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Senior Justice Dept. Lawyer Returns to Jenner & Block
The move back to Jenner & Block makes Mr. Perrelli the latest in a string of senior Justice Department lawyers to leave government for private practice. Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States attorney in Chicago, departed his post earlier this year and ...
(Nov 1, 2012, New York Times)
Durham lawyer balks at recommended 225-year sentence

Jose Baez, Casey Anthony's Lawyer, Sends Letter To George Zimmerman's Judge

Seattle lawyer facing rape charges free on bail
Danford Grant was released Wednesday from the King County Jail with an electronic monitoring device for his ankle. KIRO-TV reports (http://is.gd/ZrpHGL ) he'll be able to leave home for up to four hours a day for meetings with his lawyer, doctor or ...
(Nov 1, 2012, San Francisco Chronicle)
Mass. mobster's lawyer to argue for delay in trial
By By DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer – 1 minute ago. BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for mobster James "Whitey" Bulger were headed to court Thursday to argue that his trial should be delayed until next November. Bulger, the former leader of the Winter ...
(Nov 1, 2012, The Associated Press)
Mass. mobster's lawyer to argue for trial delay to judge who has refused to ...

Lawyer: No reason for trying journalist
1 (UPI) -- The lawyer for a Greek journalist who published the names of 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts said Thursday no one on the list has complained. On the first day of the trial of Kostas Vaxevanis, Nicos Constantopoulous said his client was ...
(Nov 1, 2012, UPI.com)
Kwame Kilpatrick lawyer Gerald Evelyn released from hospital
Attorney Gerald Evelyn, one of the defense lawyers in the public corruption trial of former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and three others, has been released from the hospital. “He's home and resting, and we're all hoping for a speedy recovery,” said ...
(Nov 1, 2012, Detroit Free Press)
Detroit pension fund fires lawyer tangled up in corruption probe
Detroit — A city pension fund fired its long-time lawyer Thursday who was accused of soliciting large cash gifts for indicted ex-Detroit Treasurer Jeff Beasley and other pension officials months before getting a 33 percent pay increase. The Detroit ...
(Nov 1, 2012, The Detroit News)
Lawyer sues former partner for fallout from St. Louis bombing
Bates claims Boggs defamed him by saying he was responsible for the murder of Ernest Brasier, a lawyer found dead on Dec. 19, 2006, in a third-floor office of what was then Boggs, Boggs & Bates. Brasier, 57, was believed to have suffered a heart attack ...
(Nov 2, 2012, STLtoday.com)
Mass. mobster's lawyer pleads for trial delay to judge who has refused to ...

Subject to Deportation
Published: November 1, 2012. Two years ago, the Supreme Court held that a lawyer has a constitutional duty to advise a client who is not an American citizen that pleading guilty to a criminal offense could lead to being deported. If the lawyer fails to ...
(Nov 2, 2012, New York Times)
Lawyer Cuts Off Chris Brown at Hearing - Cleveland News

Paulina Rubio's Lawyer Dismisses Ex-Assistant's Lawsuit

Detroit pension fund fires lawyer linked to man investigated by FBI
Detroit — A city pension fund on Thursday fired its longtime lawyer, who was accused of soliciting large cash gifts for indicted ex-Detroit Treasurer Jeff Beasley and other pension officials months before getting a 33 percent pay increase. The Detroit ...
(Nov 2, 2012, The Detroit News)
Lawyer: Alleged rapist never met 3 women he's charged with raping
That coincidence did not stop Camacho from going on trial Thursday at the city's Criminal Justice Center. Camacho, 32, a married father who works as a laborer, is accused of raping three of the women and assaulting and attempting to rape a fourth in ...
(Nov 2, 2012, Philadelphia Inquirer)
Ballack fires lawyer

Campaigns lawyered up for election overtime chance

Lawyer: Details of UK probe into the death of Russian ex-spy Litvinenko may be ...
Lawyer: Details of UK probe into the death of Russian ex-spy Litvinenko may be ...
(Nov 2, 2012, Washington Post)
Chris Brown's lawyer at probation hearing: 'I don't dance, you don't talk'

Lawyer says family may have taken more than $1 million from Tyron Smith

Texas lawyer arrested on NM warrant in civil case

Lawyer: DNA tests reveal Sherman Hemsley had a brother; decision on star's ...

Lawyer warns Chris Brown 'I don't dance; you don't talk' during court hearing

Campaigns lawyer up for election overtime chance
MIAMI -- Legions of lawyers are ready to enter the fray in case Election Day turns on a legal challenge. One nightmare scenario would be for the results in a battleground state like Florida or Ohio to be too close to call, with thousands of absentee or ...
(Nov 2, 2012, KING5.com)
Lawyer's recuperation to delay Kwame Kilpatrick trial until Nov. 13

Q&A: Quebec labour lawyer explains why he severed ties with the CHLPA

Campaigns lawyer-up for election OT chance
MIAMI -- Legions of lawyers are ready to enter the fray in case Election Day turns on a legal challenge. One nightmare scenario would be for the results in a battleground state like Florida or Ohio to be too close to call, with thousands of absentee or ...
(Nov 2, 2012, kgw.com)
Chris Brown's lawyer orders him to keep quiet after he interrupts during court ...

Lawyer is 'flabbergasted' over new charges filed against Penn State ...

Dallas Cowboys Player Tyron Smith's Family Reportedly Taking Advantage of ...

Lawyer: Faulty stove, not Texas home day care owner's action, sparked fire ...

US bankruptcy regulator updates proposal for lawyer fee overhaul
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite their strong opposition, law firms would be still have to disclose extensive details about billing practices under the latest proposals to overhaul how lawyers are compensated when they handle bankruptcies. The latest draft ...
(Nov 2, 2012, Reuters)
Cowboys' Smith missing more than $1 million, lawyer says; mom denies ...

Tributes for lawyer with brilliant mind

Tributes flow for high-profile lawyer Greg King

Suspect in stabbing of US student can't recall events after taking drug ...
Suspect in stabbing of US student can't recall events after taking drug ...
(Nov 3, 2012, NBCNews.com (blog))
Lawyer: Faulty stove, not Texas home day care owner's action, sparked fire ...

Democrats, Republicans lawyer-up for US election

Lawyer: Cop is exploiting elderly woman
PORTSMOUTH — A Superior Court judge is scheduled to preside over a hearing Thursday regarding allegations that a Portsmouth police detective is exploiting an incompetent elderly woman to inherit her significant estate. The detective, Aaron Goodwin, 33 ...
(Nov 4, 2012, Seacoastonline.com)
Ask Mick LaSalle: Atticus Finch no lawyer

Panic Street Lawyer: Pennsylvania voting survivor tips
20121104_votebuttonB_photocom78485468_150 We in the United States have collectively witnessed events in the past 12 years that were previously unimaginable. An attack from the air, a break in the levees, and now a flood from the beaches have shaken ...
(Nov 4, 2012, Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Lawyer received bad health news

Lawyer Kemp Brinson Keeps Busy in Many Areas of the Community
While the rest of the world busies itself with these worldly pleasures and chores, Brinson, 33, is juggling several roles, including volunteering as a guardian ad litem, writing his Polk Law blog and working as a commercial litigation lawyer with Clark ...
(Nov 5, 2012, The Ledger)
Election spurs lawyer to finish political thriller
During a recent trip home, Belle native Brent Wolfingbarger, a former Charleston lawyer and assistant county prosecutor, reminisced about his journey into law and the sizzling political novel he finished in time to coincide with the presidential ...
(Nov 5, 2012, Charleston Gazette)
Campaign Lawyers Are Preparing for Another Recount Fight
Seated a few feet away from each other, Robert Bauer and Ben Ginsberg might as well have been finishing one another's sentences. “I note that Ben said he agreed with me and I think we should end the interview right here where we're clearly at a very ...
(Nov 5, 2012, Businessweek)
Lawyer suspects tax department using returns improperly
Several state Department of Taxation and Finance investigators may have been improperly targeted for audits by their agency, their lawyer said Sunday. In recent months, the investigators were notified that their personal income taxes were to be under ...
(Nov 5, 2012, Albany Times Union)
Lawyers for both parties ready to challenge results

Insurgency - Lawyer Faults Amnesty's Report
A renown lawyer and politician, Chief Maxi Okwu has said the report released by Amnesty International in Abuja late last week in which the country was accused of human rights violations in its handling of the Boko Haram insurgency, that the position of ...
(Nov 5, 2012, AllAfrica.com)
Dog Bite Injury Lawyer Wins Michigan Jury Verdict For Child Bitten in Face By Dog
The dog bite injury lawyers of Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. representing victims of dog attacks wins Michigan award for facial scars for boy bitten in face by dog in Cass County dog bite lawsuit. Southfield, Michigan (PRWEB) November 05, 2012. The dog ...
(Nov 5, 2012, Midland Daily News)