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A possible merger between Kilpatrick and Townsend fell through because of conflicts, said Paul Vapnek to the ALM. (Vapnek has been a pioneer in legal ethics in California and among patent lawyers.)        . . . . .        From ALM, a California appellate court rules that the anti-SLAPP statute does not protect a law firm accused of filing a lawsuit for one client to the detriment of another client.        . . . . .        Main Justice reports that the DOJ had decided not to initiate criminal prosecutions arising from the firings us the US Attorneys in the Bush administration.        . . . . .        Carolyn Elefant, at My Shingle, discusses how solo practitioners should respond to the ABA's push for more solo members.        . . . . .        When mentioning the new Ethics Bureau at Yale, I failed to mention that they already have a clinic for representing complainants in the grievance process.  (h/t: Wick Chambers at For Connecticut Lawyers)        . . . . .        Legal Technology News reports on New Jersey's efforts to amend the (silly) ethics opinion that virtual offices are unethical because they violate the "bona fide office" rule.        . . . . .      A firm that wrote opinion letters for Ponzi scheme artist Marc Dreier has been sued for malpractice.        . . . . .         A Louisiana law firm was sued for legal malpractice and "notarial malpractice."  That's a new one to me.        . . . . .        Cross-professional comparison: unscrupulous sports agents use helpers (called "runners") to funnel cash to amateur athletes, but when the scandal hits there's no way to discipline or punish the agent.  A college coach, Nick Saban of Alabama, would like to change that.

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