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  • NJ Atty Reprimanded For Keeping Client In Dark On Fee Hike

    The New Jersey Supreme Court has reprimanded a criminal defense attorney for failing to provide a client with a retainer or any bills for over four years until notifying the client that, due to an unannounced rate change, the client owed over $170,000.

  • Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Kicking off this week's legal lions list are four law firms that secured a summary judgment win Tuesday for DoorDash Inc. and other food app delivery companies in their federal lawsuit challenging a New York City law requiring delivery services to provide restaurants with certain customer info.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry had another action-packed week as law firms promoted partners and federal prosecutors charged New York City Mayor Eric Adams with bribery and fraud. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

  • Conn. Lawyer Wants Early Win In $450K Malpractice Suit

    A Connecticut attorney's former client has effectively admitted that she is the one responsible for delays in responding to discovery requests in a fraudulent transfer suit that ultimately cost her $450,000, the attorney said in seeking summary judgment in a malpractice suit that she brought against him in state court.

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    Law Firm Real Estate Report

    The start of autumn brings changing leaves and growing law firms as offices big and small increase their footprints through the country. BigLaw firms, midsize shops and boutiques across the country all found room to grow in September.

  • Conn. Atty's Suit Against Willkie Partner Tossed

    A Connecticut state court has dismissed a solo practitioner's lawsuit that alleged a partner at Willkie and his wife abused the court process by suing him over his contribution to an unflattering New York Post story about the couple.

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    Seton Hall, Ex-Prez Point Fingers On Who Broke Deal First

    Seton Hall University urged a New Jersey state judge Thursday to toss a whistleblower lawsuit by the school's former president, contending that the very filing of the suit broke his separation agreement that both sides willingly signed.

  • Atty Sheehan Owes $144K Fees For 'Frivolous' Big Lots Suit

    Prolific New York-based consumer advocate attorney Spencer Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates PC must cover the approximately $144,000 tab for attorney fees incurred amid the "frivolous" coffee labeling suit he brought against national retailer Big Lots Inc., a Florida federal judge has ordered.

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    Firms Say Moving Has More Positive Impact Than Renovating

    Roughly 90% of law firms that recently relocated or renovated say the updated digs have been for the better regarding culture and "office energy," and such positive change has been most widely felt among firms that moved, according to a recent report from real estate brokerage firm Savills.

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    Meet The Atty Tapped By NC's Lt. Gov. Amid Porn Site Scandal

    The Binnall Law Group is representing North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in what the socially conservative Republican gubernatorial candidate calls a smear campaign over his alleged posts on a porn site. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at the firm and partner Jesse Binnall, who has worked for former President Donald Trump on several matters.

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    Frost Names Trial Atty As 1st Firmwide Managing Partner

    Year-old business litigation boutique Frost LLP has named a longtime trial attorney, and one of its three founding partners, as its new firmwide managing partner, the firm said Wednesday.

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    Lin Wood's Former Partners Rip 'Outright Lies' Over Assets

    A Georgia federal judge sided with former law partners of retired attorney L. Lin Wood, urging Wood to testify next week after being accused of concealing a $4 million asset and claiming in "outright lies" that he couldn't post a more than $4.7 million bond as he appeals a $3.75 million defamation verdict against him. 

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    Blank Rome Faces DQ Bid Over Alleged Tampering

    An attorney suing three lawyers from Blank Rome LLP wants the firm's other attorneys disqualified from representing their colleagues, accusing them of improperly contacting a plaintiff's expert witness to intimidate him into no longer participating in the case.

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    Helene Forcing Shutdown Of Almost Every Courthouse In Fla.

    The vast majority of courthouses in Florida will be closed on Thursday in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, in the largest shutdown since Hurricane Irma in 2017.

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    Philly-Area Atty Convicted In Bankruptcy Fraud Case

    A suspended attorney in the Philadelphia suburbs is one of two men who were recently convicted by a federal jury of participating in fraudulent schemes that involved stealing a house from a deceased couple's family.

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    Buffalo-Based Cyber Law Pro Joins Pierson Ferdinand

    Fast-growing virtual law firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced that an experienced cybersecurity attorney with a focus on the healthcare industry joined as a partner based in Buffalo, New York.

  • Judge Defends Atty Fees In Failed Law Firm Case

    A California bankruptcy judge on Tuesday pushed back against criticisms of big fees for professionals in the case of defunct debt relief law firm Litigation Practice Group and said he would approve interim professional fees and expenses of $8.1 million.

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    Former Missouri US Atty Joins Bill Barr's Torridon Law Firm

    Torridon Law PLLC, the law firm founded by former U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr and former Facebook general counsel Ted Ullyot, is expanding its ranks, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in a former federal prosecutor as a partner.

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    A Lawyer Promised Clients Fast Action. Then He 'Disappeared'

    Dozens of ex-clients of a Florida lawyer have accused him of orchestrating a racketeering scheme in which clients were duped into paying nonrefundable retainer fees for legal services that were never delivered, allegedly causing a couple to lose their home while others lost custody of their children.

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    Top Aviation Atty Departs Withers, Lands At Sterlington

    Sterlington PLLC said Sunday that it has hired a former Withers partner who is "widely regarded as the top private aviation attorney globally serving ultra high net worth individuals" to serve as the firm's international vice chair, splitting his time between Asia, the Middle East and the U.S.

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    Former GrayRobinson Attys On Launch Of Litigation Boutique

    With the opening of their new Florida litigation boutique DownsAaron, former GrayRobinson PA President Mayanne Downs and onetime firm shareholder Jeff Aaron are aiming to provide "concierge-level" legal services.

  • NJ Justices Seem Doubtful Over Barring Atty Keyword Search

    The New Jersey Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday about forbidding attorneys from buying other lawyers' names as search engine keywords, questioning whether such a ban could hold up to First Amendment challenges.

  • NY Atty Hit With $26M Malpractice Verdict For Exploiting Elder

    A New York attorney will have to pay $26.2 million in damages to an ailing, elderly former client who accused him of committing legal malpractice by setting up a bad real estate deal, a jury has ruled.

  • Courthouses Begin Shutting Down As Fla. Braces For Storm

    Courthouses on Florida's Gulf Coast are beginning to shut down as Tropical Storm Helene — expected to be a major hurricane by the time it makes landfall in the Sunshine State — barrels its way north toward the panhandle.

  • Conn. Judge Sends Law Firm's Trade Secrets Case To Fla.

    A Connecticut boutique law firm must go to Florida if it wants to continue pursuing its trade secrets case against a consultant it accused of making off with some of its confidential information because the Constitution State is an improper venue, a federal judge has ruled.

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