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• Lawyer Who Threatened to Neutralize Witness Gets 14-Year Sentence

  —ABA Journal Top Stories

  A high-profile criminal defense lawyer convicted of witness tampering was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Friday. The conviction of New York lawyer Robert Simels had “sent a chill through New York’s community of defense lawyers,” the New York Times reports. He had represented well-known clients, including accused drug [...]

  Posted: December 07, 2009, 8:33am EST
  

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• Chadbourne’s Bonus Aims to Repay Cut Salaries

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  Associates and staffers at Chadbourne & Parke who saw their pay cut last April will get the money back early next year in a lump sum payment. The decision, announced internally in September, was publicly disclosed last week, the New York Law Journal reports. Chadbourne never specified the amount of the pay [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:23am EST
  

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• ‘The Right Program for Every Student’ Is Not a Contract, Court Tells 2L

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  A transfer student unhappy with his “C” grade in a legal writing course has lost a lawsuit seeking to force New York Law School to change to a pass-fail system. Plaintiff Timothy Keefe claimed he was disadvantaged when New York Law School placed him in Legal Writing II, according to [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:15am EST
  

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• Judge Jails 2 Attorneys for Contempt in 4 Days

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  It may not be a good time for Georgia practitioners to try the patience of Matthew Simmons, the chief judge of Clayton County Superior Court. Within two business days he has jailed two lawyers for contempt in unrelated cases, according to a Daily Report article reprinted in New York Lawyer [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:21pm EST
  

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• Why Abandoning Lockstep Can Lead to Disgruntled Associates

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  Abandoning lockstep promotions and salary hikes for associates can hurt morale if the system is perceived as unfair, according to a consultant who is an organizational psychologist. Writing for the New York Law Journal, Larry Richard of the legal consulting firm Hildebrandt warns about the dangers of moving to a [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:27am EST
  

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• Lawyers

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  Martha Neil, ABA Jrl Law News Now, 2 Lawyers Charged in Claimed $1.1M Client Embezzlement Scheme Vesselin Mitev, Law.com, New York Law Journal, Disbarred Attorney Pleads Guilty to Guardian Account Thefts Linda Sandler & Carlyn Kolker, Bloomberg, Ropes & Gray... [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:35am EST
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