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Attorney allowed to participate in North Lake proceedings
Judge Mark Greenberg, in Dallas County Court at Law No. 3, sided with the Coppell Independent School District Friday, ruling to admit special attorney Robert Freilich as counsel in the North Lake proceedings. (Sun, 14 May 2006 05:07:08 GMT)

Former Summerville attorney sentenced for money laundering
(Charleston-AP) May 12, 2006 - Former attorney Charles Feeley of Summerville has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to participating in a money-laundering scheme. (Sun, 14 May 2006 05:30:43 GMT)

THE JUDGE: LAWYER REFUSED TO FIGHT FOR ME
MY two business partners rippedme off and the firm went bust. I got a loan to take them to court but ended up deeper in debt. My lawyer is now refusing to act for me. Can he do this? (Sun, 14 May 2006 05:37:49 GMT)

Madison County attorney calls Vela attorney's motion frivolous
MADISON, Neb. (AP) -- The Madison County attorney on Friday said it was "mean-spirited conjecture" to suggest that his alleged friendship with a convicted drug dealer tainted the trials of two of men convicted of killing five people in a Norfolk bank. (Sun, 14 May 2006 05:38:27 GMT)

Former Qwest exec ignored NSA request, citing privacy concerns, lawyer says
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Telecommunications giant Qwest refused to provide the government with access to telephone records of its 15 million customers after deciding the request violated privacy law, a lawyer for a former company executive said Friday. (Sun, 14 May 2006 05:39:08 GMT)

Harold Wrigglesworth, 88; Oldest Practicing Lawyer in Malaysia
Harold Leonard Wrigglesworth, 88, Malaysia's oldest practicing lawyer, died Friday in a Kuala Lumpur hospital after being attacked in his home, according to the Malaysian Bar Council. (Sun, 14 May 2006 07:21:16 GMT)

Lawyer tackles Katrina claims
A private jet is waiting for Richard Scruggs, but first the millionaire lawyer wants to squeeze in a quick lunch. Smiles and nods greet him as he walks into Lu-Cher Doe's Diner, a soul-food restaurant down the street from his law office. (Sun, 14 May 2006 10:39:45 GMT)

Recall: Trustees hire attorney
Following a big week for a grassroots opposition group, members of the Livonia Public Schools Board of Education aren't backing down. In fact, the board members targeted for recall are bracing for the legal process by hiring an attorney. (Sun, 14 May 2006 11:03:42 GMT)

N.H. woman wants to talk about murder charges, lawyer says no
DOVER, N.H. (AP) -- A woman accused of killing her boyfriend and burning his body on her Epping farm has been ordered by her lawyer to stop talking to reporters. (Sun, 14 May 2006 11:09:33 GMT)

Attorney accused of retail fraud, eBay scam
She's educated, articulate, an attorney and, apparently, she's a skilled thief. (Sun, 14 May 2006 11:12:50 GMT)

Young lawyers battle in attorney general primary
By Aaron Sadler Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - In sound bites and speeches, the men who would be attorney general are a cop, a soldier and a prosecutor. (Sun, 14 May 2006 12:54:11 GMT)

Lawyer: Hornets are Louisiana's to lose
A lawyer for New Orleans Hornets owner George Shinn said the NBA club is Louisiana's to lose, stressing that relocation would be certain if the state and city can't come up with a plan to get a promised new practice facility built next to the New Orleans Arena. (Sun, 14 May 2006 13:16:27 GMT)

Report: Lawyer had role in Putin smear
LONDON, May 14 (UPI) -- A new document puts a British lawyer, killed in a questionable helicopter crash, at the heart of secret bid to discredit top Russian officials, a report says. (Sun, 14 May 2006 15:23:56 GMT)

Secretary of State Worley settles with fired attorney
Secretary of State Nancy Worley agreed to a $250,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed against her by a former state attorney who said he was fired for religious and free speech issues. (Sun, 14 May 2006 18:12:45 GMT)

Secretary of State Worley settles with fired attorney
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Secretary of State Nancy Worley agreed to a $250,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed against her by a former state attorney who said he was fired for religious and free speech issues. (Sun, 14 May 2006 18:23:55 GMT)

Secretary of State Worley settles with fired attorney
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Secretary of State Nancy Worley agreed to a 250-thousand dollar settlement in a lawsuit filed against her by a former state attorney who said he was fired for religious and free speech issues. (Sun, 14 May 2006 18:36:36 GMT)

Attorney General's Office Reviewing Activities Of Closed Furniture Store
The state attorney general's office is reviewing the activities of a Lexington furniture store after the store allegedly accepting thousands of dollars for furniture that was never delivered. (Sun, 14 May 2006 19:14:05 GMT)

District Attorney Announces Cash for Guns
Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick plans to launch a new program later this week that would offer cash in exchange for illegal guns. (Sun, 14 May 2006 23:16:46 GMT)

Attorney's death complicates CHP trial
Published May 05, 2006 - 16:30:21 CDT. Kevin Clymo, the Sacramento criminal defense attorney representing the accused killer of California Highway Patrol Officer Andy Stevens, died Wednesday night, leaving a legal community in mourning. (Mon, 15 May 2006 00:01:32 GMT)

Qwest denied NSA request, lawyer says
Telecommunications giant Qwest refused to provide the government with access to telephone records of its 15 million customers after deciding the request violated privacy law, a lawyer for a former company executive said Friday. For a second day, the former National Security Agency director defended the spy agency's activities. (Mon, 15 May 2006 01:58:48 GMT)

Nebraska's Attorney General Worried About Stalker
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning wants an accused stalker to keep his distance. (Mon, 15 May 2006 02:02:19 GMT)

West Hazleton hopes new labor attorney can help police situation
By AMANDA CHRISTMAN West Hazleton Borough Council has hired a new labor attorney in the hopes that it can move along with police negotiations. Attorney Dick Goldberg of Hourigan, Kluger and Quinn of Kingston will go to bat for the borough to rectify issues with its laid-off police officers. (Mon, 15 May 2006 03:45:49 GMT)

Qwest's Refusal of N.S.A. Query Is Explained
Qwest turned down requests for private telephone records because it concluded that doing so would violate federal privacy laws, a lawyer said. (Mon, 15 May 2006 04:37:11 GMT)

Attorney General to pursue appeal of judge's decision
PRINCETON-The Indiana State Attorney's office has agreed to a request from Gibson County Prosecutor Rob Krieg, and will file an appeal of a judge's May 3 decision to throw out charges against a defendant accused of drug possession. (Mon, 15 May 2006 06:00:53 GMT)

China resumes prosecution of Times researcher, lawyer says
Chinese prosecutors have issued a new indictment against jailed China-based New York Times researcher Zhao Yan, two months after dropping charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer has said. (Mon, 15 May 2006 06:16:58 GMT)

Attorney General Gas Gouging Hotline
If you suspect a gas station might be price gouging, you can call a hotline setup by the Indiana Attorney General. The number is 866-241-9753. You can also file a complaint on-line by clicking here . (Mon, 15 May 2006 06:45:25 GMT)

'I am ready to die,' Saddam tells lawyer
A defiant Saddam Hussein has told his lawyer he's not afraid of the hangman's noose. (Mon, 15 May 2006 08:20:11 GMT)

Bush nominates deputy prosecutor to become Vt. U.S. attorney
President Bush on Friday nominated Thomas D. Anderson to become Vermont's next top federal prosecutor. Anderson, an assistant U.S. attorney, needs the approval of the Senate to become U.S. Attorney for Vermont. (Mon, 15 May 2006 08:21:31 GMT)

China revives case against NYT researcher
China has revived the case of a detained New York Times researcher which was dropped in March, raising hopes at the time of his imminent release, his lawyer said on Monday. (Mon, 15 May 2006 09:54:31 GMT)

Attorney to weigh in on Trinidad Head concerns
TRINIDAD -- City Attorney Jeffrey Guttero will soon look into the legality of the city's permitting processes for Trinidad Head developments -- a request that generated lengthy debate at the Council level Wednesday. (Mon, 15 May 2006 11:31:19 GMT)

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Announces Vanessa Blackmore, Leading U.K. Lawyer, to Join Firm
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, the pre-eminent international law firm, today announced that Vanessa Blackmore, a leading corporate lawyer in the U.K., will join the firm as a partner later this year. (Mon, 15 May 2006 12:12:00 GMT)

Petoskey to resume attorney evaluation discussions
Petoskey City Council members will continue their discussion of how the city attorney's performance might be evaluated when they meet Monday, May 15. The regular council meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Monday at city hall, 101 E. Lake St. (Mon, 15 May 2006 12:56:58 GMT)

Lawyer Ron back at Churchill after surgery
Arkansas Derby (G2) winner Lawyer Ron returned to trainer Bob Holthus's barn at Churchill Downs early Monday morning following surgery to remove bone chips from his right front fetlock and right hind fetlock. (Mon, 15 May 2006 14:05:43 GMT)

Crisis brought family’s third generation to city attorney’s office
When Patricia Blachinsky was a young girl and her grade school principal mother had a night meeting, she would ride with her father to Galva where he was city attorney, and sit up front in “press row” with the reporters while the Galva City Council held its monthly meeting. (Mon, 15 May 2006 14:50:44 GMT)

Lawyer Ron still possible for Preakness
Trainer Robert Holthus said yesterday that Lawyer Ron is being examined and that no final decision on his Preakness status has been made. (Mon, 15 May 2006 16:49:25 GMT)

Secretary of State Worley settles with fired attorney
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Secretary of State Nancy Worley agreed to a $250,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed against her by a former state attorney who said he was fired for religious and free speech issues. (Mon, 15 May 2006 17:04:07 GMT)

Gansler Announces Attorney General Candidacy
Montgomery County State's Attorney Douglas Gansler is officially in the race for state Attorney General. (Mon, 15 May 2006 17:11:39 GMT)

Knoxville lawyer sentenced in DUI case
SEVIERVILLE — A Knoxville lawyer, James Joseph Montague Jr., pleaded guilty today to driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Montague pleaded in Sevier County General Sessions Court after Knox County judges recused themselves because of their association with Montague. (Mon, 15 May 2006 18:19:29 GMT)

Hollinger Inc. to co-operate with U.S. Attorney in case against Black, others
TORONTO (CP) - Hollinger Inc. (TSX:HLG.C), a Canadian holding company formerly controlled by Conrad Black, has signed a deal to co-operate with the U.S. Attorney's Office in its criminal prosecution of Black and several others. (Mon, 15 May 2006 18:25:51 GMT)

Gansler Announces Campaign For Md. Attorney General
Montgomery County State's Attorney Douglas Gansler officially enters the race for Maryland attorney general. (Mon, 15 May 2006 18:32:28 GMT)

Gansler joins race for Md. attorney general
Montgomery County state's attorney will vie for position vacated by Curran Montgomery County State's Attorney Douglas F. Gansler joined the race for state attorney general today, announcing his candidacy across the street from the courthouse where sniper John Muhammad is on trial. (Mon, 15 May 2006 19:01:26 GMT)

Gansler Enters Md. Attorney General Race
Montgomery County State's Attorney Douglas F. Gansler today launched his campaign to be Maryland's next attorney general, seeking the Democratic nomination to fill the seat being vacated by five-term incumbent J. Joseph Curran Jr. (Mon, 15 May 2006 19:12:06 GMT)

Gansler joins race for Md. attorney general
Montgomery County prosecutor will vie for position vacated by Curran Montgomery County State's Attorney Douglas F. Gansler joined the race for state attorney general today, announcing his candidacy across the street from the courthouse where sniper John Muhammad is on trial. (Mon, 15 May 2006 19:16:57 GMT)

Lawyer Ron Back at Churchill After Surgery
Grade II winner Lawyer Ron, who ran unplaced in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), was returned to trainer Bob Holthus at Churchill Downs following surgery to remove bone chips. (Mon, 15 May 2006 19:17:54 GMT)

Former top federal trial lawyer to take Kennedy cousin case to Supreme Court
HARTFORD, Conn. The lawyer who helped George W. Bush win the 2000 presidential election plans to help Michael Skakel appeal his murder conviction to the Supreme... (Mon, 15 May 2006 19:43:39 GMT)

Haynes and Boone attorney appointed bankruptcy court judge
Longtime Haynes & Boone attorney Stacey G.C. Jernigan is leaving the firm to accept a federal appointment as a U.S. bankruptcy judge for the Northern District of Texas, the firm said Monday. (Mon, 15 May 2006 19:44:34 GMT)

Local News Mexicans should admit mistake lawyer says
The lawyer representing Kimberly Kim and Cheryl Everall is getting impatient waiting for Mexican authorities to clear his clients. (Mon, 15 May 2006 19:59:46 GMT)

Hollinger Inc. Signs Cooperation Agreement With United States Attorney's Office
Hollinger Inc. ('Hollinger') (TSX:HLG.C)(TSX:HLG.PR.B) today announced that it has signed a Cooperation Agreement with the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois ('USAO'). In signing the Agreement, Hollinger has agreed to fully cooperate with the USAO's ongoing investigation and prosecution of Conrad Black, Jack Boultbee, Peter Atkinson, Mark Kipnis and The (Mon, 15 May 2006 20:54:43 GMT)

Canada's Hollinger Inc. to cooperate with U.S. Attorney
(Reuters) — Hollinger Inc., the former holding company of fallen newspaper baron Conrad Black, said on Monday it has signed a cooperation agreement with the United States Attorney's Office. (Mon, 15 May 2006 21:14:49 GMT)

Lawyer: Time sheets show overtime
LITTLE ROCK - It's necessary to present time sheet after time sheet in the trial of Saline County Sheriff's Department deputies and employees versus Saline County to show that the plaintiffs did get paid for overtime, David Fuqua, the county's lawyer, said Tuesday in federal court. (Mon, 15 May 2006 21:17:49 GMT)

Columbia attorney named young lawyer of the year
A Columbia attorney was chosen as young lawyer of the year, the South Carolina Bar announced Monday. (Mon, 15 May 2006 21:18:53 GMT)

DEPUTIES V. COUNTY: DAY NINE - Plaintiff's lawyer calls for mistrial, doesn't get it; sheriff's employees could have
One of the plaintiffs' attorneys in the sheriff's deputies' and employees' lawsuit against Saline County called for a mistrial Friday after stating that a question by the county‘s lawyer was “wholly improper.” (Mon, 15 May 2006 21:19:11 GMT)

Lawyer: Deputies want what is ‘fair'
The lawyer representing deputies and other employees of the Saline County Sheriff's Department said during opening statements Tuesday afternoon that the plaintiffs are “simply asking (the jury) to be fair and pay them compensation they are entitled to by law.” (Mon, 15 May 2006 21:22:10 GMT)

Ontario's pit bull ban an unconstitutional 'cheap fix' for government: lawyer
TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's ban on pit bulls is unconstitutional because it labels a breed of dog dangerous regardless of its actions and threatens to jail owners who may not even know their dog is considered illegal, lawyer Clayton Ruby said Monday. (Mon, 15 May 2006 21:43:00 GMT)

Mo. Attorney General Delays Taum Sauk Suit
Nearly a month ago, Attorney General Jay Nixon said he would soon file criminal or civil charges against Ameren Corp. because of the Taum Sauk reservoir collapse. No suit has been filed, and a Nixon spokesman said the legal situation has changed, although he wouldn't elaborate. (Mon, 15 May 2006 22:14:25 GMT)

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox Arrests Sexual Predator Named Before Congressional Subcommittee
Attorney General Mike Cox announced today the arrest of Ken Gourlay, of Detroit, the Michigan man identified by name by alleged victim Justin Berry in testimony before the United States House of Representatives' subcommittee investigating the sexual exploitation of children over the Internet in Washington, D.C. last month, on ten felony counts. (Tue, 16 May 2006 00:06:27 GMT)

Columbia attorney named young lawyer of the year
(Columbia-AP) May 15, 2006 - The South Carolina Bar announced Monday it has chosen a Columbia attorney as its young lawyer of the year. (Tue, 16 May 2006 00:52:32 GMT)

Defense attorney's opening salvo at patronage trial irks feds
CHICAGO - Prosecutors want to embarrass Mayor Richard M. Daley or possibly even drive him from office, a defense attorney claimed Monday, launching the trial of the mayor's ex-patronage director and three others with a fiery salvo guaranteed to irk the government. (Tue, 16 May 2006 00:54:58 GMT)

Lawyer: Talks Underway in Quattrone Case
A defense lawyer says talks with the government to avert a third trial for powerful investment banker Frank Quattrone are underway. (Tue, 16 May 2006 02:11:44 GMT)

New Attorney To Represent Michael Peterson In Civil Trial
A former Durham mayoral candidate convicted in the 2001 staircase death of his wife will have a new attorney when he faces a civil lawsuit next month. (Tue, 16 May 2006 02:15:43 GMT)

Lawyer: Talks Underway in Quattrone Case
Talks with the government to avert a third trial for powerful investment banker Frank Quattrone are under way, a defense lawyer wrote. (Tue, 16 May 2006 02:48:24 GMT)

Lawyer: Talks Underway in Quattrone Case
NEW YORK (AP) - Talks with the government to avert a third trial for powerful investment banker Frank Quattrone are under way, a defense lawyer wrote.In a letter filed in the case in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, lawyer Mark F. Pomerantz told U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels that lawyers for Quattrone and the government are in a dialogue that might avoid the need for another trial. (Tue, 16 May 2006 03:27:29 GMT)

Lawyer: Talks Underway in Quattrone Case
NEW YORK (AP) - A defense lawyer says talks with the government to avert a third trial for powerful investment banker Frank Quattrone are underway. In a letter filed in the case in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, lawyer Mark F. Pomerantz told U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels that lawyers for Quattrone and the government are in a dialogue that might avoid the need for a third trial. The (Tue, 16 May 2006 03:42:09 GMT)

Lawyer's Claim Over Defaced Web Site Is Dismissed
A Manhattan judge has dismissed a New York attorney's lawsuit against his aunt and uncle, in which he alleged the Florida couple defaced his Web site by replacing all of his postings with a photograph of the lawyer labeled "Pig of the Year," in which he leans back in a chair and appears to say, "I'm going to eat everything in site." (Tue, 16 May 2006 04:06:12 GMT)

Officials try to repay victims of crooked attorney
In all, 45 victims lost $4.5 million, money that they had entrusted to an attorney. (Tue, 16 May 2006 04:07:58 GMT)

Iowa's Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against "Risk Free" Company
Des Moines, May 15th - Iowa attorney general Tom Miller says he'll take a Connecticut company to court over so called "risk free" offers. (Tue, 16 May 2006 04:10:22 GMT)

Lacrosse Defense Attorney Concerned Over City Manager's Actions
A defense attorney for one of three suspects charged in the Duke lacrosse rape investigation filed a hearing notice on Monday asking for the court to hear several motions when his client appears in court on Thursday. (Tue, 16 May 2006 04:15:53 GMT)

Judge denies suspect's bid for new lawyer
An indicted murder suspect tried to ditch his lawyer in a court appearance Monday, but the judge wouldn't let him. (Tue, 16 May 2006 04:42:32 GMT)

Pravin will not seek bail now: Lawyer
MUMBAI: Pravin Mahajan will not apply for bail at this stage. His lawyer Nandkumar Rajurkar said: "I know for sure that any such plea will be rejected by the court at this point." Rajurkar, however, added that he would soon move a sessions court with an insanity plea on behalf of his client. (Tue, 16 May 2006 04:49:48 GMT)

Lawyer: Times Researcher Indicted in China
Prosecutors have filed a new indictment against a detained Chinese researcher for The New York Times after a court dropped state secrets charges against him two months ago, his defense lawyer said Tuesday. (Tue, 16 May 2006 05:27:31 GMT)

Blacksburg lawyer says he has state song
Blacksburg lawyer says he has state song If not for the throat-stripping high notes of "The Star Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key might have gone down as another Georgetown lawyer. Perhaps he'd have been similar to Thomas DeBusk, a Blacksburg lawyer who recently penned a tune he hopes will become the Virginia state song. (Tue, 16 May 2006 05:40:21 GMT)

Wood Brown III, 70, retired N.O. lawyer
Wood Brown III, a retired New Orleans lawyer, died Thursday at his home in Mandeville. He was 70. Mr. Brown was born in New Orleans and was a lifelong resident of the New Orleans area. (Tue, 16 May 2006 06:25:53 GMT)

Lawyer says Lakin's accusers will go before federal grand jury
Federal investigators are probing allegations that prominent Madison County trial lawyer Tom Lakin sexually abused minors at his home last summer, says East Alton attorney Edward Unsell. (Tue, 16 May 2006 06:54:12 GMT)

Glitter's appeal trial delayed: lawyer
The appeal trial of faded British glam rocker Gary Glitter, sentenced to three years in a Vietnamese jail for sexually abusing children, has been postponed, his lawyer has said. (Tue, 16 May 2006 07:42:03 GMT)

Lawyer wants death penalty in Beslan case
VLADIKAVKAZ. May 16 (Interfax) - Nurpashi Kulayev, the only Beslan hostage taker caught alive, should get the death penalty as requested by Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolai Shepel, Taimuraz Chedzhemov, a lawyer for people affected by the school siege, told journalists on Tuesday. (Tue, 16 May 2006 08:42:53 GMT)

Attorney Marvin Wodlinger succumbs at 72
MILLVILLE -- He was a great attorney to Millville for 45 years, and knew his stuff. He was part of many service organizations and helped to establish the seven-member freeholder board in Cumberland County. (Tue, 16 May 2006 09:45:28 GMT)

Pit bull safe, loving pets, lawyer says in attacking ban
TORONTO - Dangerous dogs and not just pit bulls should be the target of efforts to protect the public from unprovoked attacks, Toronto lawyer Clayton Ruby argued Monday during a challenge of an Ontario law that effectively aims to ban the breed from the province. (Tue, 16 May 2006 11:35:36 GMT)

Davis seeks probe of District Attorney's office
For the second time in three years District Judge Rick Davis has asked that a special administrative judge be appointed to investigate the Brazos County District Attorney's Office. In his 120-page request for a Court of Inquiry, Davis also launched a new accusation against an out-of-town judge who found no wrongdoing in the first inquiry. The judge, Davis says, was possibly swayed by an (Tue, 16 May 2006 11:40:41 GMT)

Lawyer: Governor went too far
The lawyer for two former state hiring officials fired by Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration claims that the governor's office overstepped its legal bounds by hiring a Chicago law firm to investigate the workers. (Tue, 16 May 2006 12:19:12 GMT)

Former Butler County Attorney Found Dead In Florida
Authorities in Florida said a former Butler County bankruptcy attorney killed himself Friday, the same day he was to appear in a Pittsburgh courtroom to be sentenced for stealing millions of dollars from clients. (Tue, 16 May 2006 12:30:11 GMT)

Defense attorney's opening salvo at patronage trial
CHICAGO A defense attorney says prosecutors at a trial starting this week are trying to embarrass Chicago's mayor. (Tue, 16 May 2006 12:30:21 GMT)

Former Butler County Attorney Found Dead In Florida
Police said they found the body of Daniel Gates, formerly of Zelienople, outside his home in Ocala. According to reports, it appears he shot himself. Gates faxed his attorney earlier Friday to say he planned to take his life and apologized for his actions. (Tue, 16 May 2006 12:38:23 GMT)

GMA aide, Pelaez lawyer met on ‘smear Erap’ drive
President Arroyo’s trusted aide and trouble shooter, presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor, yesterday let slip that he had met with the lawyer of Joelle Pelaez two weeks before the newspaper’s publication of the alleged P2-billion money laundering charges leveled against detained President Joseph Estrada and several bank officials, even as he denied that Malacañang had a hand in it. (Tue, 16 May 2006 13:31:33 GMT)

Lawyer says info was public
Prospect's attorney challenges detective's claim on bid-rigging Wayne Prospect's defense lawyer yesterday battled with the undercover detective who made the bribery case against the former Suffolk lawmaker, challenging the officer's assertion that Prospect sought to circumvent county bidding laws. (Tue, 16 May 2006 13:31:56 GMT)

Attorney for suspected murderer asks judge for mor
The woman accused of killing her fiance's two-year-old son in January did not enter a plea in court on Monday. The attorney for 26- year-old Sarah Ann Beaudoin asked Judge Thomas Deister for a 30 day continuance. (Tue, 16 May 2006 13:44:52 GMT)

Republican Farr announces bid for attorney general
State Rep. Robert Farr, R-West Hartford, will announce Tuesday that he plans to run for attorney general against Democrat Richard Blumenthal, a Republican spokesman said. (Tue, 16 May 2006 14:49:54 GMT)

KU hospital attorney to meet with judge Wednesday
An attorney for the University of Kansas Hospital is now expected to go before a judge Wednesday concerning the case of the 14-year-old boy who has been declared brain dead. (Tue, 16 May 2006 16:47:56 GMT)

Prosecutors rewrote Enron history: Skilling lawyer
Prosecutors rewrote the history of Enron Corp. and intimidated witnesses to wrongly charge former CEO Jeffrey Skilling for crimes he never committed, his lawyer told the jury at his criminal trial on Tuesday. (Tue, 16 May 2006 17:45:46 GMT)

Muniz Appoints City Attorney, Legal Counsel
Kenner Mayor-Elect Ed Muniz has appointed 5th Circuit Court of Appeal Judge James Cannella to the position of city attorney and chief legal counsel. (Tue, 16 May 2006 18:00:01 GMT)

Skilling's Lawyer Makes Closing Arguments
Skilling's Lawyer Makes Closing Arguments in Enron Fraud and Conspiracy Trial (Tue, 16 May 2006 18:02:49 GMT)

Lawyer Sues Angels After Man Denied Mother's Day Bag
A San Diego lawyer is suing the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball team for what he calls sex and age discrimination. (Tue, 16 May 2006 18:34:49 GMT)

Skilling lawyer tries to persuade jury as trial end looms
HOUSTON (MarketWatch) -- The lead defense lawyer for Jeffrey Skilling, the former chief executive of Enron, wrapped up more than three months of testimony Tuesday by telling jurors that while his client may be guilty of mistakes ahead of the collapse of the world's biggest energy-trading house, he was not a criminal. (Tue, 16 May 2006 19:01:36 GMT)

Gateway Embezzlement Lawyer in Contempt?
A lawyer in a high-profile embezzlement case is in trouble with a Fresno County judge, and it could delay the start of a trial. (Tue, 16 May 2006 19:05:53 GMT)

Sprint Nextel among Florida attorney general's targets
Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist is investigating a handful of phone companies, including Sprint Nextel Corp., for unauthorized charges that appeared on consumers' bills for an Internet shopping service. (Tue, 16 May 2006 19:07:23 GMT)

San Diego lawyer targets promotions aimed at women, other groups
LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Times reports a lawyer who sued the Los Angeles Angels over a Mother's Day promotion has filed dozens of such lawsuits. (Tue, 16 May 2006 19:52:17 GMT)

Enron fraud charges 'absurd': defense attorney
The government has piled "absurd" charges on his client and bullied witnesses into supporting its case, a defense attorney said during closing arguments in the fraud and conspiracy trial against former Enron executives Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay. (Tue, 16 May 2006 19:58:43 GMT)

Republican Farr announces bid for attorney general
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Acknowledging that he faces an uphill battle, state Rep. Robert Farr, R-West Hartford, said Tuesday that he will challenge popular Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal in November. (Tue, 16 May 2006 20:11:05 GMT)

Republican Farr announces bid for attorney general
Acknowledging that he faces an uphill battle, state Rep. Robert Farr, R-West Hartford, said Tuesday that he will challenge popular Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal in November. (Tue, 16 May 2006 20:13:32 GMT)

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on One-Sided Cell Phone Contracts
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has filed a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the issue of permitting states to protect consumers against one-sided cell phone contracts. Cox filed an Amicus brief requesting the Court to grant certiorari so the issue can be decided. Thirty-five other state Attorneys General joined Cox's request. (Tue, 16 May 2006 20:22:42 GMT)

Fletcher's Attorney Asks for Special Judge in Patronage Case
An attorney for Gov. Ernie Fletcher is asking for a new judge to preside in the case charging the first-term Republican with illegally rewarding political supporters with state jobs after he took office. (Tue, 16 May 2006 20:27:17 GMT)

Enron fraud charges 'absurd': defence attorney
HOUSTON, United States : The government has piled "absurd" charges on his client and bullied witnesses into supporting its case, a defence attorney said during closing arguments in the fraud and conspiracy trial against former Enron executives Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay. (Tue, 16 May 2006 20:38:59 GMT)

Judge Dismisses Lawyer's Lawsuit Over Website
A Manhattan judge has dismissed a New York attorney's lawsuit against his aunt and uncle, in which he alleged the Florida couple defaced his Web site by replacing all of his postings with a photograph of the lawyer labeled "Pig of the Year," in which he leans back in a chair and appears to say, "I'm going to eat everything in site." (Tue, 16 May 2006 20:42:49 GMT)

Skilling's Lawyer Makes Closing Arguments
Skilling's Lawyer Makes Closing Arguments in Enron Fraud and Conspiracy Trial (Tue, 16 May 2006 21:37:26 GMT)

Pain At The Pump: Attorney General To Investigate Little Green Pill Claims
After seeing the WESH 2 I-Team report about the little green pill, which claims to improve gas mileage, the Florida Attorney General has launched an investigation of their own. (Tue, 16 May 2006 22:50:49 GMT)

City Attorney plans public forum on cross
The San Diego City Attorney's Office will hold a community forum Thursday at City Hall to discuss the legal options that are available to San Diego regarding the Mount Soledad cross. The public is welcome to attend the meeting, which will be held from 6-8 p.m. in the chambers of city council. (Wed, 17 May 2006 00:51:00 GMT)

Attorney General Urges for Immigration Legislation
Amid continued debate over immigration reform, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales hopes to see an immigration bill pass through the House and Senate by the end of the year. (Wed, 17 May 2006 01:15:18 GMT)

Prosecution Fabricated Its Case, Skilling Attorney Tells Jurors
HOUSTON - The government bore down on Enron Corp. as it would the Mafia, intimidating top lieutenants into pointing fingers at their bosses because someone had to pay for crimes that preceded the company's stunning collapse, the attorney for former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling said Tuesday. (Wed, 17 May 2006 01:54:40 GMT)

Weapons cache "a beat up" - lawyer
The case of the Christchurch man found with a cache of weapons in his garage has been described as a "beat up" by the man's lawyer. Kenneth Hawkins was arrested in April after police searched his Hoon Hay property where they found restricted military equipment and drugs. (Wed, 17 May 2006 02:06:50 GMT)

Lawyer for Skilling: Case was contrived
HOUSTON -- The government bore down on Enron Corp. as it would the Mafia, the lawyer for former CEO Jeffrey Skilling said yesterday. It intimidated top lieutenants into pointing fingers at their bosses because someone had to pay for crimes that preceded the company's collapse. (Wed, 17 May 2006 03:05:49 GMT)

Gansler enters fray for attorney general
BALTIMORE — Former U.S. senator Joseph D. Tydings looks at Montgomery County State’s Attorney Douglas F. Gansler and sees an echo of the past. (Wed, 17 May 2006 03:13:15 GMT)

Citizens group's lawyer to step down
The lawyer for a group wrangling over the future of Seattle's two daily newspapers has decided to step down from that position. (Wed, 17 May 2006 03:31:10 GMT)

Homicide trial gets delayed due to attorney's illness
The murder trial of Brandon "Bam" DeShun Starling was temporarily delayed Tuesday due to his attorney's illness. (Wed, 17 May 2006 05:09:52 GMT)

Old-school lawyer takes over bar group
Wayne Positan is, in many ways, an old-school lawyer who clings fast to precedent and history. (Wed, 17 May 2006 05:23:29 GMT)

Surgery to keep Lawyer Ron in the barn
Lawyer Ron won't run in the Preakness after all. The colt who won six in a row before finishing 12th in the Kentucky Derby will have surgery today to remove a small chip from his right hind ankle. (Wed, 17 May 2006 05:33:44 GMT)

Disbarred Attorney Awarded Fees on Quantum Meruit Basis
New York's Appellate Division, 2nd Department, has clarified how courts should approach applications for attorney fees by lawyers who have been disbarred. The opinion dealt with possible fees owed to a personal injury attorney who was disbarred for conduct unrelated to the case in question. (Wed, 17 May 2006 06:58:44 GMT)

Citizens group loses lawyer who also represents union
The citizens committee fighting both Seattle daily newspapers in court has lost its lawyer. Dmitri Iglitzin said Tuesday he has concluded... (Wed, 17 May 2006 07:19:41 GMT)

Services set for Bill Farrell, former CC town attorney
Funeral services for former Cave Creek Town Attorney Bill Farrell will be held Thursday. (Wed, 17 May 2006 07:42:05 GMT)

Lawyer M Ravi says he is not acting for the Singapore Democratic Party anymore
SINGAPORE: The lawyer for the Singapore Democratic Party, M Ravi has issued a letter to lawyers for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, informing them that he no longer acts for the SDP in the defamation suit filed by the two leaders. (Wed, 17 May 2006 08:17:19 GMT)

Skilling attorney's closer: No fraud
The government bore down on Enron Corp. as it would the Mafia, intimidating top lieutenants into pointing fingers at their bosses because someone had to pay for crimes that preceded the company's stunning collapse, the attorney for former chief executive officer Jeffrey Skilling said yesterday. (Wed, 17 May 2006 09:49:53 GMT)

Lawyer says prosecutors ‘manufactured’ case
HOUSTON — The government bore down on Enron Corp. as it would the Mafia, intimidating top lieutenants into pointing fingers at their bosses because someone had to pay for crimes that preceded the company’s stunning collapse, the lawyer for former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling said Tuesday. (Wed, 17 May 2006 09:50:42 GMT)

Lawyer Seriously Injured in Accident
BARTOW -- Lawyer Daniel Moody was seriously injured in a two-car accident early Tuesday on U.S. 17 just north of Bartow. The collision left parts of that highway closed for several hours. (Wed, 17 May 2006 10:03:44 GMT)

Lawyer: Girl started fire, but didn't mean to kill father
PHILADELPHIA - A teen charged with setting the house fire that killed her father, a police officer, was a troubled girl who only wanted to hurt herself, her lawyer said. (Wed, 17 May 2006 10:17:58 GMT)

Attorney for robbery suspect tells jury her client was insane
All Dexter McWhite wanted when he got out of jail was to take his grandkids to McDonald's, according to his attorney. (Wed, 17 May 2006 10:42:12 GMT)

County Attorney | By beating Cegelka, Roberts likely to be county attorney
Attorney Larry Roberts crushed Councilman Bill Cegelka by an almost two-to-one margin in a bitter Democratic primary election for Fayette county attorney yesterday. (Wed, 17 May 2006 10:59:57 GMT)

Funeral for ex-Cave Creek town attorney is Thursday
CAVE CREEK - A funeral for former Town Attorney Bill Farrell will be Thursday. Farrell, 65, died Friday after a nine-month battle with lung cancer. (Wed, 17 May 2006 11:19:45 GMT)

Lawyer blasts Enron case
HOUSTON — The government bore down on Enron as it would the Mafia, intimidating top lieutenants into pointing fingers at their bosses because someone had to pay for crimes that preceded the company's collapse, the lawyer for former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling said Tuesday. (Wed, 17 May 2006 11:43:05 GMT)

Defense attorney wants ex-lawyer not to talk
A lawyer representing a woman accused of killing her brother-in-law by serving him fruit juice laced with antifreeze is seeking to keep her former defense attorney from talking publicly about the case. (Wed, 17 May 2006 14:07:53 GMT)