Academic

transitioning from law practice to law professor
Most law professors were practicing attorneys once. (The data show just about every legal writing professor was a practicing attorney once.) If you are an attorney who is curious what it would be like to make the transition to academia,...

Lesson No. 1: If You Get Disbarred, Stop Practicing Law
Timothy Eddy was a practicing attorney in Illinois until he was disbarred in 2002 on charges of embezzling from a debt collection service. However, according to prosecutors, for the next eight years Eddy continued practicing law under the name of another attorney -- someone Eddy had worked with at the collection service...

Attorney barred from practicing before the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings [OATH]
In the Matter of Department of Education v Craig Brust, OATH Index. No. 2280/07 The Chief Administrative Law Judge suspended an attorney indefinitely from practicing before OATH for willfully and persistently violating Section 1-13 of its rules of practice during...

A Brief Brouhaha
By Bruce Merenstein Special to the Legal I have read hundreds of legal briefs since I started practicing law almost a dozen years ago. First as a law clerk for an appellate judge and then as an attorney practicing primarily...

Closing Attorney Gets Back-To-Back Boot From State Bars; Accused Of Misappropriating $500K+ Of Client Cash In Rhode Island, $350K+ In Bay State
In Providence, Rhode Island, The Providence Journal reports:A Needham, Mass., lawyer is the latest attorney to be disbarred by the Rhode Island Supreme Court for allegedly mishandling a mortgage refinancing...

An Attorney With Convictions
An attorney who was convicted of selling 20 Xanax bars to an undercover officer while facing bar charges for a third driving under the influence conviction has been recommended for disbarment by the Louisiana Attorney Discipline Board...

Power of Attorney and Living Wills for the aged
Options for caring for aging parents

Estate Planning
Documents: durable power of attorney, living will, letter of instruction, and insurance trust

Grandparents Visitation Rights
Every state lets elderly grandparents petition to visit grandchildren

Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
Laws effecting the elderly

Lawyer Jokes
Law Humor

How to Select a Divorce Attorney
Select a counselor carefully

Whole Foods
And Other Firms Sued by California Attorney General,

State Farm
Settles with Mississippi Attorney General

Ticketmaster Entertainment
Settles with New Jersey Attorney General

Inflated Drug Prices
Dey LP pays $198,000 settlement to Montana Attorney General.

DUI/DWI
If you have been arrested for drunk driving or driving under the influence you should contact an attorney immediately.

Criminal Law
If you have been arrested or mistreated by police you should speak to a criminal law attorney.