Tag: Legal ethics
Law Firm Accused of RICO Billing Conspiracy in $300M Lawsuit
Lawyers' Shenanigans Galore: Ford vs. California Law FirmsThree California law firms are currently embroiled in a legal battle with Ford Motor Co., accused of scheming to inflate fee requests in lemon law cases. The...
Magistrate Judge Criticizes Law Firm’s Dragon Logo on Legal Documents
So, like, there was this lawyer, right? And he thought it would be super cool to put a big purple dragon watermark on all the pages of a lawsuit he filed in federal court....
Accused Divorce Lawyer in Fatal Stabbing of Client Seeks Trial Delay
Alright, so get this: a former Ohio lawyer got himself into some serious trouble for allegedly being involved in the fatal stabbing of his divorce client back in 2013. Yep, you heard me right....
Firing of Prosecutor for Racist Social Media Posts Linked to ‘Southern Appalacholic’ Username
A prosecutor in Knoxville, Tennessee got the boot for some pretty questionable social media behavior. Charme Allen, the District Attorney General of Knox County, decided to let go of Assistant District Attorney Berkley Mason...
Maintaining Independence: BigLaw Firms’ Pro Bono Deals with Trump
Alright, so like, two Democratic lawmakers are kinda upset with these BigLaw firms, you know? They asked them about these pro bono deals they made with Trump to avoid getting in trouble with some...
Attorney Arrested for Theft and Assault: Legal Troubles Unraveled
Hey there folks, so I got some juicy news for you straight out of Albany, New York. A lawyer named Luke Malamood, who's 40 years old, is in some hot water. Apparently, he's been...
US Attorney Orchestrated Facebook Posts Criticizing Judge, Report Reveals
Yo, so like, this dude Edward R. Martin Jr., who's like the acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., used to help write Facebook posts dissing a judge who was presiding over a case where...
Skadden Accused of Restricting Lawyer Email Access in NLRB Filing
Yo, so check it out - this workers' rights group is accusing Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom of messing with their employees' chats about the law firm's deal with Donald Trump. The group...
DOJ lawyer faces disbarment over involvement in major kleptocracy scheme
A lawyer from the Department of Justice is facing disbarment for his involvement in a shady foreign influence scheme linked to his friendship with hip-hop artist Prakazrel “Pras” Michel. George A. Higginbotham, the lawyer,...
DOJ Complaint Against Federal Judge for Hostility Towards Lawyer
The U.S. Department of Justice recently filed a misconduct complaint against a federal judge for alleged "hostile and egregious misconduct" in a case involving an executive order related to gender dysphoria and military troop...