Attorney: Savio said if she died, Drew did it
An attorney who represented Drew Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, testified this morning that if she died, "you need to let people know that Drew did it." Attorney Harry C. Smith, who later represented Stacy Peterson, also testified that Peterson's fourth wife told him that "Drew was pissed at her" because he thought that Stacy had told Peterson's stepbrother "that he (Peterson) killed ... (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:44:22 GMT)

Jailed Haiti missionaries' lawyer quits
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A Haitian lawyer representing 10 Americans accused of trying to take 33 orphans out the country says he has resigned. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:14:09 GMT)

PRESS RELEASE: Markstone Capital Reaches Resolution with New York Attorney General
PRESS RELEASE: Markstone Capital Reaches Resolution with New York Attorney General (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:48:42 GMT)

Accused Stein killer: 'Give me a new lawyer'
The Realtor to the Stars trial was thrown into turmoil two weeks into testimony this morning when accused bludgeoner Natavia Lowery demanded a new lawyer -- the third since her murder arraignment. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Richard Carruthers quickly denied the request, averting a potentially lengthy delay or even a... (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:58:18 GMT)

N.J. Attorney General nominee Paula Dow faces confirmation hearings
Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerN.J. Attorney General nominee Paula Dow in a December photo in Newark. (Matt Rainey/The Star-Ledger) TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie's nominee for attorney general, former Essex County prosecutor Paula Dow, will face the Senate Judiciary Committee for the... (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:41:59 GMT)

Iran lawyer haunted by young man's execution
Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh is filled with rage over the treatment of her client, 20-year-old Arash Rahmanipour, who was not defended in court and then was quietly put to death. The defendant met with his lawyer once for 15 minutes before he was sentenced to death and hanged. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:29:50 GMT)

Attorney lashes out in Grant case
An attorney representing the family of Oscar Grant III, who was killed by a BART police officer last year, lashed out against the transit organization and its attorney Friday, saying both have acted unethically and broken any trust built in the last year. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:52:06 GMT)

Agility still in negotiations over fraud case-lawyer
ATLANTA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Kuwaiti logistics company Agility , which is accused of overcharging the U.S. Army by $60 million, is still in "active negotiations" to try to settle the case, its lawyer said on Monday. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:32:42 GMT)