Top 10 Stories: ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter March 21, 2008
Our Top Ten Stories of the Week
Law Firms
Melvyn Weiss to Plead Guilty; His Ex-Firm Changes Its Name
Mar 20, 2008, 05:39 am CDT
Updated: Pioneering securities class-action lawyer Melvyn Weiss has agreed to pay $10 million in fines and penalties and to serve up to 33 months in prison to resolve charges that he paid kickbacks to lead plaintiffs... Continue reading.
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Legal Ethics
Small Pa. Law Firm Hit With $5.2M Overbilling Judgment
Mar 17, 2008, 02:27 pm CDT
Layoffs
Thelen Cuts 26 Associates, 85 Staffers
Mar 20, 2008, 06:15 am CDT
In-house Counsel
'Feeding Frenzy' Over Expected Lawyer Layoffs at Bear Stearns
Mar 20, 2008, 10:30 am CDT
Tax Law
Gambler Hits Jackpot in IRS Case, Sets Tax Precedent
Mar 17, 2008, 06:21 pm CDT
Law Firms
How Blackwell Sanders Cut Attrition in Half
Mar 18, 2008, 04:18 pm CDT
Diversity
BigLaw 'Ghetto'? Former Staff Attorney Raps Covington's D.C. Office
Mar 18, 2008, 12:30 pm CDT
Legal Ethics
Lawyer Suspended After Second Paralegal Steals From Client Account
Mar 18, 2008, 09:14 am CDT
Work/Life Balance
More Law Firms Boost Maternity Leave to 18 Weeks
Mar 18, 2008, 06:58 am CDT
Consumer Law
N.J. Prosecutors Investigate JuicyCampus Site
