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Expertise key in picking attorney

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

The right attorney can guide a business around the obstacles littering the road to success. But when should a company lawyer up and with what kind of attorney?
Judge issues injunction against bottle bill

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

A U.S. District Court Judge issued a preliminary injunction this week against a new New York state law that requires a five-cent deposit on bottled water.
Banks work to pare payrolls without facing lawsuits

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Charlotte-based banks are laying off more employees than ever before, and some of the former workers are consulting with attorneys about filing discrimination suits.
Big law firms’ hiring of interns slumps 19%, survey says

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Philadelphia’s largest law firms reduced summer intern hiring by 19 percent and also saved money by cutting the length of the programs and some even reduced weekly salaries, according to a survey conducted by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
New protection of state laws draws criticism

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Business groups criticized President Obama for encouraging regulatory agencies to refrain from pre-empting state laws when issuing new regulations.
Law to protect workers has others fearing for jobs

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Pearson Education’s recent decision to stop employing local freelancers has critics of the Massachusetts Independent Contractor law saying there’s an urgent need to revisit the statute’s broad language.
Smart Online execs quit after company drops Smith Anderson

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DURHAM – A director and two top executives of business software company Smart Online have resigned to protest a decision by the company’s board to replace Smart Online’s longtime counsel, Raleigh law firm Smith Anderson.
Bar association launches division for older attorneys

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

The Hawaii State Bar Association is launching a new senior counsel division aimed at getting Hawaii’s seasoned lawyers more involved in social and professional activities.
Hawaii’s largest law firms keep their teams of attorneys intact

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Hawaii’s five-largest law firms have managed to weather the recession and keep their legal teams intact even as law firms across the nation slash jobs.
Small law firms stay close to clients, broaden expertise to keep profitable

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Honolulu law firm Bickerton Lee Dang & Sullivan for years cultivated a strong practice in commercial real estate law and has seen the income from its biggest clients, mostly large hotels and resorts, dry up in the past year.
Lawyers face tight job market but some law firms are hiring

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

A week after graduating from law school, Jordon Kimura is preparing for the July bar exam and is looking forward to starting his new job as an associate with McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon, a Honolulu commercial litigation firm.
Flat-fee billing settles in; billable hour stays king

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

As the recession hammers Oregon businesses, some want their law firms to consider changing their billing practices.
Law firms chasing local IP work

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Despite a slow economy, law firms continue to set up new outposts in the Bay Area, lured by highly lucrative intellectual property work.
Complaint claims lawyer solicited business in a hospital

Posted: May 31st, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

SARASOTA — Chasing business is not unusual in the legal arena, but a Sarasota lawsuit alleges a lawyer and his firm went too far — including to a hospital room.
Event raises $300,000 for Texas Access to Justice

Posted: May 29th, 2009, 1:51pm EDT

The Texas Access to Justice Commission raised $300,000 at its anniversary gala to support legal aid services for needy Texans.
Bessemer's ITT Tech to offer paralegal degree

Posted: May 29th, 2009, 1:04pm EDT

ITT Technical Institute in Bessemer said it will now offer an associate’s degree in paralegal studies to meet the projected demand in the field.
Dorsey starts Israel practice group

Posted: May 29th, 2009, 10:56am EDT

Minneapolis-based law firm Dorsey & Whitney said Friday that it’s launched an Israel practice group.
Holland & Hart singled out for praise in gloomy big-law appraisal

Posted: May 29th, 2009, 9:38am EDT

In an otherwise gloomy piece in the American Lawyer about the stress of working for many large law firms these days, Holland & Hart is singled out as "having the happiest, most well-rounded lawyers."
Eckert Seamans grabs group from Ballard Spahr

Posted: May 29th, 2009, 9:28am EDT

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC expanded its D.C. office by nabbing five attorneys from Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP.
Swaim-Staley named acting Md. transportation secretary

Posted: May 28th, 2009, 12:21pm EDT

Gov. Martin O’Malley Thursday named Beverley Swaim-Staley acting transportation secretary, filling the vacancy created by John D. Porcari, who left for a position in President Barack Obama’s administration.
Law firms say practice area expertise is key

Posted: May 28th, 2009, 12:10pm EDT

Law firms can best nab new corporate clients by playing up their specialties, according to a survey by Robert Half Legal.
Texas AG files action against Conn's

Posted: May 28th, 2009, 11:58am EDT

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Thursday that his office has filed a complaint under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act against Conn’s Appliances Inc., alleging the Beaumont-based retailer deceived customers about two-year warranties on purchased products and did not fulfill its warranty obligations.
Republican announces bid for Ohio treasurer

Posted: May 28th, 2009, 9:02am EDT

State Rep. Josh Mandel, R-Lyndhurst, became the first Republican to declare his candidacy for the 2010 state treasurer’s race, announcing his decision Thursday morning in a video on his campaign Web site.
Marquette law school to run foreclosure mediation program

Posted: May 27th, 2009, 5:09pm EDT

The Marquette University Law School will provide mediation between lenders and residential borrowers facing foreclosure under a program funded with proceeds from a successful lawsuit against mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp.
New mortgage insurer Essent raises $500M

Posted: May 27th, 2009, 4:12pm EDT

Essent US Holdings Inc., a new mortgage insurer founded to provide private capital to America’s housing finance system, said Wednesday that it has secured $500 million in equity funding from a group of financial services investors.
Mintz Levin names Susan Berson chair of Israel business practice group

Posted: May 27th, 2009, 3:33pm EDT

Law firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC has named Susan Berson chair of its Israel business practice group.
Kaytee taps Elm Grove agency for national campaign

Posted: May 27th, 2009, 1:49pm EDT

The McFarland Group, a public relations and advertising agency in Elm Grove, has been selected by Chilton bird feed manufacturer Kaytee Pet Products to oversee a national PR program to promote small pet ownership during the recession.
Legal battle over gay-marriage reignites

Posted: May 27th, 2009, 11:59am EDT

Two noted attorneys who represented opposite sides in the Bush vs. Gore election battle nine years ago have joined forces to challenge Proposition 8 in the federal courts, now that the California Supreme Court has upheld the voter-approved ban on gay marriage in California.
Web site lets lawyers bid for work

Posted: May 27th, 2009, 10:23am EDT

A new Web site established by a Milwaukee-area attorney will allow lawyers to bid for cases submitted by people, companies or organizations seeking legal services.
Cordray pans Chrysler sale over dealer worries

Posted: May 27th, 2009, 8:58am EDT

Ohio’s top lawyer has filed another objection to the planned sale of bankrupt Chrysler LLC over concerns the deal would sidestep state laws regulating automobile dealerships.
What they’re saying about Sotomayor, Obama’s Supreme Court pick

Posted: May 26th, 2009, 2:35pm EDT

President Barack Obama on Tuesday named federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor as his choice for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy.
Human Capital: People on the move, May 26

Posted: May 26th, 2009, 1:32pm EDT

A daily roundup of senior-level executive hires and board appointments: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Law firm Wheeler Trigg adds chairman O'Donnell to name

Posted: May 26th, 2009, 11:42am EDT

Denver law firm Wheeler Trigg Kennedy LLP will change its name to Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, effective June 1.
The Guild's Sikes to receive entrepreneurial honor

Posted: May 26th, 2009, 11:30am EDT

Toni Sikes, a Madison entrepreneur and founder of the nation’s largest online arts retailer, has been named to receive the sixth annual “Seize the Day” award at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference June 10.
General Dynamics unit lands $150M contract

Posted: May 26th, 2009, 11:16am EDT

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has received a contract valued at more than $150 million to produce armor tile sets for the Stryker family of military vehicles. (GD)
Obama names Sotomayor for top court

Posted: May 26th, 2009, 9:36am EDT

President Barack Obama named federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor as his choice for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy.
Unemployed lawyers learn to refresh resumes

Posted: May 26th, 2009, 9:11am EDT

The New York State Bar Association is hosting a free live Webcast aimed at helping unemployed lawyers—or lawyers looking for a career change—refresh their resumes.
Eckert Seamans adds five lawyers from Ballard Spahr to D.C. office

Posted: May 26th, 2009, 9:07am EDT

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC, Pittsburgh’s fourth largest law firm, has added five lawyers from Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP to its Washington D.C. office. Adding on three partners and two associates brings the total number of lawyers in the office to 17.
Reports: Sotomayor is Obama's justice pick

Posted: May 26th, 2009, 7:59am EDT

President Obama is expected to nominate federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court, multiple media organizations are reporting.
Sotomayor is Obama's Supreme Court pick

Posted: May 26th, 2009, 7:59am EDT

President Barack Obama announced today he will nominate federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Networking sites: Watch what you write

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

“Facebook” has become a verb, those on Twitter like to “tweet” and MySpace is now everybody’s space as online social networking continues to grow in popularity.
The Future of Law Firms

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

In the first five months of the year, local law firms were roiled by more change than most have seen in a decade. After years of steadily rising billing rates and profits per partner, this year has seen major firms lay off support staff and midlevel associates in large numbers. One of Philadelphia’s oldest, largest firms was forced to fold. Others struggle to sustain workloads while their clients retrench. The trend has been repeated nationwide as technology, clients and the economy put pressure on the industry to revamp its business model.
Squire Sanders attorneys to drive Chrysler fight

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP, in filings drafted by lawyers at its Cincinnati office, has asked a New York bankruptcy court to delay hearings on Chrysler’s termination of 789 car dealers.
Woman to watch: Teresa Lavoie

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

For some people, 24 hours is just not enough time in a day. Teresa Lavoie is one of them.
1st-year Drinker associates will see training, not clients

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath’s decision to lower its first-year associate salaries and put the newcomers through a new, intensive training regimen has been welcomed conceptually by clients.
Woman to watch: Jocelyn Knoll

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Jocelyn Knoll is a partner at the law firm of Dorsey & Whitney and co-chair of its construction and design practice group. Since arriving at the firm more than four years ago, she has represented construction-industry interests in a wide variety of negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation, insurance and business-related matters. She helped author the Minnesota chapter of a multivolume construction law treatise, “A State-by-State Analysis of Current Legal Issues Affecting Architects, Engineers, Contractors, and Owners (From a Contracting and Claims Perspective).” She regularly presents construction and insurance programs for construction clients, associations and lawyers. Knoll is active with professional organizations and on the boards of the William Mitchell College of Law Alumni Association and Children’s Home Society & Family Services.
Industry Leader: Barbara D’Aquila

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Barbara D’Aquila is a partner in the Minneapolis office of Fulbright & Jaworski. D’Aquila handles commercial and employment litigation and manages the Minneapolis office’s litigation department and its labor and employment practice. D’Aquila joined the firm in 2007. She has 27 years of experience in commercial, class action and employment litigation, serving as the head of various firms’ employment litigation practices. Her clients include Fortune 500 corporations and large privately held companies. She has successfully obtained numerous summary judgments, favorable verdicts, precedent-setting appellate decisions and beneficial settlements for her clients. Aside from professional activities, D’Aquila serves on the board of the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys. At Fulbright’s Minneapolis office, she also dedicates her time to serving as head of the mentoring program.
Executive Profile: Greg Falls

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Greg Falls, Partner Sherman & Howard LLC Background According to attorney Greg Falls, the economic downturn is not hitting law firms as hard as other sectors because bad times prompt bankruptcies, litigation and legal workouts. But he said the state and region need to learn from past recessions and real estate busts.
With founder back in game, Plymale vs. Plymale dispute lands in court

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

One of the region’s better-known personal injury law firms is suing its founder.
Life after law school

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Every lawyer in Georgia by definition is a graduate of law school.
Lincoln proves to be popular with lawyers

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Two years and three months ago, Mary Lynne Johnson brought forth a new idea for a continuing legal education program related to Abraham Lincoln.
Silas named winner of ABA’s Watkins award

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Natasha Perdew Silas, an attorney with the Federal Defender Program Inc. in Atlanta, can work one day with clients who may face life imprisonment, then work the next day with high school students who have a lifetime ahead of them.
New ABA president seeks more members

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Incoming Atlanta Bar Association President David N. Schaeffer assumes the leadership of the bar at a time when the legal profession is struggling as a result of the economic slowdown.
Hodes, Pessin & Katz recruits create focus on malpractice law

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Hodes, Pessin & Katz P.A. has snagged four medical malpractice defense lawyers from Baltimore’s Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP in a move that vaults the 44-attorney Towson law firm into the lucrative business of defending doctors and hospitals.
Holland & Knight bolsters practices with veteran players

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

TAMPA — Three months after 70 lawyers received pink slips in a firm-wide layoff, the Tampa office of Holland & Knight is stocking up on veteran lawyers in bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, civil litigation and land use practices.
Q&A: Van H. Beckwith

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
BECKWITH: I rode on a garbage truck. A friend’s dad owned a private residential garbage truck service. One summer, he needed someone to ride in the truck (or my preference ... to hang off the back end) and spot those customers that weren’t paying their bills. Once spotted, we left the garbage on the sidewalk and then returned to the office to take their irate phone calls after the dogs and the San Antonio heat had both worked their magic. I actually enjoyed every bit of it ... except for the 4:30 a.m. rollout from the garage. Today, irate opposing counsel still don’t hold a candle to those homeowners.
Q&A: Jamil N. Alibhai

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
Alibhai: When I was 15 years old, I spent a summer working at a McDonald’s. It was an interesting job, because you had to learn every part of the operation. I worked in the drive-thru, on the grill, and at the front counter. That job and environment taught me a number of important lessons. You have to work as part of a team and understand that one person’s failure to do his or her job can negatively affect the end product. And most important, you have to interact well with people. When you are dealing with clients at a law firm, they expect to receive the very best service and advice you have to offer.
Q&A: William A. Brewer III

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job?
BREWER: My first real job was working as a lifeguard on Long Island, New York – where I grew up.
Q&A: Kay Lynn Brumbaugh

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
Brumbaugh: When I was in junior high school, I worked Saturdays in an optometrist’s office. My main responsibility was to clean out the hundreds of little wooden stands nailed to the wall on which eyeglass frames were displayed. It certainly helped motivate me to work hard in school because I did not want to do that for a career, but it also gave me an appreciation for the value of hard work and earning my own money.
Q&A: Ron Chapman Jr.

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
CHAPMAN: As soon as I could drive, I did manual labor in an un-air-conditioned warehouse full of rolls of carpet and boxes of mini-blinds. The job involved lots of heavy lifting and plenty of sweat.
Q&A: David Coale

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
COALE: In high school I got extra credit in biology if I helped out at the Heard Museum in McKinney, so I spent a lot of time carrying a boa constrictor around the outlet mall to help get new museum members. I learned that to become more persuasive, carry a large reptile.
Q&A: Karl G. Dial

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
Dial: In my first job, I was an umpire for youth baseball games, so I learned early how to make snap decisions and how to manage conflict situations.
Q&A: Craig A. Haynes

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
Haynes: My first job was as a paper boy when I was 10. It was difficult waking up at 4:00 every morning to ride my bike route in the Lubbock, Texas, winter, but the $19 a month I earned made it all seem worthwhile at the time. I worked as a waiter at various restaurants throughout college and was able to save and invest most of the tips I earned. Years later, I used that money to make the down payment on my first house.
Q&A: Deborah Hankinson

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
HANKINSON: In my first job, I was a summer recreation leader for the City of Richardson Parks and Recreation Department. The city hired college students to coordinate and provide recreational activities for younger children during the summer months, when they were out of school. The children would come to a park in their neighborhood and there would be crafts and activities, things to keep them busy, things that helped them to learn, etc. As part of that same program, the city set up a program at the recreation center for children who were dealing with physical and mental handicaps, and that’s where I worked. It was a tremendous responsibility for a young person; you had to take the initiative, plan and organize the activities, and be creative and resourceful. But working with the children and their families made it all worthwhile. The experience taught me how much I enjoyed working with people and being challenged, even at that very young age, to do something that was beyond what I had done previously. In everything I do, I continue to look for those same kinds of challenges.
Q&A: Ronald W. Johnson

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
JOHNSON: My first job was as a janitor at my family’s church when I was in junior high school. I progressed to working as a gas station attendant in high school.
Q&A: Michael Richardson

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
RICHARDSON: The summer after my first year of high school, I worked at The Big Cheese Pizza in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I was a dishwasher for four months and then moved to the front counter and cash register. I next worked as a checker at the local Kmart, where they quickly promoted me to checkout supervisor. As I think back on it, both jobs were incredibly valuable. Both taught me lessons that I still use today, namely, interacting with the public – in a business environment – and how to conduct oneself in a professional manner. Both also taught me how hard people work at their jobs, even if they work in jobs we too often take for granted.
Q&A: Mike Lynn

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc)?
Lynn: Along with scores of high school and college students, I poured cement and worked a jackhammer for four summers to build warehouses around Six Flags in Arlington. I concluded that I needed an indoor job.
Q&A: Matthew E. Yarbrough

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
Yarbrough: In my first job, I opened a Hickey Freeman business and sold tailor-made suits to college students, which on the face of it, sounds rather simple and straightforward. But there was an incident that taught me some very important lessons — all of which I still use as a business owner myself — about how to handle business when things don’t go your way.
Q&A: Veronica Smith Lewis

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
Smith Lewis: My very first job (when I was 16) was as a waitress at a Kip’s Big Boy restaurant. I made $1.65 per hour, plus tips, and was thrilled. There is no better way to learn the importance of customer service than to work as a waitress.
Q&A: Steven H. Stodghill

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DBJ: What was your first job (as a teen or in college, etc.)?
Stodghill: Starting at age 13 and continuing into college, I worked on my grandfather’s ranch in Rockwall. I baled hay in 105-degree Texas heat, shoveled oats, plowed fields and worked with cattle. I know it sounds cliché, but working hard at a young age gives you a tremendous respect for hard work and prepares you for professional life. It also made me realize I didn’t want to be a rancher when I grew up.
Two Denver law firms win patent work from NIH

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

If federal biotechnology researchers hit upon a new HIV or cancer treatment, Denver-area attorneys might be the ones handling the patent process.
Colorado hopes to lose reputation as bad place for filing bankruptcies

Posted: May 24th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

It’s a fact of life that recessions beget corporate bankruptcies, which often peak long after the recession has ended. Denver attorneys hope Colorado won’t miss out on its share of the action when they do.
Katy office building sold into joint venture

Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 12:30pm EDT

The Det Norske Veritas office building in Katy has been sold by landlord Duke Realty Corp. into a joint venture the company formed last year with CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust.
Ann Ravel heading federal torts branch

Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 12:29pm EDT

Santa Clara County Counsel Ann Ravel has been selected to head the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division Torts Branch and Office of Consumer Litigation in Washington D.C.
Program targets attorney diversity

Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 10:50am EDT

Akerman Senterfitt will team up with Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) Law School in Orlando to promote diversity among attorneys.
Reports: Wilson Sonsini CEO next ambassador to Japan

Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 10:29am EDT

Silicon Valley law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati may be losing CEO John Roos, who Japanese media reports say has been chosen as the U.S. ambassador to that country.
Failure to pay FCC fine sends radio station WQYK to court

Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 10:22am EDT

A five-year-old battle on how much radiation was being emitted from broadcast towers on Park Tower in downtown Tampa has moved to the court system.
Busines Journal names Women in Business award winners

Posted: May 21st, 2009, 3:58pm EDT

UnitedHealth Group’s Jeannine Rivet, Delta Air Lines’ Theresa Wise and author Kate DiCamillo are among 51 women honored by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal in the paper’s 12th annual Women in Business publication.
Business Journal names Women in Business award winners

Posted: May 21st, 2009, 3:58pm EDT

UnitedHealth Group’s Jeannine Rivet, Delta Air Lines’ Theresa Wise and author Kate DiCamillo are among 51 women honored by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal in the paper’s 12th annual Women in Business publication.
Isaacson Rosenbaum names Donovan CEO

Posted: May 21st, 2009, 3:47pm EDT

Lonny Donovan has been elected the new CEO of Isaacson Rosenbaum PC, the law firm said Thursday.
Oklahoma City’s Kirkpatrick Oil opens Denver office

Posted: May 21st, 2009, 2:53pm EDT

Kirkpatrick Oil Co. Inc. of Oklahoma City said Thursday it is opening a Denver office and has named Kevin Preston to head the office.
University of Missouri System to cut jobs

Posted: May 21st, 2009, 2:49pm EDT

The University of Missouri System plans to cut 22 administrative jobs, President Gary Forsee said Thursday.
Rachlin to merge with N.Y. firm

Posted: May 21st, 2009, 1:15pm EDT

South Florida's eighth-largest accounting firm, Rachlin LLP, is merging with Marcum & Kliegman LLP, the largest accounting firm on New York’s Long Island.
Hughes, Ngage call off merger

Posted: May 21st, 2009, 12:57pm EDT

Interactive marketing firm Ngage and advertising and marketing firm Hughes have called off their planned merger.
Community Bank of West Georgia must sell

Posted: May 21st, 2009, 12:52pm EDT

The Federal Reserve on May 19 issued a “corrective action” to Community Bank of West Georgia, forcing the bank to, among other things, agree to be acquired by another financial institution.
Tech Data drops $1B in revenue, but still increases profit

Posted: May 21st, 2009, 9:43am EDT

Softness in information technology spending might have cost Tech Data Corp. more than $1 billion in revenue, but it had no negative effect on the Clearwater distribution company’s bottom line. (TECD)
Mass. AG files suits against charities

Posted: May 21st, 2009, 9:42am EDT

Attorney General Martha Coakley on Wednesday filed two separate civil actions in Suffolk Superior Court against charities and professional solicitors, alleging they misled potential donors into believing the charities were benefiting local veterans and police officers.
Levy and Craig elects Pitkin president

Posted: May 21st, 2009, 8:30am EDT

Robert Pitkin was elected president of Kansas City-area law firm Levy and Craig PC.
Prince William Co. attorney to step down

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 4:44pm EDT

Prince William County Attorney Ross Horton will retire after more than three decades of public service.
Reed Smith cutting associates' salaries by 10 percent

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 4:17pm EDT

Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh’s second largest law firm and eighth largest private company, Wednesday said it is cutting associates’ salaries by 10 percent throughout the United States, effective July 1.
Golden Triangle Bike Rental coming to SouthSide Works

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 4:04pm EDT

To accommodate the growing numbers along the nearby riverfront trails, the Golden Triangle Bike Rental is setting up shop at the SouthSide Works.
Fla. AG joins in false charity sweep

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 4:03pm EDT

Florida has joined a nationwide crackdown on fraudulent charitable solicitors who claim to help police, firefighters and veterans.
Rancho Cordova utility tax voted down

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 3:59pm EDT

Measure B in Rancho Cordova, which would’ve expanded a utility tax to modern technologies, received a simple majority yes vote of 55 percent in the special election Tuesday, but needed a two-thirds majority to pass. Rancho Cordova officials said Wednesday the issue will “undoubtedly” be brought before voters again in the future.
Reed Smith cutting associates’ salaries 10%

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 3:58pm EDT

The Reed Smith law firm said it will cut salaries for all U.S. associates by 10 percent across the board, effective July 1.
Missouri, Kansas sue charities for fraud

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 2:53pm EDT

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and Kansas Attorney General Steve Six sued charities that allegedly misrepresented their affiliations with local law enforcement and veterans groups to collect donations.
Canisius College launches new institute

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 12:59pm EDT

Canisius College has established its third institute in nine months.
Washington State Investment Board suing Lehman Bros.

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 12:57pm EDT

The Washington State Investment Board says it’s filed a lawsuit against Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. to recover more than $100 million in lost investments.
Missouri, Illinois sue 'fraudulent' charities

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 12:19pm EDT

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Wednesday sued what they called “fraudulent” charities that misrepresented their affiliation with local law enforcement and veterans groups to collect donations.
Trinity students develop distance-learning counseling courseware

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 11:55am EDT

A group of Trinity University computer science students teamed up to help a nonprofit agency that counsels victims of domestic violence.
GMAC: Georgia 47th in driver knowledge

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 11:50am EDT

Georgia drivers are among the least knowledgeable in the nation, according to a study published Wednesday by GMAC Insurance Group.
USIS buys Labat-Anderson

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 7:37am EDT

US Investigations Services Inc. has expanded its offerings to government customers with the acquisition of Labat-Anderson Inc.
Nominees named for St. Louis County judge vacancy

Posted: May 19th, 2009, 5:50pm EDT

Two lawyers and a family court commissioner have been nominated to fill the associate circuit judge vacancy on the St. Louis County Circuit Court created when Judge Gloria Clark Reno was promoted.
CBS4: Denver judge Arguello approached by White House about Supreme Court vacancy

Posted: May 19th, 2009, 3:33pm EDT

U.S. District Judge Christine Arguello said she's been approached by White House intermediaries regarding an upcoming vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lobby regulating commission’s executive director resigns

Posted: May 19th, 2009, 1:58pm EDT

The executive director of the state commission that regulates lobbyists announced his resignation on Monday.
Quarles & Brady names Pettibone managing partner

Posted: May 18th, 2009, 4:32pm EDT

Attorney Jon Pettibone is the new managing partner at the Phoenix office of Quarles & Brady LLP.
Honolulu law firm names new COO

Posted: May 18th, 2009, 4:16pm EDT

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel, Hawaii’s largest law firm, has named Debra Marple its new chief operating officer.
DLA Piper to cut attorney salaries

Posted: May 18th, 2009, 3:46pm EDT

Law firm DLA Piper, which employs a dozen attorneys in its Triangle outpost, has told associates it plans to cut their salaries starting in June.
Marie Milie Jones to succeed David Pappert as Duquesne University board chair

Posted: May 18th, 2009, 9:04am EDT

Duquesne University appointed Pittsburgh attorney Marie Milie Jones to chair its board of directors effective July 1.
Scottsdale firm debuts Web site for bankruptcy, mortgage rescue

Posted: May 17th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Scottsdale-based Mackey Law Firm PC launched a Web site to help clients and prospective clients navigate through mortgage modifications, debt resolution and bankruptcies.
Fennemore Craig cuts 17 jobs, most in Phoenix

Posted: May 17th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Fennemore Craig PC cut 17 positions in two sets of layoffs this year.
Lawsuit challenges tax breaks for key projects

Posted: May 17th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

A form of tax break used to help finance some of Atlanta’s most high-profile hotels and office buildings during the last two years has been halted — at least temporarily — by a lawsuit.
Drexel debuts its first law school grads

Posted: May 17th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Signing up as a member of Drexel University’s first law school class in 2006 was a risk. The school had no faculty, dean, facility or accreditation.
Attorneys re-form Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association

Posted: May 17th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Adrian Alvarez says he is frequently stopped in the halls of the Palm Beach County Courthouse just because he looks Hispanic. The county’s Spanish speakers, he believes, are desperate for information about legal issues they feel they can’t get due to a language barrier.
Partner tracks at area law firms slow with economy

Posted: May 17th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

The recession will prevent some senior law firm associates from ascending to the highly sought-after position of partner, according to legal industry watchers.
Survival of the flexible

Posted: May 17th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

There’s never a good time for the full force of an economic downturn to hit, but when the stock market plummeted last fall, kicking off a deep recession, the timing could have been a lot worse for GrayRobinson PA.
Young construction lawyer upbeat about industry’s future

Posted: May 17th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

JACKSONVILLE — This isn’t the best time to be young lawyer focusing on work in the construction industry, but Eileen LaCivita can see some signs of life in the field.
Law schools focuses on real-world skills, professionalism

Posted: May 17th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

SOUTHSIDE — The changing face of legal education in a nutshell: a course emphasizing the skills needed to do family-based immigration law is in and a course on investment management regulation is out.
Obama's antitrust policies send ripples through Silicon Valley

Posted: May 17th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Warning to Silicon Valley’s big technology firms: Be alert, be extremely alert. The Department of Justice under President Barack Obama will vigilantly keep companies from putting up unjustified barriers to competition.
New lawyers meet lower pay, delayed start dates

Posted: May 17th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Law firms Bryan Cave and Thompson Coburn have pushed back the starting date for their newly minted attorneys to January 2010. Husch Blackwell Sanders’ new class will start in the fall as usual, but the firm is rolling back starting pay by $10,000 to $110,000.
Kansas City-area law firms cite economy as cause for cuts

Posted: May 17th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

The Kansas City legal market continues to take its lumps from the slumping economy, with Lathrop & Gage LLP the latest firm to lay off lawyers.
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne sets up shop in Jefferson City with fourth office

Posted: May 17th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP has put its shingle out in Jefferson City, joining a handful of Kansas City law firms with a presence in Missouri’s capital.
‘Comeback lawyers’ topic of Webcast

Posted: May 12th, 2009, 1:35pm EDT

The New York State Bar Association is host free live Webcasts devoted to lawyers in need of career development assistance.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Km0KAR52ppM:lHIPyaKbj8k:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Km0KAR52ppM:lHIPyaKbj8k:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=Km0KAR52ppM:lHIPyaKbj8k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Km0KAR52ppM:lHIPyaKbj8k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=Km0KAR52ppM:lHIPyaKbj8k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Km0KAR52ppM:lHIPyaKbj8k:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
PG sues rival over Brawny pattern

Posted: May 12th, 2009, 11:32am EDT

Procter amp; Gamble Co. sued rival Georgia-Pacific Corp. for trademark infringement and deceptive trade practices, charging that its Brawny paper towels duplicate a pattern on Pamp;G’s Bounty brand. (PG)div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=7OnDYR4IH8s:Q-OyctzgA8Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=7OnDYR4IH8s:Q-OyctzgA8Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=7OnDYR4IH8s:Q-OyctzgA8Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=7OnDYR4IH8s:Q-OyctzgA8Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=7OnDYR4IH8s:Q-OyctzgA8Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=7OnDYR4IH8s:Q-OyctzgA8Y:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Wheeler named homeland security secretary

Posted: May 11th, 2009, 5:41pm EDT

Gov. Bill Richardson has appointed John Wheeler as secretary of the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=PIQuT04TbOU:gZx79IQCiGQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=PIQuT04TbOU:gZx79IQCiGQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=PIQuT04TbOU:gZx79IQCiGQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=PIQuT04TbOU:gZx79IQCiGQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=PIQuT04TbOU:gZx79IQCiGQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=PIQuT04TbOU:gZx79IQCiGQ:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Attorney John Yanchek sentenced for bank fraud, money laundering

Posted: May 11th, 2009, 5:37pm EDT

Sarasota attorney John Yanchek must forfeit $7.6 million and spend five years in prison for his role in conspiring to defraud banks, U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore ruled Monday.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=9Yivl_GVbTo:kQZvJ-R95qM:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=9Yivl_GVbTo:kQZvJ-R95qM:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=9Yivl_GVbTo:kQZvJ-R95qM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=9Yivl_GVbTo:kQZvJ-R95qM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=9Yivl_GVbTo:kQZvJ-R95qM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=9Yivl_GVbTo:kQZvJ-R95qM:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
HHGregg taking over Hilliard-Rome Circuit City

Posted: May 11th, 2009, 4:13pm EDT

A shuttered Circuit City Stores Inc. location will reopen this summer under the name of competitor HHGregg Inc., Columbus developer Casto said Monday. (HGG)div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=n8s09HNBNms:MnJnuc55M1Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=n8s09HNBNms:MnJnuc55M1Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=n8s09HNBNms:MnJnuc55M1Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=n8s09HNBNms:MnJnuc55M1Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=n8s09HNBNms:MnJnuc55M1Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=n8s09HNBNms:MnJnuc55M1Y:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
McDermott's Q1 income tumbles

Posted: May 11th, 2009, 4:13pm EDT

McDermott International Inc. on Monday reported net income of $77.7 million, or 33 cents a share, for the first quarter ended March 31, compared with net income of $123.2 million, or 54 cents a share, in the first quarter of 2008. (MDR)div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=uXKCMgC9y5M:oqQ8fI5yRk8:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=uXKCMgC9y5M:oqQ8fI5yRk8:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=uXKCMgC9y5M:oqQ8fI5yRk8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=uXKCMgC9y5M:oqQ8fI5yRk8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=uXKCMgC9y5M:oqQ8fI5yRk8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=uXKCMgC9y5M:oqQ8fI5yRk8:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Law firm Drinker Biddle slashes starting salaries, sets new training regimen

Posted: May 11th, 2009, 4:05pm EDT

Law firm Drinker Biddle amp; Reath said Monday it will slash entry-level lawyer salaries while the newcomers are put through a new, intensive training regimen.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=-3zlXWLuaHQ:uDIYC2wX130:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=-3zlXWLuaHQ:uDIYC2wX130:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=-3zlXWLuaHQ:uDIYC2wX130:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=-3zlXWLuaHQ:uDIYC2wX130:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=-3zlXWLuaHQ:uDIYC2wX130:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=-3zlXWLuaHQ:uDIYC2wX130:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Corporate legal spending to rise

Posted: May 11th, 2009, 10:06am EDT

U.S. businesses will boost their legal-services budgets in the second half of 2009, according to a study by The BTI Consulting Group.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=nxjbdj4EgSA:F-6Os0hjrlQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=nxjbdj4EgSA:F-6Os0hjrlQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=nxjbdj4EgSA:F-6Os0hjrlQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=nxjbdj4EgSA:F-6Os0hjrlQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=nxjbdj4EgSA:F-6Os0hjrlQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=nxjbdj4EgSA:F-6Os0hjrlQ:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Corporate legal spending to return in 2009

Posted: May 11th, 2009, 8:52am EDT

Following a 7 percent drop in corporate spending of legal services since the end of 2008, businesses will boost their law budgets in the second half of 2009, according to a study by BTI Consulting.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=EwuYCKnPRGg:VJvbfhpJbwA:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=EwuYCKnPRGg:VJvbfhpJbwA:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=EwuYCKnPRGg:VJvbfhpJbwA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=EwuYCKnPRGg:VJvbfhpJbwA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=EwuYCKnPRGg:VJvbfhpJbwA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=EwuYCKnPRGg:VJvbfhpJbwA:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Law-based internship for city teens

Posted: May 10th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Buffalo trial lawyer John Feroleto saw a need. More accurately, Feroleto is quick to point out, it was his wife who came to him with an idea to give back to the city where they both work.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Nor2leLMH9s:Sj7ppPDw538:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Nor2leLMH9s:Sj7ppPDw538:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=Nor2leLMH9s:Sj7ppPDw538:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Nor2leLMH9s:Sj7ppPDw538:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=Nor2leLMH9s:Sj7ppPDw538:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Nor2leLMH9s:Sj7ppPDw538:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Law grads face tough job market

Posted: May 10th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

When Elon University first began mulling a new law school back in 2003, the legal industry was entering an era of historic growth, with recruiting strong and entry-level salaries steadily increasing each year.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=uHaMbA78JBg:a4kypHF_4v0:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=uHaMbA78JBg:a4kypHF_4v0:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=uHaMbA78JBg:a4kypHF_4v0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=uHaMbA78JBg:a4kypHF_4v0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=uHaMbA78JBg:a4kypHF_4v0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=uHaMbA78JBg:a4kypHF_4v0:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Law firms give clients a break with alternative billing

Posted: May 10th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

The recession has made some law firm clients seek alternative billing methods — such as tying the fee to whether or not the client wins the case — rather than the traditional hourly rates.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=hGYEvaA5SrU:wS6_gCrNpXE:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=hGYEvaA5SrU:wS6_gCrNpXE:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=hGYEvaA5SrU:wS6_gCrNpXE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=hGYEvaA5SrU:wS6_gCrNpXE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=hGYEvaA5SrU:wS6_gCrNpXE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=hGYEvaA5SrU:wS6_gCrNpXE:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Law group goes virtual to offer big alternatives

Posted: May 10th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Stewart Alsop remembers a time when Silicon Valley law firms treated startups and more established institutional clients differently. The valley firms — the “big dudes” as he called them — were more inclined to help startups build successful companies, and that was reflected in what they charged for their services.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=gujKmF8bO1k:xbNLEo5GQg4:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=gujKmF8bO1k:xbNLEo5GQg4:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=gujKmF8bO1k:xbNLEo5GQg4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=gujKmF8bO1k:xbNLEo5GQg4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=gujKmF8bO1k:xbNLEo5GQg4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=gujKmF8bO1k:xbNLEo5GQg4:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
New firms making land grab in intellectual property

Posted: May 10th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

A hot market for intellectual property is attracting IP lawyers hoping to cash in on growing demand for patent counseling.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=1TkiI09_Ba4:evoRCz0bWfg:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=1TkiI09_Ba4:evoRCz0bWfg:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=1TkiI09_Ba4:evoRCz0bWfg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=1TkiI09_Ba4:evoRCz0bWfg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=1TkiI09_Ba4:evoRCz0bWfg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=1TkiI09_Ba4:evoRCz0bWfg:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Litigation up, but law firms advise some against pursuing claims

Posted: May 10th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

The old adage seems to be true: people are more litigious during tough economies.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=iSQM8TVl1IE:ZfDzrGiIwjs:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=iSQM8TVl1IE:ZfDzrGiIwjs:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=iSQM8TVl1IE:ZfDzrGiIwjs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=iSQM8TVl1IE:ZfDzrGiIwjs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=iSQM8TVl1IE:ZfDzrGiIwjs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=iSQM8TVl1IE:ZfDzrGiIwjs:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Lure of Internet has courts worried about its influence on jurors

Posted: May 10th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Since the inception of a trial by jury, jurors have had the temptation of researching cases outside the courtroom against judges’ orders.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=7UXoFePsSjA:jNuQFHbXgGg:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=7UXoFePsSjA:jNuQFHbXgGg:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=7UXoFePsSjA:jNuQFHbXgGg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=7UXoFePsSjA:jNuQFHbXgGg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=7UXoFePsSjA:jNuQFHbXgGg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=7UXoFePsSjA:jNuQFHbXgGg:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Many Hub law firms see big slide in profits

Posted: May 10th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

More than half of Boston’s largest law firms saw profits per partner slide in 2008, according to American Lawyer’s Top 100 list.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=OP4CM8GEpPk:9WEicX3HgWs:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=OP4CM8GEpPk:9WEicX3HgWs:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=OP4CM8GEpPk:9WEicX3HgWs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=OP4CM8GEpPk:9WEicX3HgWs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=OP4CM8GEpPk:9WEicX3HgWs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=OP4CM8GEpPk:9WEicX3HgWs:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Caution is the word among law firms

Posted: May 10th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Law firms in New Mexico have reported that their business is not down dramatically, but the mix of work is changing, with real estate, banking and bond work shrinking, while foreclosures and bankruptcies grow.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=sWtium86Kms:jQ2r0DctLJ4:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=sWtium86Kms:jQ2r0DctLJ4:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=sWtium86Kms:jQ2r0DctLJ4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=sWtium86Kms:jQ2r0DctLJ4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=sWtium86Kms:jQ2r0DctLJ4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=sWtium86Kms:jQ2r0DctLJ4:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Texas court makes noncompete agreements easier to enforce

Posted: May 10th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Employers in Texas will have a somewhat easier time enforcing noncompete agreements with former employees, as a result of an April decision by the Texas Supreme Court.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=b9uklWmjrg8:CMSfv42pbZ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=b9uklWmjrg8:CMSfv42pbZ8:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=b9uklWmjrg8:CMSfv42pbZ8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=b9uklWmjrg8:CMSfv42pbZ8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=b9uklWmjrg8:CMSfv42pbZ8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=b9uklWmjrg8:CMSfv42pbZ8:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
McDonough lays off 17, as other law firms in region retrench, cut pay

Posted: May 10th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

McDonough Holland amp; Allen PC, Sacramento’s second-largest law firm, has laid off four attorneys and 13 staff to cut costs as revenue continues to decline.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=zQV-t8KYC6s:FJVO7SjHG6w:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=zQV-t8KYC6s:FJVO7SjHG6w:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=zQV-t8KYC6s:FJVO7SjHG6w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=zQV-t8KYC6s:FJVO7SjHG6w:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=zQV-t8KYC6s:FJVO7SjHG6w:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=zQV-t8KYC6s:FJVO7SjHG6w:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Law firms launch leaner summer associate classes

Posted: May 10th, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

After a year filled with hardships at firms — including layoffs, pay cuts and deferred first-year associate classes — law firms are gearing up to welcome summer associate classes this year.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=T1MSJKb2smw:vQE4dth99ps:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=T1MSJKb2smw:vQE4dth99ps:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=T1MSJKb2smw:vQE4dth99ps:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=T1MSJKb2smw:vQE4dth99ps:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=T1MSJKb2smw:vQE4dth99ps:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=T1MSJKb2smw:vQE4dth99ps:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Snell Wilmer lay off support personnel

Posted: May 8th, 2009, 5:17pm EDT

The Snell amp; Wilmer LLP law firm has cut between 30 and 40 administrative and support positions.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=-A60wupY9A4:-7GmAYz3njk:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=-A60wupY9A4:-7GmAYz3njk:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=-A60wupY9A4:-7GmAYz3njk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=-A60wupY9A4:-7GmAYz3njk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=-A60wupY9A4:-7GmAYz3njk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=-A60wupY9A4:-7GmAYz3njk:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Human Capital: People on the move, May 8

Posted: May 8th, 2009, 1:32pm EDT

emA daily roundup of senior-level executive hires and board appointments: Friday, May 8, 2009/emdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=KKBI_Z1mEoo:uieevkUvzkw:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=KKBI_Z1mEoo:uieevkUvzkw:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=KKBI_Z1mEoo:uieevkUvzkw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=KKBI_Z1mEoo:uieevkUvzkw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=KKBI_Z1mEoo:uieevkUvzkw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=KKBI_Z1mEoo:uieevkUvzkw:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Dechert to open Russia office

Posted: May 8th, 2009, 11:19am EDT

The Dechert law firm said Friday that it will open an office in Moscow in June, and that five partners from New York’s Chadbourne amp; Parke have agreed to join the firm in Moscow and London.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=mdprxMBNIQE:7vH-3u7T1OA:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=mdprxMBNIQE:7vH-3u7T1OA:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=mdprxMBNIQE:7vH-3u7T1OA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=mdprxMBNIQE:7vH-3u7T1OA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=mdprxMBNIQE:7vH-3u7T1OA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=mdprxMBNIQE:7vH-3u7T1OA:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Run for capital begins

Posted: May 7th, 2009, 6:20pm EDT

Now that the results of the federal banking regulators’ stress tests of the 19 largest U.S. Banks is complete, the scramble is about to begin for the 10 that need additional capital. (STI) (WFC) (FITB)div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ktcsHx4H5yk:QFtRkin-DAQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ktcsHx4H5yk:QFtRkin-DAQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=ktcsHx4H5yk:QFtRkin-DAQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ktcsHx4H5yk:QFtRkin-DAQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=ktcsHx4H5yk:QFtRkin-DAQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ktcsHx4H5yk:QFtRkin-DAQ:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Fenwick West lays off 15 lawyers

Posted: May 7th, 2009, 6:18pm EDT

Citing lingering weakness in the economy, law firm Fenwick amp; West LLP has laid off 15 attorneys. (CSCO)div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=3YeyJvrxes0:CpyM65eAC1g:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=3YeyJvrxes0:CpyM65eAC1g:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=3YeyJvrxes0:CpyM65eAC1g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=3YeyJvrxes0:CpyM65eAC1g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=3YeyJvrxes0:CpyM65eAC1g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=3YeyJvrxes0:CpyM65eAC1g:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
VeriSign swings to $65M Q1 profit

Posted: May 7th, 2009, 3:29pm EDT

Internet security company VeriSign Inc. reported first quarter income Thursday of $65 million, or 34 cents a share, compared to a loss in the same period last year of $8.1 million, or 4 cents a share. (VRSN)div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rH5aYO9BeSU:cxBtxpkI9q8:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rH5aYO9BeSU:cxBtxpkI9q8:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=rH5aYO9BeSU:cxBtxpkI9q8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rH5aYO9BeSU:cxBtxpkI9q8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=rH5aYO9BeSU:cxBtxpkI9q8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rH5aYO9BeSU:cxBtxpkI9q8:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Reed Smith signs big S.F. lease, building to get new moniker

Posted: May 7th, 2009, 3:10pm EDT

Law firm Reed Smith LLP has agreed to lease about 95,000 at 101 Second St., the largest lease signed in San Francisco so far this year.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=IVZ7W4Wm5GM:NELCIhCg-ns:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=IVZ7W4Wm5GM:NELCIhCg-ns:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=IVZ7W4Wm5GM:NELCIhCg-ns:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=IVZ7W4Wm5GM:NELCIhCg-ns:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=IVZ7W4Wm5GM:NELCIhCg-ns:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=IVZ7W4Wm5GM:NELCIhCg-ns:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Mortgage fraud scheme involved stealing homes

Posted: May 7th, 2009, 12:21pm EDT

A Columbia County man has pleaded guilty in a mortgage fraud scheme in which he stole homes and laundered money through banks in Jacksonville, Lake City and Gainesville.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ss804YoUSdI:RlBUmwTILK8:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ss804YoUSdI:RlBUmwTILK8:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=ss804YoUSdI:RlBUmwTILK8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ss804YoUSdI:RlBUmwTILK8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=ss804YoUSdI:RlBUmwTILK8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ss804YoUSdI:RlBUmwTILK8:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Townsend named to state judicial panel

Posted: May 7th, 2009, 11:19am EDT

New York state Unified Court System Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau announced several key appointments Thursday including one familiar face in Buffalo legal circles.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rghWfBGpjWU:86lHN27je2w:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rghWfBGpjWU:86lHN27je2w:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=rghWfBGpjWU:86lHN27je2w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rghWfBGpjWU:86lHN27je2w:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=rghWfBGpjWU:86lHN27je2w:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rghWfBGpjWU:86lHN27je2w:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Welch will be interim U.S. attorney in Kansas

Posted: May 7th, 2009, 10:57am EDT

Lanny Welch is the new U.S. attorney for the District of Kansas, taking over for Marietta Parker after her term as acting U.S. attorney expired.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Nyj4-kKV7Uc:65Dj1DdKhOE:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Nyj4-kKV7Uc:65Dj1DdKhOE:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=Nyj4-kKV7Uc:65Dj1DdKhOE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Nyj4-kKV7Uc:65Dj1DdKhOE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=Nyj4-kKV7Uc:65Dj1DdKhOE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Nyj4-kKV7Uc:65Dj1DdKhOE:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
State Supreme Court hears Moore case against Goffstein, law firm

Posted: May 6th, 2009, 5:44pm EDT

Moore Automotive Group Inc.’s attempt to recover more than $286,700 from attorney Sandy Goffstein and the Goffstein, Raskas, Pomerantz, Kraus amp; Sherman law firm is now in the hands of the Missouri Supreme Court.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=BcpSmYtgd_4:kspwBtuqtyo:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=BcpSmYtgd_4:kspwBtuqtyo:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=BcpSmYtgd_4:kspwBtuqtyo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=BcpSmYtgd_4:kspwBtuqtyo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=BcpSmYtgd_4:kspwBtuqtyo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=BcpSmYtgd_4:kspwBtuqtyo:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Nixon appoints Columbia lawyer Pfeiffer to Missouri Court of Appeals

Posted: May 6th, 2009, 5:29pm EDT

Columbia lawyer Mark Pfeiffer will join the bench of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=6fKS5BRhsIE:anOXn0LaN9A:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=6fKS5BRhsIE:anOXn0LaN9A:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=6fKS5BRhsIE:anOXn0LaN9A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=6fKS5BRhsIE:anOXn0LaN9A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=6fKS5BRhsIE:anOXn0LaN9A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=6fKS5BRhsIE:anOXn0LaN9A:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Two Kansas City-area law firms make strides on list

Posted: May 6th, 2009, 1:27pm EDT

Although Kansas City law firms didn’t crack the upper half of the nation’s top 100 law firms based on revenue, two made notable financial strides.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ovCPzPXqMAQ:GUYUodRDBjA:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ovCPzPXqMAQ:GUYUodRDBjA:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=ovCPzPXqMAQ:GUYUodRDBjA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ovCPzPXqMAQ:GUYUodRDBjA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=ovCPzPXqMAQ:GUYUodRDBjA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ovCPzPXqMAQ:GUYUodRDBjA:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
BankUnited meeting triggered by lawsuit

Posted: May 6th, 2009, 11:18am EDT

Monday’s hastily called BankUnited Financial Corp. meeting was the result of a court order after former BankUnited board member and Senior VP Lauren Camner Winter filed a lawsuit. (BKUNA)div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ok6vK2Up4cg:7REYfjqujmo:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ok6vK2Up4cg:7REYfjqujmo:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=ok6vK2Up4cg:7REYfjqujmo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ok6vK2Up4cg:7REYfjqujmo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=ok6vK2Up4cg:7REYfjqujmo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ok6vK2Up4cg:7REYfjqujmo:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Hughes Energy ordered to pay $4.3M for Ponzi scheme

Posted: May 5th, 2009, 5:08pm EDT

Hughes Energy Inc. was ordered Tuesday to pay $4.3 million in restitution for conspiracy to engage in fraudulent interstate transactions and the sale of unregistered securities.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=6cq6b1ZKJYk:HgN4kNGDofY:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=6cq6b1ZKJYk:HgN4kNGDofY:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=6cq6b1ZKJYk:HgN4kNGDofY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=6cq6b1ZKJYk:HgN4kNGDofY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=6cq6b1ZKJYk:HgN4kNGDofY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=6cq6b1ZKJYk:HgN4kNGDofY:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Beazer to pay $30.5M in class action settlement

Posted: May 5th, 2009, 3:36pm EDT

Beazer Homes USA Inc. will pay $30.5 million to settle a consolidated putative securities class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders in March 2007 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. (BZH)div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=BP66my_JmLE:6FdrxHeMkpY:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=BP66my_JmLE:6FdrxHeMkpY:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=BP66my_JmLE:6FdrxHeMkpY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=BP66my_JmLE:6FdrxHeMkpY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=BP66my_JmLE:6FdrxHeMkpY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=BP66my_JmLE:6FdrxHeMkpY:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Eckert Seamans to lay off 119 temp lawyers in Downtown Pittsburgh

Posted: May 5th, 2009, 3:02pm EDT

Downtown Pittsburgh law firm Eckert Seamans Cherin amp; Mellott LLC has informed the state that it plans to lay off temporary lawyers from its coding center on Grant Street.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=sK4yJXI_zn0:aGEDe2uquTk:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=sK4yJXI_zn0:aGEDe2uquTk:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=sK4yJXI_zn0:aGEDe2uquTk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=sK4yJXI_zn0:aGEDe2uquTk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=sK4yJXI_zn0:aGEDe2uquTk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=sK4yJXI_zn0:aGEDe2uquTk:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Christ Hospital nursing college receives $500K gift

Posted: May 5th, 2009, 11:30am EDT

Shirley Snow, an alumna of Christ Hospital’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences, has given $500,000 to endow a scholarship fund, the school said Tuesday.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=MZFeH1ZqyEE:dMno1MdnpLc:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=MZFeH1ZqyEE:dMno1MdnpLc:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=MZFeH1ZqyEE:dMno1MdnpLc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=MZFeH1ZqyEE:dMno1MdnpLc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=MZFeH1ZqyEE:dMno1MdnpLc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=MZFeH1ZqyEE:dMno1MdnpLc:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
82 Degrees Tech event to tap stimulus and IT health

Posted: May 5th, 2009, 11:16am EDT

The technology industry group 82 Degrees Tech is hoping to help its members navigate stimulus and recovery opportunities in health care.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=YIz2C6NhxNw:-B9u1H-5C8Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=YIz2C6NhxNw:-B9u1H-5C8Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=YIz2C6NhxNw:-B9u1H-5C8Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=YIz2C6NhxNw:-B9u1H-5C8Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=YIz2C6NhxNw:-B9u1H-5C8Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=YIz2C6NhxNw:-B9u1H-5C8Q:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
HealthSouth reports $53M profit in 1Q

Posted: May 5th, 2009, 11:15am EDT

HealthSouth Corp. reported a 100 percent increase in year-over-year first quarter net income, even as it cut its debt by $85 million in the first quarter of 2009.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rRo4psA6FRA:p-A_aSWO55I:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rRo4psA6FRA:p-A_aSWO55I:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=rRo4psA6FRA:p-A_aSWO55I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rRo4psA6FRA:p-A_aSWO55I:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=rRo4psA6FRA:p-A_aSWO55I:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rRo4psA6FRA:p-A_aSWO55I:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Hochul nominated to be US Attorney in WNY

Posted: May 5th, 2009, 11:10am EDT

With the backing of New York’s senior senator, William Hochul has been nominated to serve as the United States Attorney for the Western District of New York.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=aFGJ72m_Uuo:BlcyE3Gkpmw:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=aFGJ72m_Uuo:BlcyE3Gkpmw:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=aFGJ72m_Uuo:BlcyE3Gkpmw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=aFGJ72m_Uuo:BlcyE3Gkpmw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=aFGJ72m_Uuo:BlcyE3Gkpmw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=aFGJ72m_Uuo:BlcyE3Gkpmw:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Allegheny Energy 1Q income flat

Posted: May 5th, 2009, 10:51am EDT

Allegheny Energy Inc. reported Tuesday that its first quarter income was down slightly from last year.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=sC8NNLDNdr0:xG9UPdKBcow:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=sC8NNLDNdr0:xG9UPdKBcow:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=sC8NNLDNdr0:xG9UPdKBcow:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=sC8NNLDNdr0:xG9UPdKBcow:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=sC8NNLDNdr0:xG9UPdKBcow:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=sC8NNLDNdr0:xG9UPdKBcow:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Supreme Court disciplines 28 Florida attorneys

Posted: May 5th, 2009, 10:47am EDT

The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 28 attorneys statewide, disbarring 10, suspending 16 and placing two on probation.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=j0ZShlTIXcI:KKb3cAOLYqQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=j0ZShlTIXcI:KKb3cAOLYqQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=j0ZShlTIXcI:KKb3cAOLYqQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=j0ZShlTIXcI:KKb3cAOLYqQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=j0ZShlTIXcI:KKb3cAOLYqQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=j0ZShlTIXcI:KKb3cAOLYqQ:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Cox Smith expands Austin office with new attorneys

Posted: May 5th, 2009, 9:21am EDT

Cox Smith Matthews Inc. has expanded the law firm’s health care regulatory practice by adding two attorneys in the company’s Austin office.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rt1K_L6e-DM:hTTKZUuf8FQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rt1K_L6e-DM:hTTKZUuf8FQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=rt1K_L6e-DM:hTTKZUuf8FQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rt1K_L6e-DM:hTTKZUuf8FQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=rt1K_L6e-DM:hTTKZUuf8FQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=rt1K_L6e-DM:hTTKZUuf8FQ:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Miller Starr lures three partners from competitors

Posted: May 4th, 2009, 1:18pm EDT

Miller Starr Regalia recruited three partners from local competitors to expand the law firm’s expertise in real estate, land use and litigation.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=gX9Jvt9HsGg:wHSYQbFlIZo:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=gX9Jvt9HsGg:wHSYQbFlIZo:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=gX9Jvt9HsGg:wHSYQbFlIZo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=gX9Jvt9HsGg:wHSYQbFlIZo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=gX9Jvt9HsGg:wHSYQbFlIZo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=gX9Jvt9HsGg:wHSYQbFlIZo:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Dyadic CEO makes a comeback

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Dyadic International CEO Mark Emalfarb has turned from the hunted to the hunter.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=PV-F0DWQ8OA:FAoO_8oi5gk:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=PV-F0DWQ8OA:FAoO_8oi5gk:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=PV-F0DWQ8OA:FAoO_8oi5gk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=PV-F0DWQ8OA:FAoO_8oi5gk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=PV-F0DWQ8OA:FAoO_8oi5gk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=PV-F0DWQ8OA:FAoO_8oi5gk:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Bourland Heflin law firm expands offices, adds partners

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Law firm Bourland, Heflin, Alvarez, Minor amp; Matthews PLC has expanded its office at 5400 Poplar and added two partner-level attorneys to the full-service firm.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ki1pjZCUQ6I:QPjF4hP4Hvo:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ki1pjZCUQ6I:QPjF4hP4Hvo:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=ki1pjZCUQ6I:QPjF4hP4Hvo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ki1pjZCUQ6I:QPjF4hP4Hvo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=ki1pjZCUQ6I:QPjF4hP4Hvo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=ki1pjZCUQ6I:QPjF4hP4Hvo:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Matthew Ian John

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

strongResidence:/strong Harbor Towndiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=r3I9By4xsdE:1BxUfBZMgu0:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=r3I9By4xsdE:1BxUfBZMgu0:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=r3I9By4xsdE:1BxUfBZMgu0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=r3I9By4xsdE:1BxUfBZMgu0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=r3I9By4xsdE:1BxUfBZMgu0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=r3I9By4xsdE:1BxUfBZMgu0:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Foley Lardner legal eagle leaves for GrayRobinson

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Well-known real estate lawyer Terence “Terry” Delahunty Jr. is leaving Foley amp; Lardner LLP after 24 years with the firm to join Orlando-based GrayRobinson PA on May 4.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=wIgoc_FPcGA:-HOPbX6zT_M:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=wIgoc_FPcGA:-HOPbX6zT_M:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=wIgoc_FPcGA:-HOPbX6zT_M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=wIgoc_FPcGA:-HOPbX6zT_M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=wIgoc_FPcGA:-HOPbX6zT_M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=wIgoc_FPcGA:-HOPbX6zT_M:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Ashcroft makes case for team of U.S. attorneys

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft is seizing upon the changing of the guard in Washington to snatch up several U.S. attorneys appointed by former President George W. Bush.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=PPtD10UH9Tk:zbVW0t9WmPk:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=PPtD10UH9Tk:zbVW0t9WmPk:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=PPtD10UH9Tk:zbVW0t9WmPk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=PPtD10UH9Tk:zbVW0t9WmPk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=PPtD10UH9Tk:zbVW0t9WmPk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=PPtD10UH9Tk:zbVW0t9WmPk:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Large law firms scale back summer associates programs

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Across the country, the recession is taking its toll on large law firms that have cut back on associates and support staff.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=r1X5i7LLJis:6USfbcY3YsI:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=r1X5i7LLJis:6USfbcY3YsI:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=r1X5i7LLJis:6USfbcY3YsI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=r1X5i7LLJis:6USfbcY3YsI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=r1X5i7LLJis:6USfbcY3YsI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=r1X5i7LLJis:6USfbcY3YsI:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Bill would ease deduction limits on plaintiffs attorneys

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

A federal bill would alter the timing of deductions for advances and expenses lawyers make in contingency fee cases.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=93wBXE_Xwyw:7oAmp0G0nk4:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=93wBXE_Xwyw:7oAmp0G0nk4:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=93wBXE_Xwyw:7oAmp0G0nk4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=93wBXE_Xwyw:7oAmp0G0nk4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=93wBXE_Xwyw:7oAmp0G0nk4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=93wBXE_Xwyw:7oAmp0G0nk4:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Practical law taught in a practical place

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

While some high school students object to work-intensive classes, those enrolled in the Street Law class relish the opportunities to learn about law and get hands-on experience in a mock-murder trial.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=YvhJvwQFYpU:7ld59HngubM:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=YvhJvwQFYpU:7ld59HngubM:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=YvhJvwQFYpU:7ld59HngubM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=YvhJvwQFYpU:7ld59HngubM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=YvhJvwQFYpU:7ld59HngubM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=YvhJvwQFYpU:7ld59HngubM:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Stereotypes, cancer couldn't stop Baker from reaching her goals

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Beverly Baker decided when she was 8 years old that she wanted to be a lawyer, but the world was a different place back then.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=zNZGIPDqaDs:BegvJAgezNc:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=zNZGIPDqaDs:BegvJAgezNc:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=zNZGIPDqaDs:BegvJAgezNc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=zNZGIPDqaDs:BegvJAgezNc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=zNZGIPDqaDs:BegvJAgezNc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=zNZGIPDqaDs:BegvJAgezNc:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Wells agrees to pay fees of lawyers who sued the bank

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Class-action attorneys want a $1.975 million fee for their failed attempt to block Wachovia Corp.’s sale to Wells Fargo amp; Co. And Wells has agreed to pay the money as part of a settlement.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=C_HF27b0Uss:AP5fDtkFMOk:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=C_HF27b0Uss:AP5fDtkFMOk:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=C_HF27b0Uss:AP5fDtkFMOk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=C_HF27b0Uss:AP5fDtkFMOk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=C_HF27b0Uss:AP5fDtkFMOk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=C_HF27b0Uss:AP5fDtkFMOk:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
UNC, NCCU, N.C. Leap offer small businesses free legal help

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

SILER CITY – John Sich was in a fix. His manufacturing company had leased equipment from a business that later went bankrupt, leaving him with many unanswered legal questions.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=9zXH5z5fr1I:1kcE0pysq4k:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=9zXH5z5fr1I:1kcE0pysq4k:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=9zXH5z5fr1I:1kcE0pysq4k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=9zXH5z5fr1I:1kcE0pysq4k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=9zXH5z5fr1I:1kcE0pysq4k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=9zXH5z5fr1I:1kcE0pysq4k:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Banking turmoil brushes Triangle firms, hurts Charlotte

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

RALEIGH – The book of business held by Charlotte’s banking lawyers once was the envy of regional firms. Working close to powerful headquarters gave attorneys at Queen City law offices access to vast troves of business from Wachovia and Bank of America.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=a85XVp1VFss:PywJ64s0gIg:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=a85XVp1VFss:PywJ64s0gIg:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=a85XVp1VFss:PywJ64s0gIg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=a85XVp1VFss:PywJ64s0gIg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=a85XVp1VFss:PywJ64s0gIg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=a85XVp1VFss:PywJ64s0gIg:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Recession, competition muddies job hunt for fresh grads

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

DURHAM – For law students in their final year, a job was a guaranteed rite of passage after three years of hard work.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=kI5hL-iQseQ:qqBP5EAamDU:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=kI5hL-iQseQ:qqBP5EAamDU:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=kI5hL-iQseQ:qqBP5EAamDU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=kI5hL-iQseQ:qqBP5EAamDU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=kI5hL-iQseQ:qqBP5EAamDU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=kI5hL-iQseQ:qqBP5EAamDU:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Florida Bar goes back to the bench

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

The Florida Bar has asked the state Supreme Court for a rehearing and clarification of its recent opinion rejecting proposed new regulation of lawyer Web sites.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=so6dWhZnJ8k:YV36wPSqhNg:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=so6dWhZnJ8k:YV36wPSqhNg:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=so6dWhZnJ8k:YV36wPSqhNg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=so6dWhZnJ8k:YV36wPSqhNg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=so6dWhZnJ8k:YV36wPSqhNg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=so6dWhZnJ8k:YV36wPSqhNg:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Opus South fallout: Firm targeted

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

CLEARWATER — Opus South Corp. is looking for scapegoats.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=va7K6Jzo460:_ZWO9ls30Jw:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=va7K6Jzo460:_ZWO9ls30Jw:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=va7K6Jzo460:_ZWO9ls30Jw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=va7K6Jzo460:_ZWO9ls30Jw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=va7K6Jzo460:_ZWO9ls30Jw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=va7K6Jzo460:_ZWO9ls30Jw:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
STAYING THE COURSE: Bud LaCava has seen enough during his 30-year career to know that happier days will return again

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Bud LaCava’s been around long enough to know that when it comes to the economy’s recent travails, this too shall pass.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=3LfTk7f6ojk:9aJ_6uGAc40:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=3LfTk7f6ojk:9aJ_6uGAc40:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=3LfTk7f6ojk:9aJ_6uGAc40:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=3LfTk7f6ojk:9aJ_6uGAc40:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=3LfTk7f6ojk:9aJ_6uGAc40:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=3LfTk7f6ojk:9aJ_6uGAc40:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Supreme Court: Noncompetes enforceable

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Employers in Texas will have a somewhat easier time enforcing noncompete agreements with former employees, due to an April decision by the Texas Supreme Court. The decision, in Mann Frankfort Stein amp; Lipp Advisors Inc. vs. Fielding, is important, according to experts.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=gGueaNRNfMg:i5EPPKKlm-o:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=gGueaNRNfMg:i5EPPKKlm-o:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=gGueaNRNfMg:i5EPPKKlm-o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=gGueaNRNfMg:i5EPPKKlm-o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=gGueaNRNfMg:i5EPPKKlm-o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=gGueaNRNfMg:i5EPPKKlm-o:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
A down economy has been a business boon for employment lawyers

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Not everyone accepts a pink slip quietly. And as the economy continues to jettison jobs, more ex-workers are looking for a second opinion on the reasons for their departures.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=aOnGdzExg6k:bsB2KRvCpRw:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=aOnGdzExg6k:bsB2KRvCpRw:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=aOnGdzExg6k:bsB2KRvCpRw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=aOnGdzExg6k:bsB2KRvCpRw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=aOnGdzExg6k:bsB2KRvCpRw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=aOnGdzExg6k:bsB2KRvCpRw:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
In the interest of The Client

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

Cecil Schenker spent the bulk of his career — 25 years — building up a clientele at the national law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer amp; Feld LLP. When he started it was a regional Texas-based firm, which he helped expand, opening up an office in Los Angeles in 1998. His clientele came to include such notables as Goldie Hawn, her partner Kurt Russell and daughter Kate Hudson — as well as Bikram Yoga’s founder Bikram Choudhury.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=WPKxnzN5RXw:XqaXznkJ86o:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=WPKxnzN5RXw:XqaXznkJ86o:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=WPKxnzN5RXw:XqaXznkJ86o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=WPKxnzN5RXw:XqaXznkJ86o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=WPKxnzN5RXw:XqaXznkJ86o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=WPKxnzN5RXw:XqaXznkJ86o:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Florida Bar goes back to the bench on Web ads

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm EDT

The Florida Bar has asked the state Supreme Court for a rehearing and clarification of its recent opinion rejecting proposed new regulation of lawyer Web sites.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=so6dWhZnJ8k:0A_v8x-V5yg:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=so6dWhZnJ8k:0A_v8x-V5yg:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=so6dWhZnJ8k:0A_v8x-V5yg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=so6dWhZnJ8k:0A_v8x-V5yg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=so6dWhZnJ8k:0A_v8x-V5yg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=so6dWhZnJ8k:0A_v8x-V5yg:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Cox Smith attorney recognized for being a mentor in the legal industry

Posted: May 1st, 2009, 3:19pm EDT

The San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (SAYLA) has honored an attorney from Cox Smith as a role model for the city’s budding lawyers.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=S0YgOwOVKv8:7xJPP98RDn0:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=S0YgOwOVKv8:7xJPP98RDn0:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=S0YgOwOVKv8:7xJPP98RDn0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=S0YgOwOVKv8:7xJPP98RDn0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=S0YgOwOVKv8:7xJPP98RDn0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=S0YgOwOVKv8:7xJPP98RDn0:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Nixon picks Youngs as Jackson County Circuit Court judge

Posted: May 1st, 2009, 2:32pm EDT

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has chosen Dale Youngs, a lawyer with Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP, to become the newest Jackson County Circuit Court judge.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=MafK_zLwc9Y:UFel_z4en3E:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=MafK_zLwc9Y:UFel_z4en3E:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=MafK_zLwc9Y:UFel_z4en3E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=MafK_zLwc9Y:UFel_z4en3E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=MafK_zLwc9Y:UFel_z4en3E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=MafK_zLwc9Y:UFel_z4en3E:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Lewis Roca add Palo Alto law office

Posted: May 1st, 2009, 11:55am EDT

Lewis amp; Roca LLP is opening a new office in Silicon Valley.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=LDgZ6i3w0nI:XI2AGNo2bSk:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=LDgZ6i3w0nI:XI2AGNo2bSk:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=LDgZ6i3w0nI:XI2AGNo2bSk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=LDgZ6i3w0nI:XI2AGNo2bSk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=LDgZ6i3w0nI:XI2AGNo2bSk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=LDgZ6i3w0nI:XI2AGNo2bSk:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Former Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo faces trial

Posted: May 1st, 2009, 11:45am EDT

A federal judge has ruled that Angelo Mozilo, former chairman and chief executive of Countrywide Financial Corp., should be tried in Florida in a civil case targeting deceptive trade practices. (BAC)div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=tp1qmK3aqXs:ksiaZmi55D8:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=tp1qmK3aqXs:ksiaZmi55D8:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=tp1qmK3aqXs:ksiaZmi55D8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=tp1qmK3aqXs:ksiaZmi55D8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=tp1qmK3aqXs:ksiaZmi55D8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=tp1qmK3aqXs:ksiaZmi55D8:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Rosen awaits OK for SLA post

Posted: May 1st, 2009, 8:24am EDT

A Buffalo lawyer has been tapped by Governor David Paterson to be the next chairman of the state liquor authority.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=4Uk0wZw8OoM:QHexHqR9RKo:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=4Uk0wZw8OoM:QHexHqR9RKo:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=4Uk0wZw8OoM:QHexHqR9RKo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=4Uk0wZw8OoM:QHexHqR9RKo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=4Uk0wZw8OoM:QHexHqR9RKo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=4Uk0wZw8OoM:QHexHqR9RKo:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div
Pearce on short list for NLRB

Posted: May 1st, 2009, 6:01am EDT

Buffalo attorney Mark Pearce is on a list of several nominees selected by President Barack Obama to fill two democratic vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board, said his law partner Catherine Creighton.div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Hx_zOiqtK2g:Fo5oPqCJ_N8:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Hx_zOiqtK2g:Fo5oPqCJ_N8:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=Hx_zOiqtK2g:Fo5oPqCJ_N8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Hx_zOiqtK2g:Fo5oPqCJ_N8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?i=Hx_zOiqtK2g:Fo5oPqCJ_N8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_18?a=Hx_zOiqtK2g:Fo5oPqCJ_N8:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_18?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a /div