I guess we've all done things in our school days that in hindsight were very much in the "what was I thinking?" category. For a Cardozo first year law student (I'll spare him further name recognition), that moment may have been last December. Apparently two...
A jury in federal court in Manhattan has spoken. They found that five of convicted swindler Bernie Madoff's employees knew that the multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme he orchestrated was illegal and fraudulent. It looks like they are all headed for the hoosegow along with Bernie,...
A fascinating tale of excitement, buried treasure and a true legal thriller. John Grisham's latest pirate adventure? Nope, just a couple who found $10 million of gold coins buried in their yard in San Francisco recently. The gold, according to The San Francisco Chronicle, is...
The vast majority of attorneys are honorable, hard working, well-intentioned and client-focused. Some, of course, are much more interested in their own bottom line than that of their client. Either way, even when well-intentioned, often clients perceive that their attorney is looking to milk their...
As we see more and more efforts by major law firms to adjust to changes in the economy, technology and law practice, big firm Arnold & Porter has announced an offer to buy out its entire secretarial staff over the next year to encourage them...
Andrew Greene is the lawyer who was in charge of corporate finance at defamed brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont, depicted in the hit movie "The Wolf of Wall Street". As we know the movie is based on the book of the same name by convicted felon...
The American Bar Foundation just completed a study in which they learned that roughly a quarter of those who took the bar exam in 2000 are not practicing law currently. The study checked on this same group in 2003 and 2007 as well. Only 9%...
As we get ready to enjoy football's Super Bowl here in the US today, we also think about the mega millions made by the league, teams, sponsors and merchants in promoting the big game. The National Football League strongly protects its Super Bowl trademark and...
In what appears to be the first case of someone suing for defamation of character based on a Twitter post, singer Courtney Love Cobain successfully fought off a claim by an attorney that she intentionally spread falsehoods over the social media site. According to the ABA...
The old joke goes: A 50-year old lawyer dies and at the gates of Heaven he asks why he was taken so young. God says, "What are you talking about? Based on your billable hours you're 92 years old!" So sure enough, as reported by...