Sometimes our lessons come in more bizarre ways than others. As reported by Law360 last week (subscription required), three Florida lawyers were charged by disciplinary authorities over a January 2013 incident involving the firm’s paralegal. The three lawyers were defending defamation claims against their client, who was a local radio talk show host known as
Thelen update: 2nd Circuit says former partners can keep hourly fees
On Wednesday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals put a nail in the coffin of the attempt by Thelen LLP’s bankruptcy trustee to claw back fees on work that the firm’s former partners took with them to their new firm, Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Here’s the opinion.
The Second Circuit ruling came after it asked
Representing clients in the marijuana industry: greener grass?
The era of marijuana’s underground economy might be coming to an end. More than 20 states and the District of Columbia have legalized growing, processing, transporting, selling and/or using marijuana for medical purposes. Two states, Colorado and Washington, have also legalized recreational and personal use. The Department of Justice has made noises about backing off