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Philly Injury Atty Accused Of Botching Workers' Comp Case
A former machine setter in Berks County, Pennsylvania, says an attorney who formerly practiced at Spivack & Spivack LLC botched his workers' compensation settlement paperwork, leading to a significant reduction in his monthly Social Security disability payments, according to a malpractice suit filed in Philadelphia.
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Kirkland Litigator To Lead Watstein Terepka's New LA Office
A former Kirkland & Ellis LLP general litigation partner has moved his practice to boutique firm Watstein Terepka LLP to lead its new Los Angeles office.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms shifted leadership roles and new figures revealed lateral hiring trends. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Ch. 11 Trustee To Take Over NY Personal Injury Law Firm
A New York judge has agreed to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee to take over the estate of bankrupt personal injury firm Munawar Law Group PLLC following an examiner's report showing that the firm's principal may have made up to $6 million in fraudulent transfers.
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Private Equity MSO Deals Heating Up In Legal Industry
Private equity is driving a surge in managed services organization deals with U.S. law firms, with the focus on consumer-facing practices like personal injury for now and the potential to one day reshape how even BigLaw firms do business.
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Another 'Inventing Anna' Attorney Gets Disbarred
A New York state appeals court has accepted the resignation of a New York City attorney amid a misconduct investigation, reportedly leaving high-profile socialite scammer Anna Sorokin without legal counsel while facing fee claims from her former lawyer, according to a Thursday notice by opposing counsel.
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6th Circ. Revives Mich. Debt Collection Suit Against Okla. Firm
A Detroit federal court holds specific jurisdiction over a fair debt collection complaint that a Michigan autoworker launched after his wages were garnished by an out-of-state law firm, according to a precedential ruling by the Sixth Circuit, which found the state's long-arm statute keeps claims alive.
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Baltimore Attorney Pleads Guilty In Real Estate Sales Scheme
A Baltimore attorney has pled guilty to a federal bank fraud charge in connection with a real estate scheme that involved fake fees on property purchases inflated to deceive lenders.
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Mich. Firm Gets OK To Boost Sanctions Bid Against Ex-Worker
A Michigan-based personal injury law firm can use newly unearthed evidence to bolster its bid to sanction an ex-employee and her former lawyer in her retaliation lawsuit, a federal judge ordered this week.
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Georgia Judge Faces DQ Bid Over Racial Bias Concerns
An attorney and his client in a personal injury case have asked that the chief judge for the Southern District of Georgia be recused, arguing that the federal judge made unfounded accusations that the lawyer was unethical in a separate case and has created "an appearance of personal and racial bias."
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Meister Seelig Expands To Nashville With Trial Boutique Hire
Meister Seelig & Schuster PLLC announced that an experienced criminal defense attorney who most recently ran her own boutique practice has joined the firm as its initial hire in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Law Firms Saw Double-Digit Lateral Hiring Growth In 2025
Lateral hiring increased by 16% in 2025 from 2024, with similar growth for both associates and partners, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement.
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Insurer Escapes Covering Ga. Atty In $750K Fraud Suit
A Georgia attorney's professional liability insurer owes no coverage for an underlying suit alleging the lawyer conspired with a client to enrich themselves from a litigation funding company by claiming a fictitious suit over a canceled FEMA contract, an Atlanta federal court has ruled, finding that making misrepresentations does not constitute "professional services" under the policy.
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Paint Co. Says Injury Firm Used Stolen Data To Solicit Clients
A paint company has asked a North Carolina federal court to boot the opposing counsel in a putative data breach class action, accusing them of finding stolen data on the dark web and using it to solicit potential plaintiffs before victims were even notified of the breach.
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Law Firm Pricing Progress May Lag Tech Advancement
A new report reveals what appears to be a lag between technological advances in the legal industry with the advent of artificial intelligence and the transformation of how law firms price their work to drive profitability.
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Atty Loses Latest Bid To Delay Prison In $22M Tax Fraud Case
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons is capable of handling a St. Louis attorney's outpatient needs, a North Carolina federal judge said, denying her request to delay her prison report date after she was convicted of helping perpetrate a $22 million tax fraud scheme.
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Texas Panel Says Flooding Fact Issues Save Malpractice Suit
A Texas appellate court on Tuesday kept in play a property owner's malpractice case accusing a Houston law firm of negligent representation over flood damage claims, ruling that factual disputes remain over whether the claims were time-barred.
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Fed. Circ. Won't Stay Ramey Sanctions, $171K Fee Bill
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday denied patent litigator William P. Ramey III's attempt to stay a California court's order that he self-report to various disciplinary authorities that he was sanctioned for practicing law without a license, as well as pay a six-figure attorney fee award, pending an appeal.
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Arizona's Law Firm Experiment Faces Conflict Question
Advocates for Arizona’s novel alternative business structure program, which allows for non-attorney ownership of law firms, say that firsthand experience with an ABS can provide critical insight on how best to regulate them. However, a pattern of recusals and a recent lawsuit suggest a much messier story about some committee members’ entanglements with the new ABS market.
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Ga. Attorney Gives Up License After Wire Fraud Conviction
The Georgia Supreme Court signed off Tuesday on removing the law license of an attorney who pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in December and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors against a co-conspirator in a scheme involving fraudulent commercial and real estate deals.
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Calif. Sex Abuse Boutique Sues Wood LLP For Bad Tax Advice
A West Hollywood boutique law firm formed to represent victims of sex abuse on UCLA's campus has filed a professional negligence and breach of fiduciary duty suit against Robert W. Wood and Wood LLP, claiming in California state court that their allegedly faulty financial advice caused the loss of $2 million in interest.
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Insurer Says Firm Owes $2.2M For Botched Representation
A Wisconsin-based insurer has sued the law firm it hired to defend an auto policyholder in a crash suit, telling a California federal court that the firm's inadequate representation has cost it more than $2.2 million.
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Fla. Federal Judge Joins Coffey Burlington As Mediator
Recently retired Senior U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola Jr. is opening his own alternative dispute resolution practice and joining Miami-based boutique litigation firm Coffey Burlington as of counsel starting May 1, the former judge told Law360 Monday.
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Netflix Eyes $3M In Fees In Suit Where Ramey Drew $95K Fine
Netflix's attorneys at Baker Botts and Perkins Coie are asking a California federal court to order a Finnish national and his former attorney at Ramey LLP to pay $3 million in fees the streaming giant incurred in defending a patent suit.
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Stone Hilton Tells Court Ex-Employee's Suit 'Not A Close Call'
Stone Hilton PLLC asked a Texas federal court on Monday to toss an employment lawsuit brought by a former office manager, saying in a bid for summary judgment that the evidence just isn't there to support her claims of sexual harassment and a race-based hostile work environment.
Expert Analysis
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10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems
Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.
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Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law
The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.
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9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term
Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.
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As the legal profession undergoes a dramatic period of change, experts answer questions on career and workplace conundrums in this Law360 guest article series.