Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing lawyer who disappeared after going to restroom

Home Daily News Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing… Criminal Justice Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing lawyer who disappeared after going to restroom By Debra Cassens Weiss March 27, 2023, 10:32 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. A Florida plastic surgeon who filed a lawsuit over alleged medical billing errors by his former employer has … Read more

Southern Poverty Law Center attorney charged with domestic terrorism was legal observer at demonstration

Home Daily News Southern Poverty Law Center attorney charged… Criminal Justice Southern Poverty Law Center attorney charged with domestic terrorism was legal observer at demonstration By Debra Cassens Weiss March 8, 2023, 9:14 am CST Image from Shutterstock. A lawyer with the Southern Poverty Law Center who was accused of being one of 23 “agitators” … Read more

Lawyer accused of pursuing client-poaching ‘modus operandi’ hit with $2.3M verdict

Home Daily News Lawyer accused of pursuing client-poaching… Trials & Litigation Lawyer accused of pursuing client-poaching ‘modus operandi’ hit with $2.3M verdict By Debra Cassens Weiss March 1, 2023, 2:20 pm CST The Florida Injury Law Firm based in Orlando, Florida, was awarded $2.3 million last week in a lawsuit against a former associate accused … Read more

Citing lack of lawyers, public defenders in this state ask to let law grads work before bar admission

Home Daily News Citing lack of lawyers, public defenders… Legal Education Citing lack of lawyers, public defenders in this state ask to let law grads work before bar admission By Stephanie Francis Ward February 13, 2023, 9:40 am CST Image from Shutterstock. A Florida proposal to allow court appearances for law school graduates, up to … Read more

Weekly Briefs: Judge orders reform of school-funding system; BigLaw malpractice suit settles

Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Judge orders reform of school-funding… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Judge orders reform of school-funding system; BigLaw malpractice suit settles By Debra Cassens Weiss February 10, 2023, 2:44 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. School-funding system violates state constitution, judge says A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that the state’s school-funding system, which … Read more

Florida judges can no longer get CLE credit for general ‘fairness and diversity’ courses, state supreme court says

Home Daily News Florida judges can no longer get CLE credit… Judiciary Florida judges can no longer get CLE credit for general ‘fairness and diversity’ courses, state supreme court says By Debra Cassens Weiss February 6, 2023, 8:37 am CST Illustration by Sara Wadford/ABA Journal/Shutterstock. Florida judges can no longer take “fairness and diversity” courses … Read more

Meet the lawyer representing Trump in his lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward

Home Daily News Meet the lawyer representing Trump in his… Careers Meet the lawyer representing Trump in his lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward By Debra Cassens Weiss February 2, 2023, 9:41 am CST Photo courtesy of Robert Garson/GS2Law. The new lawyer representing former President Donald Trump in his lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward initially practiced … Read more

Meet Robert Hur, the former Trump-era prosecutor who is special counsel in Biden documents probe

Home Daily News Meet Robert Hur, the former Trump-era prosecutor… Civil Procedure Meet Robert Hur, the former Trump-era prosecutor who is special counsel in Biden documents probe By Debra Cassens Weiss January 12, 2023, 2:01 pm CST Lawyer Robert Hur in Baltimore in November 2019. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Jan. 12 appointed Hur … Read more

Weekly Briefs: Judge slashes $24M award for Unite the Right victims; judge accused of offering sex for early trial

Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Judge slashes $24M award for… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Judge slashes $24M award for Unite the Right victims; judge accused of offering sex for early trial By Debra Cassens Weiss January 6, 2023, 2:04 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. Judge slashes $24M punitive award in Unite the Right trial U.S. … Read more

Lawyer who cited ‘professional curiosity’ in child-porn case won’t acknowledge wrongdoing, referee says

Home Daily News Lawyer who cited ‘professional curiosity’… Ethics Lawyer who cited ‘professional curiosity’ in child-porn case won’t acknowledge wrongdoing, referee says By Debra Cassens Weiss January 5, 2023, 11:34 am CST Image from Shutterstock. A suburban Tampa, Florida, lawyer has been disbarred after a referee found that he refused to acknowledge wrongdoing, despite pleading … Read more