Greg Jacob expected to quietly return to the obscure world of employment benefits law after Joe Biden won the White House. Then came Jan. 6, 2021, and Jacob found himself rushing through the US Senate chamber to a secure location as rioters stormed the Capitol. Jacob, Vice President Mike Pence’s […]
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When Can I Sue My Lawyer in Texas?
It is not uncommon for an attorney to execute all or part of his or her client’s wishes, which may be in breach of a fiduciary duty owed by the client to a third party. The third party can certainly sue the client for breaching fiduciary duties. But can the […]
‘She never lost her cool’: How U.S. Soccer’s top lawyer won labor peace
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(Reuters) – “A little bit daunting.” That’s how Karen Leetzow described the challenges she faced in mid-2020 when she stepped in as chief legal officer for the U.S. Soccer Federation. The federation, which is the sport’s official governing body in the U.S., had stumbled badly in response to an equal […]
ANALYSIS: Lawyer and Legal Employment Hit Pandemic Highs in Q1
Lawyers and legal workers in the first quarter reached their highest employment levels since the pandemic began, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, inching closer to a full recovery. And while there were some negative points in the quarterly employment data, legal employment in the first quarter continued the […]
A Philly immigration lawyer tries to help Ukrainian Americans desperate to get family members out of the war zone
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Ricky Palladino’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing since Russia invaded Ukraine. The Philadelphia immigration lawyer has gotten more than a hundred calls from local Ukrainian Americans desperate to get family members out of the war and into the United States. He’s received at least another hundred pleas from Russian families, frightened […]
Clouse Brown Welcomes Experienced Employment Lawyer Robert “Bobby” Lee
DALLAS, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Employment attorney Robert “Bobby” Lee has joined Dallas employment boutique Clouse Brown as Senior Counsel. Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Mr. Lee represents employers, executives, and other employees in all facets of the employment relationship. […]
Commercial and Labor & Employment Trial Lawyer Christopher Banks Joins Crowell & Moring
Banks has a demonstrated track record in court, having tried or arbitrated to verdict a half-dozen cases within the last five years alone. In one notable case, he served as lead trial counsel for Japanese pharmaceutical company Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. in a three-month trial that resulted in the largest […]
St. Louis lawyer faked legal documents, judges’ signatures, feds say | Law and order
ST. LOUIS — A lawyer from St. Louis faked legal documents in court cases in St. Louis and St. Louis and St. Charles counties for more than a year, a federal indictment and disciplinary documents say. Among the documents falsified by Andrew Gavin Wynne were forged signatures of judges, the […]
How to Manage and Avoid Lawyer Burnout
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Chances are that being an attorney suits you, otherwise, why on earth would you have pursued this profession? Yet, after a few years of overwhelming piles of documents, never-ending emails, back-to-back consultations, finding your own clients, doing your own marketing, and ardently defending your clients in […]
Peter Henning, longtime lawyer turned scholar who focused on white collar crime, dies at 65
Peter J. Henning, Grosse Pointe Park As a former federal prosecutor and law professor, Peter Henning had expert insight on white-collar crime and an array of legal issues. Whether in the classroom or during interviews with the media, he imparted that knowledge in memorable ways. “He had the ability to take these complex ideas […]