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Federal Judge Approves Solo's Manhattan-Level Fees in 'Hotly Contested' Discrimination Suit
Posted by kukaz 232 days ago (http://www.law.com)
Manhattan lawyers who represented a Long Island, N.Y., police officer in a labor discrimination suit should be paid attorney fees consistent with Southern District of New York market rates, a federal judge has ruled. Citing the "considerable experience" of a veteran Manhattan solo and a former attorney for a women's defense fund, the judge ordered Suffolk County to pay $207,000 in attorney fees.
Lawyer Fined $500 for Disorderly Conduct in D.C. Federal Courthouse
Posted by kukaz 236 days ago (http://www.law.com)
Prosecutors in Washington, D.C., Tuesday abandoned two felony assault charges against solo defense and human rights lawyer Ning Ye in exchange for a guilty plea to misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Ye was charged in October 2008 for a skirmish that happened months earlier in the vestibule of a courtroom in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The presiding judge, Richard Leon, had
McElroy Deutsch in Merger Talks With Conn. Firm, Say Sources
Posted by kukaz 236 days ago (http://www.law.com)
New Jersey-based McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney and Carpenter is in merger discussions with Connecticut-based Pepe & Hazard, according to multiple sources. The six-office McElroy Deutsch was created by a 2004 merger that makes it the third-largest firm in that state, according to its Web site. Pepe & Hazard, which has four offices, is known for its business, litigation and construction practices. The
Judge Chastises Lawyers Over Cohen Milstein's Breakup
Posted by kukaz 236 days ago (http://www.law.com)
A federal magistrate judge in Philadelphia who brokered a global settlement in the wake of the ugly breakup of class action powerhouse Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll in Washington, D.C., has now declared that lawyers on both sides acted in "bad faith" and violated the terms of the settlement. The dispute stemmed from the ouster of attorney Michael D. Hausfeld -- who was voted out of the Cohen Mil
Solo's Million-Dollar Question: Is It Possible to Interfere in a Settled Case?
Posted by kukaz 236 days ago (http://www.law.com)
Is it possible to interfere with a case once it has already been settled? Maryland solo practitioner Joel Joseph thinks not. Joseph is appealing to the D.C. Circuit a ruling that said he broke the non-interference clause in his settlement with his former law firm, and that the firm did not have to pay him the remaining fees he would have been entitled to under the original settlement. In an inter
Collection Lawyers Fleeced in Check Scams
Posted by kukaz 236 days ago (http://www.law.com)
At least two sizeable Connecticut law firms have fallen victim to sophisticated international swindlers posing as major companies in need of debt collection help. Lawyer Daniel Blinn, who heads the Consumer Law Group, has been targeted with business solicitations, and recognizes the e-mail scam as a variation on other schemes that have targeted the elderly and defenseless. On the positive side, i
Defense Attorney Gets 14 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Threaten Witnesses
Posted by kukaz 236 days ago (http://www.law.com)
The prosecutions of attorney Robert Simels and his former associate Arienne Irving, both of whom were convicted in August of conspiring to threaten witnesses, came to very different conclusions on Friday. A New York federal judge sentenced Simels to 14 years in federal prison and a $225,000 fine. As for Irving, 3 1/2 hours before the sentencing, the judge granted her Rule 29 motion, throwing out
How to Be Productive During the Holiday Season
Posted by kukaz 236 days ago (http://www.law.com)
The crazy holiday season ... why does it make our hearts beat faster knowing we have so much more "to do" and so little time to achieve it all? Why is it we both love and hate this time of year? The holiday season is not the time to slow down your business development activities or stop networking, because we still have budgets, goals and targets to achieve, writes consultant Neen James. She prov
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