Tag: Lawyers
Law Schools Where Too Many Graduates Fail the Bar Exam May Face Tougher Sanctions
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The American Bar Association this week will take up the issue of poor performing law schools, considering a controversial proposal that would toughen the bar-pass standard for law schools.
Biglaw Associate With ALS is in Race Against Time to Find a Cure
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After his diagnosis, Brian Wallach returned to Skadden Arps, the firm where he started his career, and he was welcomed back by the firm with open arms.
He Made His Way to the Top of Biglaw. Then His Drinking Almost Brought Him Down
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Steven Wall attributes his alcoholism to three factors: his heredity, his personality and how he handled the enormous stress of his job.
Employment Attorney Terah Moxley Promoted to Partner at Estes Thorne & Carr
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Employment attorney Terah Moxley of litigation boutique Estes Thorne & Carr PLLC has been promoted to partner.
Bradley Partner Frederic Smith Jr. Named to Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance 2019
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partner Frederic L. Smith Jr. has been listed in the 2019 edition of Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance. He is based in the firm’s Birmingham, Ala., office.
Dallas’ Jody Rodenberg Among Texas Top Women Attorneys in Texas Monthly
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Jody Rodenberg of Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler LLP is featured in the January issue of Texas Monthly in a special section of Top Women Attorneys in Texas
Perkins Coie Adds Immigration Partner KoKo Huang to Seattle Office
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Perkins Coie announced that “KoKo” Ye Huang has joined the firm’s International Transactions & Trade practice as a partner in the Seattle office.
Greensfelder Adds Samantha Caluori as Associate
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Samantha E. Caluori has rejoined Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., in St. Louis as an associate in the Business Services practice group.
Steve Clayton Joins Holland & Hart in Salt Lake City
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Holland & Hart announced the addition of Steve Clayton to the firm’s Salt Lake City office in the Real Estate Development practice.
Former Paralegal Joins Same Law Firm as an Attorney
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Family law boutique Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP, announced the addition of associate Jessica Anderson, who previously worked as a paralegal in the firm’s Dallas and Frisco offices.
Department of Justice Veteran Joins BRG’s Global Investigations Practice in Miami
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Richard D. Gregorie’s career with the U.S. Department of Justice includes awards and high-profile prosecutions, including indictments of Panamanian General Manuel Noriega and the Medellin Drug Cartel.
Deans & Lyons Partner Honored Among Top Young Dallas Lawyers
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Deans & Lyons partner Chris Simmons has earned selection to D Magazine’s 2019 list of Best Lawyers Under 40.
Michael Durham Joins Barnes & Thornburg as Labor & Employment Partner
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Veteran immigration lawyer Michael E. Durham has joined Barnes & Thornburg’s South Bend office as a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment Department.
Burns Charest Attorney LeElle Slifer Named Partner
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Attorney LeElle Slifer has been named partner by the Dallas-based trial law firm of Burns Charest LLP.
Biglaw Firm Pushing Out Senior Associates
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Associates were told they weren’t partner or counsel material, given only a portion of their bonus and told they had six months to find another job.
Another N.Y. Lawyer Censured After 60 Minutes Sting Report
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The CBS program reported on an undercover probe by anticorruption advocacy group Global Witness.
Freeborn Elects Joseph L. Fogel as Co-Managing Partner
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Joseph L. Fogel has been elected as the new co-managing partner at Freeborn & Peters LLP, based in Chicago.
John Duke Named Hogan Lovells Office Managing Partner in Philadelphia
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John Duke has been named office managing partner for Hogan Lovells’ Philadelphia office effective January 1.
Lando & Anastasi, LLP Announces Four Attorneys Elevated to Partnership
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Lando & Anastasi, LLP announced that Gregory K. Gerstenzang, Nathan T. Harris, Hannah R. Koyfman, Ph.D., and David M. Roccio have been elected partners of the firm.
Former Biglaw Chairman Dies in Manhattan Fire
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John Merow, 89, was found near his wife, Mary, 85, after the fire broke out in their apartment about 5 a.m. on Jan. 12, reports Above the Law.
