Attorney Newsletter (9/17/2009)
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Attorney News
N.J. Supreme Court May Go Light on Judge Whose Law Firm Made Political Contributions (Law.com)
At a hearing this week, the New Jersey Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to a municipal court judge who faces ethics sanctions because his law partner made political contributions without his knowledge or consent. The judge’s attorney said the court will have to decide whether lawyers can be held vicariously liable for their partners’ actions, which could impact firms large and small. “This is … (More)
Sherman Oaks Family Law Attorney-Mediator Makes Available Free Resource for How to Avoid Being Bullied in Divorce (PRWeb)
Carmen Campeas, veteran attorney who specializes in mediation and collaborative law, offers practical tips for dealing with spouse who insists on having it all their way (PRWeb Sep 16, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2880644.htm (More)
Mace General Counsel Gets 6 Months Home Confinement Over Illegal Workers
The general counsel of Mace Security International Inc. was sentenced yesterday by a federal judge to six months of home confinement and a year of probation for his role in hiring undocumented Mexican immigrants to work at company car washes in the Philadelphia area. Robert Kramer pleaded guilty in June to a misdemeanor count concerning the employment of more than 50 illegal workers, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. He could have been sentenced to as much as six months in prison. U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones II also is requiring Kramer to pay a $75,000 fine from his own personal… (More)
Longtime Partner Leaves 250-Lawyer Firm to Join Small Competitor
A former managing partner of the Atlanta office of Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi is leaving the 250-attorney firm after 23 years there to join a small competitor. Brent Kaplan will now practice at Isenberg & Hewitt, a husband-wife litigation boutique, explains a press release. In the current economy, clients are “extremely sensitive to fee structures,” says Kaplan in an e-mailed statement provided by a representative. “My new firm will provide the opportunity to be more flexible in what I can do.” Earlier related coverage: ABAJournal.com: “Flight of the Rainmakers: Big-Firm Lawyers Opt for Boutique Practices” ABAJournal.com: “Smaller Law Firms… (More)
Slower Economy Leads to Lower Offer Rates at BigLaw Firms in Texas
What a difference a year makes. It wasn’t unusual for a BigLaw firm in Texas to make offers to almost all the law students in its summer program as recently as 2008. But this year the offer rate to summer associates dropped significantly at a number of well-known firms, in response to the difficult economic conditions of the last year. At Vinson & Elkins, for instance, the firm offered jobs to 75 percent of its 109 summer associates, down from 95 percent last year, reports Texas Lawyer in an article reprinted in New York Lawyer (reg. req.). Like its competitors,… (More)
Despite Inmate’s Efforts to Help, Executioners Couldn’t Find Suitable Vein
An Ohio inmate has gotten a week’s reprieve after an execution team was unable to find a usable vein for a lethal injection, despite his efforts to help. Romell Broom had been sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl. The execution team spent more than two hours trying to find a vein that would not collapse, the Associated Press reports. Gov. Ted Strickland ordered the reprieve after prisons director Terry Collins called him to relay the execution team’s troubles. Broom tried to help by moving his arm up and down, flexing his fingers, and moving… (More)
Attorney Articles
Background Records – Everything You Need to About a Potential Employee Or Partner
There are occasions in your life when you need to feel safe about the people around you. Maybe you are an employer, maybe you are letting a new love into your life, maybe you are just unsure about a new neighbor. Whatever the reason, a quick check through the background records could really put your mind to rest. (More)
How an Effective Evaluative Mediator Helps Businesses and Individuals Settle Lawsuits
Mediation is a widely used process in which a neutral third party, called a mediator, meets with parties in a dispute or litigation. The mediator tries to help the parties settle. Some mediators are “facilitative” mediators, meaning that they simply assist parties in setting forth their positions to each other. Evaluative mediators test the parties’ contentions and urge them to explore the validity of their positions and those of the other party. In the author’s experience, most experienced litigators vastly prefer evaluative mediators. This article will explore how an evaluative mediator helps the parties reach a settlement. (More)
Straight Talk Law: Texting And Auto Accidents
Copyright (c) 2009 Jason Epstein We�ve all been conditioned after years and years of public service announcements and tragic accidents we see on the news not to drink and drive. If we see someone ob… (More)
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Posted: September 17th, 2009 under Uncategorized.