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Bar Exam Pass Rates Increased In 2025, ABA Says
The pass rate for first-time takers who sat for the bar exam rose by more than a percentage point last year over 2024, according to statistics released by the American Bar Association.
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3 Attys Escape Ford's 'Retaliatory' Lemon Law RICO Suit
A California federal judge has shut down Ford Motor Co.'s revised racketeering lawsuit accusing three attorneys affiliated with Knight Law Group LLP of orchestrating a massive fraudulent legal billing scheme, saying the attorneys' underlying conduct in pursuing lemon law litigation is shielded by First Amendment protections.
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Paralegal's OT Claims Met With Countersuit Over TikTok Video
Houston-based Callender Bowlin has struck back against a fired paralegal in federal court with counterclaims that she lied about the firm on TikTok and with allegations of fraud and "strange" office behavior.
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Texas Firm Fights Atty Immunity Bid In $11M Fee Dispute
Texas litigation boutique Williams Simons & Landis PC is pushing back against a claim of attorney immunity in a federal lawsuit against California firm Bartko Pavia LLP over millions in fees connected to litigation against Walmart, saying the Lone Star State doctrine doesn't shield lawyers who manipulate settlement funds to line their own pockets.
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Patent Firm Rebrands, Names New Managing Partner
Fabricant LLP has a new name and a new managing partner, the patent litigation boutique announced Wednesday.
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Firm Probed In $4B LA Sex Abuse Deal Hit With UPL Charges
A co-founder of the Los Angeles personal injury firm facing investigation for its involvement in a record $4 billion sex abuse settlement against Los Angeles County was hit with disciplinary charges by the California State Bar, alleging the firm illegally practiced law outside the state.
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La. Personal Injury Firm Faces Class Action Over Data Breach
Blake Jones Law Firm LLC, a personal injury firm operating out of New Orleans, has been hit by a proposed class action lawsuit in Kentucky federal court over its response to a data breach last year.
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Calif. Atty Gets Over 11 Years For Solar $1B Ponzi Scheme
A California federal judge has sentenced a corporate attorney to 11 years and five months behind bars after he pled guilty to nearly two dozen charges for his role in DC Solar's $912 million Ponzi scheme, which duped major investors including Berkshire Hathaway, Progressive and SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing.
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Ex-Mass. Atty Gets 3 Years For $2M Client Thefts
A now-disbarred Massachusetts attorney was sentenced Tuesday to just over three years in prison for stealing more than $2 million in client funds, admitting to a federal judge that the thefts were not mistakes but "horrible crimes."
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KPMG Law Wants 'Unglamorous' Work, New Legal Chief Says
Big Four accounting giant KPMG LLP is hoping to stay in its own lane and build on its existing suite of services as it moves forward with its year-old law firm subsidiary KPMG Law US, the company's newly appointed U.S. legal chief, Christian Athanasoulas, told Law360 Pulse this week.
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Former HWG Partner Launches Legal Ethics Firm In DC
A former HWG LLP partner is launching a legal ethics-focused firm that will advise law firms and lawyers on professional responsibility issues and represent attorneys facing disciplinary proceedings, regulatory investigations and malpractice matters.
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Stone Hilton Adds Litigator From Texas Governor's Office
Austin, Texas-based litigation boutique Stone Hilton PLLC has expanded its roster with a partner who previously served as deputy general counsel for Gov. Greg Abbott and who also brings federal government experience to his first private sector role.
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Proposed Changes To NJ Atty Ethics Rules Raise Worry In Bar
The New Jersey Supreme Court is weighing a slate of proposed ethics rule changes requiring attorneys to update their online presences, including email and voicemail, when disbarred, suspended or on disability-inactive status — drawing concern from the state bar and, in particular, for small firms and solo practitioners.
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Cravath Partner Launches Corporate Investigations Boutique
A Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner and former federal prosecutor who spent years representing Novartis and other big corporate clients and who argued a U.S. Supreme Court case in November has left to launch a new boutique law firm, the firm announced this week.
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Einhorn Barbarito Brings On 6 Donnelly Minter Litigators In NJ
Einhorn Barbarito Frost Botwinick Nunn & Musmanno PC added a team of six attorneys from the firm formerly known as Donnelly Minter & Kelly LLC effective Monday, including a new co-chair for its commercial litigation and ethics practices.
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SCOTUSblog Founder Goldstein To Be Sentenced In June
SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein, currently under home confinement in Washington, D.C., after a Maryland jury convicted him on tax evasion and mortgage fraud charges, will face sentencing in June.
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Former Calif. Securities Atty Gets Year For Tax Evasion
A former Southern California securities attorney Friday was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for evading paying his personal taxes and was ordered to pay over $350,000 in restitution to the IRS.
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Ex-Girardi Keese Atty Pleads Guilty For Role In Client Scandal
Former Girardi Keese attorney Keith Griffin pled guilty to criminal contempt in Illinois federal court on Thursday for his role in the firm's failure to pay millions in client settlement funds to relatives of victims killed in the crash of Lion Air Flight 610.
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How A Detroit Pilot's IP Firm Took Flight
A Detroit-based intellectual property boutique marking its 10th year in business this year can chalk much of its success up to a single-engine turboprop and its founder’s mile-high ambitions.
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Constantine Cannon Defends Handling Of Sutter $75M Fee
Constantine Cannon LLP pushed back against Schneider Wallace Cottrell Kim LLP's allegations it unfairly reduced Schneider Wallace's share of a $75.4 million fee award in Sutter Health's $228.5 million antitrust deal, arguing in California federal court that the firm "sat on the sidelines" for most of the decadelong fight and isn't entitled to a bigger cut.
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Trade Lawyers Buckle Up For Tariff 'Roller Coaster Ride'
Attorneys are preparing clients for a possible "roller coaster ride" as law firms craft tailored strategies to claw back tariffs paid under the now-struck-down International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariff regime amid wide uncertainty over refund processes and the Trump administration's pursuit of more tariffs under different laws.
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Wicker Smith Opens St. Pete Office With Boutique Combo
In the latest in a series of Florida firm tie-ups, litigation firm Wicker Smith has added a location in St. Petersburg via a combination with a four-attorney local firm, creating its 16th location and its 12th in the Sunshine State.
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Former Acting NJ Comptroller To Join Langer Grogan In Philly
Former acting New Jersey Comptroller Kevin Walsh will join the Philadelphia-based consumer and antitrust class action firm Langer Grogan & Diver PC in March, the firm announced Friday.
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Louisiana Atty Sanctioned Over AI Hallucinations In Filing
A Louisiana attorney was fined $1,000 Thursday for his use of artificial intelligence in drafting an error-riddled brief, while three co-counsel were spared penalty.
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Morgan & Morgan Adds Coffey McPharlin Personal Injury Pro
Morgan & Morgan has added a trial attorney who has helped clients in personal injury cases secure millions in damages from tobacco giants and other companies during his lengthy legal career, which has included a stint operating his own firm and a long tenure at Kelley Uustal.