“A Milwaukee lawyer who calls himself the ‘lemon law king’ is vowing to never take on a Republican client because of a new law limiting attorney fees in Wisconsin. … In a statement issued on Monday, [Vince] Megna compared Wisconsin to North Korea.” [ABA Journal]
Posts Tagged ‘lawyers’
Lawyer’s suit: this breakfast’s no good
The complimentary breakfast provided with membership in the expensive Setai Club & Spa Wall Street used to be really good, according to injury attorney Richard Katz. Then they replaced it with just a cold buffet. The club said it offered Katz a prorated refund of his remaining membership after he complained, but he’s suing for $730,000, including a claim that he was defamed. [Gawker, Above the Law ]
By reader acclaim: Divorced man sues wedding photographer
“Although the marriage did not last, plaintiff’s fury over the quality of the photos and video continued on.” The photographer defendant thinks the demand for $48,000 to re-stage the wedding is a bit much, especially given that the former bride has thought to have returned to her native Latvia. [New York Times; Above the Law (groom’s father is partner in big law firm)]
Lawprof: D.C.’s 1:12 lawyer-resident ratio “not nearly enough”
One in twelve residents of the District of Columbia is an attorney, but if you think that seems ample, there are those who disagree:
“It sounds like a lot of lawyers, but it’s not nearly enough,” said Matthew Fraidin, a law professor at the University of the District of Columbia. “There are just an immense number of people who go unrepresented every year. The need for legal service attorneys has increased and the funding for them has decreased.”
I’m quoted in the piece too. [Brian Hughes, Washington Examiner]
Clifford Winston in NYT on deregulating lawyers
The Brookings scholar has an op-ed outlining his idea of deregulating entry to the legal profession, and I have a brief response up at Cato, drawing on my longer symposium response last month. Carolyn Elefant and Elie Mystal have somewhat different objections to Winston’s argument.
Before hiring a criminal defense lawyer…
…consider this cautionary tale [Brian Tannebaum].
Deregulating lawyers? Law schools?
Truth on the Market has a star-studded symposium on Clifford Winston’s and Robert Crandall’s proposals to deregulate access to the legal profession and legal training. I have decidedly mixed feelings about the former, while cheering the latter. Don’t miss the many other interesting contributions as well.
“White shoe” law firms
Dave Zincavage looks into the Prep School origins of that footwear choice (& welcome Above the Law readers).
“Patent Bill Viewed as Bailout for a Law Firm”
Congress might provide a do-over for a drug firm that inadvertently missed filing for a patent extension by a day or two, and in so doing spare the prominent law firm WilmerHale a possible malpractice payout [Andrew Pollack, New York Times]
“Lawyer Up. Get A Lawyer In 15 Minutes”
Mitchell Rubinstein at Adjunct Law Prof is distrustful of a lawyers-on-tap service.