Corp.'s Wachovia Legal Specialty Group. "What that tells you is there is going to be a lot more riding on the fourth quarter," said Jeff Grossman, national managing director at Wachovia. The survey was of 131 firms nationally
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