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British Judges Not Happy
to Ditch Their Wigs

May 15, 2008 6:23 PM CDT

British Judges Not Happy to Ditch Their Wigs

Lawyers, also hirsute by tradition, could be next, though change has foes aplenty

(Newser) - The sun may never set on the British Empire, the saying goes—so bald judges might want to watch out, as some are being forced to give up their customary wigs in October, the Los Angeles Times reports. They're also getting new robes by a designer associated with “funky...

Executions Are Back—So Are Fairness Issues

May 7, 2008 9:05 AM CDT

Executions Are Back—So Are Fairness Issues

3 recent death row releases show poor get shoddy defense

(Newser) - The problem with the death penalty isn’t the method of execution, it’s “poor people getting lousy lawyers,” the director of the ACLU Capital Punishment Project tells the New York Times. Now that the Supreme Court has green-lighted lethal injection and Georgia has resumed executions, opponents...

Fritzl's Lawyer Sees 'Good But Also Bad' in His Eyes

May 3, 2008 8:00 PM CDT

Fritzl's Lawyer Sees 'Good But Also Bad' in His Eyes

'My job is to show him as a human being,' attorney says

(Newser) - Josef Fritzl's attorney is bonding with his client and painting a new picture of him for the press, Der Spiegel reports. “Josef Fritzl is being portrayed as a horrific monster and sexual tyrant," said Rudolf Mayer, a renowned Viennese lawyer. "My job is to show him as...

No Joy in Job Hunt for Ex-Attorney General

Apr 13, 2008 7:19 AM CDT

No Joy in Job Hunt for Ex-Attorney General

Employers say thanks, but no thanks to Alberto Gonzales

(Newser) - Ex-attorneys general often enjoy elite private sector jobs, but disgraced Alberto Gonzales is still job-hunting since he resigned last August, the New York Times reports. Lawyers say perjury allegations concerning testimony about eavesdropping and his role in the politically motivated firing of federal prosecutors are the biggest problems with Gonzales'...

Aretha Sings Foreclosure Blues

Mar 13, 2008 2:05 PM CDT

Aretha Sings Foreclosure Blues

Lawyer's $445 tax mistake puts Franklin's Detroit pad at risk

(Newser) - Aretha Franklin’s mansion is in foreclosure after the Queen of Soul flubbed her taxes, TMZ.com reports. Franklin owes $19,192 in back taxes, but she says she’ll pay before the March 31 deadline. The singer faults her lawyer for a 2005 mistake over $445 in taxes and...

Spitzer Hires Hotshot Lawyer

Mar 11, 2008 2:20 PM CDT

Spitzer Hires Hotshot Lawyer

Beleaguered gov turns to former top deputy, corruption hunter

(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer needs a lawyer, and luckily, the ex-AG knows a few. Client 9 has put his fate in the hands of Michele Hirshman, his top deputy from his days as New York State's top lawyer. Now a partner at a top-tier New York firm, Hirshman also spent 11 years...

Firefighting Is US' Sexiest Job

Feb 14, 2008 3:22 PM CST

Firefighting Is US' Sexiest Job

Personal trainer, CEO and cowboy also turn-ons, site finds

(Newser) - Americans may ogle the celebrities gracing the covers of gossip mags, but firefighter remains the sexiest job title on the books, the Boston Globe reports. Personal trainer comes in a close second, according to Salary.com's Valentine's Day survey. It's the site's first such survey in three years, and though...

Lawyers' Ads Make for Legal Circus Indeed

Feb 7, 2008 1:46 PM CST

Lawyers' Ads Make for Legal Circus Indeed

Aliens, panthers, lions, pit bulls jostle in free-speech face-offs

(Newser) - A law firm running ads is often frowned upon by its legal peers, and such advertising is subject to strict standards in many states. But with New York cracking down on TV spots depicting lawyers as giants or offering counsel to aliens, firms are fighting back, the Wall Street Journal ...

Brit Bails on Deposition, Lawyers
Bail on Her

Jan 3, 2008 3:31 AM CST

Brit Bails on Deposition, Lawyers Bail on Her

Attorneys want off Spears' custody case

(Newser) - Britney Spears is now such a massive trainwreck that even her lawyers can't deal with her. The law firm representing her filed paperwork yesterday asking to be removed from the ongoing case to determine final custody of her two young sons. Brit reportedly missed a rescheduled deposition that was set...

Katrina Lawyer Indicted in Bribe

Nov 29, 2007 4:24 AM CST

Katrina Lawyer Indicted in Bribe

Dickie Scruggs, others accused of trying to steer legal fees

(Newser) - Trent Lott's brother-in-law Richard "Dickie" Scruggs has been indicted on bribery charges for allegedly offering cash to a judge to steer legal fees in a Katrina insurance case, reports the New York Times. Four other attorneys, including Scruggs' son, also face charges. Scruggs is best known for winning a...

Court Bombings Kill 13 in India

Nov 23, 2007 3:29 PM CST

Court Bombings Kill 13 in India

Suspected terror blasts injure dozens more

(Newser) - Several coordinated bombings outside courthouses in northern India today killed at least 13 and injured dozens more, Reuters reports. The bombings took place in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, and most of the casualties were lawyers. The government blamed terrororists trying to incite violence between Hindus and Muslims, but...

Subprime Woes Hit New York Law Firms

Nov 21, 2007 10:52 AM CST

Subprime Woes Hit New York Law Firms

For the first time since 2001, lawyers are being let go

(Newser) - The continuing mortgage crisis and tightening credit markets are claiming a new batch of victims: Lawyers. Layoffs at Clifford Chance, the world's highest-grossing law firm, have started, Bloomberg reports, and up to 5% of salaried associated at New York law firms may get the ax as work on mergers, acquisitions...

Tyco-Case Lawyers
Seek Record $460M Fee

Nov 1, 2007 2:32 PM CDT

Tyco-Case Lawyers Seek Record $460M Fee

Claim 488,000 hours working for plaintiff

(Newser) - It would be the largest payday ever in a securities class action suit: three law firms tomorrow will ask a federal judge in New Hampshire to approve $460 million in fees and $29 million in expenses for their work for the plaintiffs in the suit against Tyco, the Wall Street ...

Job Market Shrinks for Lawyers

Sep 24, 2007 1:10 PM CDT

Job Market Shrinks for Lawyers

Lots of new grads, but big salaries are hard to come by

(Newser) - Lawyers are entering the work force in record numbers, but demand—and salaries—aren't keeping up. Law schools advertise six-figure starting salaries for grads, but these wages materialize only for those from elite schools or at the top of their class, the Wall Street Journal reports. For the rest, $20-an-hour...

Craig Lawyer
Courts Public Opinion, Too

Sep 6, 2007 8:41 AM CDT

Craig Lawyer Courts Public Opinion, Too

Billy Martin has done damage control for Lewinsky, Vick

(Newser) - The man embattled Sen. Larry Craig turned to in his quest to clear his name, DC superstar lawyer Billy Martin, is a master at both legal strategy and managing public opinion, Politico reports. He shepherded the Lewinsky family through the Clinton sex scandal, positioned Wesley Snipes as the "victim...

Severed Goat Head Speaks
to Lawyer

Aug 30, 2007 10:33 AM CDT

Severed Goat Head Speaks to Lawyer

Defense attorney gets message from body part delivered to office

(Newser) - A prominent defense attorney found a pink shopping bag outside her Milwaukee office this week, and the contents definitely weren't the result of a trip to the mall. The bag held a goat head left by someone apparently unfamiliar with the finer points of Godfather-style threats made with animals: The...

Love Fades with Last Rays of Summer

Aug 28, 2007 8:06 PM CDT

Love Fades with Last Rays of Summer

Divorce business booms as kids go to school and vacations end

(Newser) - The romance of summer ends in a “bonanza for divorce lawyers,” experts say, as couples release pent-up anger and decide to call it quits. Many spouses prefer not to disrupt summer vacations, or they enjoy “extracurricular activities” when one spends time apart at a summer home. But...

Oliver Hill,
Civil Rights Crusader, Dies

Aug 6, 2007 3:37 AM CDT

Oliver Hill, Civil Rights Crusader, Dies

Virginia lawyer played key role in Brown v. Board of Education

(Newser) - Oliver Hill, a Virginia civil rights crusader whose work contributed to the Brown v. Board of Education decision against school segregation, died yesterday at 100. Described as "last lion of the civil-rights movement," Hill was a survivor of D-Day's Omaha Beach landing, and close friends with Justice Thurgood...

$54M Pants Party Helps Pay Legal Fees

Jul 25, 2007 12:40 PM CDT

$54M Pants Party Helps Pay Legal Fees

Slacks are most famous guest at fundraiser for dry cleaners

(Newser) - A guard stood watch over the most expensive pair of pants in the world at a fundraiser yesterday evening in Washington. Guests sipped cocktails, nibbled appetizers, and took photos with the notorious garment, which was so important to its original owner that he sued his dry cleaners for $54 million....