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Corporate In-House Counsel Embezzled Millions
Longtime in-house senior patent lawyer, Jason Throne, recently admitted to defrauding Hunter Douglas in an elaborate 14-year embezzlement scheme in which he bilked the company out of over $5 million, according to The Denver Post. An earlier Denver Post article, … Continue reading
Posted in Billing
Tagged Advice, Attorney Misconduct, Awareness, Billing Fraud, False Billing, Fraudulent Billing, Hunter Douglas, Jason Throne, Legal
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What Happens To Lawyers When They Miss Death Row Deadlines? Apparently Nothing
On November 16, 2014, The Washington Post ran an article written by Ken Armstrong for The Marshall Project titled When Lawyers Stumble, Only Their Clients Fall, about when court-appointed lawyers miss deadlines for filing death-penalty habeas corpus appeals. Federal habeas corpus appeals typically occur after … Continue reading
Posted in Reform
Tagged Attorney Misconduct, Death Row, Eric Holder, Justice, Ken Armstrong, Lawyers, Legal, The Marshall Project, The Washington Post
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Criminal Cases Also Need A Level Playing Field
A Texas District Attorney reportedly hides evidence and secures a murder conviction. Twenty-five years later DNA evidence exonerates an innocent man, and a Texas judge issues an arrest warrant for the former DA, who is now a judge himself. Sounds … Continue reading
Posted in Reform
Tagged Attorney Misconduct, Awareness, Judge Louis Sturns, Judges, Justice, Ken Anderson, Law & Order, Legal Reform, Michael Morton, News
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Surviving An Attorney/Client Relationship Breakdown
There you are all alone, your lawyer has turned against you, treating you like the enemy. Perhaps you questioned his/her strategy, competence, or billings, and s/he reacted like a cornered cat. What do you do? Jim Moorhead, Harvard College and … Continue reading
Posted in Tips
Tagged Adversarial Attorney, Advice, Attorney Misconduct, Books, Jim Moorhead, Relationship Breakdown, The Instant Survivor
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Are State Bar Grievance Committees “Good Ol’ Boy Systems”?
Every practicing attorney in the U.S. is licensed by one or more state bar associations, and those licensing entities have grievance committees that address ethics complaints filed against attorneys they license. What many legal consumers may not know is that … Continue reading
Posted in Reform
Tagged Attorney Misconduct, Attorneys, Disciplinary Action, Disciplinary Complaint, HALT, Legal Consumer, Legal Ethics, News
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Caveat Emptor – Legal Buyer Beware
In December 2011, Debra Cassens Weiss posted an article on the ABA Journal website titled Suit by Fired Lawyer Claims Law Firm Encouraged Fraud with 3000-Hour Billable Quota. The article reported on a California lawyer’s employment bias law suit alleging he … Continue reading
It’s 2012, Do You Know If The Attorney You Are Choosing Has A Disciplinary History?
In the long-running saga of Lindsay Lohan’s legal troubles, every single misstep — each dirty drug test, every missed court appearance, even a profane message etched on her fingernail — was publicized, scrutinized and dissected in tabloids the world over. … Continue reading
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