Not a good start to the new year for anyone! "One man was arrested in connection with the shooting that wounded three people inside a law firm Tuesday night. "Bill J. Weir, 58, a Joshua Tree attorney, handyman Rocky Favorite, 50, and Dawn Croom, 25, were shot when a gunman opened fire just after 4 p.m. in Weir's law office in the 62700 block of Twentynine Palms Highway, said San...
Oh, this news is just sad. Particularly because the alleged thief used some stolen funds for her boyfriend! "A paralegal at a Manitowoc law firm allegedly embezzled more than $200,000 to pay for vehicles, home repairs, medical bills, furniture and TVs, according to authorities. "Debra D. Hardtke, 35, Kewaunee, will appear in Manitowoc County Circuit Court on Jan. 8. Hardtke is charged...
A disgruntled former client apparently took out his anger over a patent case on the firm: "The law offices where Friday's shootings took place are closed, but for those working elsewhere in the building, there was an eerie feeling upon their return."As CBS 2's Sylvia Gomez reports, on Friday, the squeal of sirens through the Loop was a sound that could only mean something horrible. The...
Read about this paralegal in an article titled "Good Cybercitizens Keep Watch Over ID-Theft Victims": "Janice Forster, 50, a paralegal in North Carolina, this year started FindMyId.com, a Web site devoted to educating consumers about ID theft. In the past week, she mailed more than 100 letters to North Carolina residents informing them that their personal information is available...
We earlier noted this paralegal's actions in reporting abuse; now she's been told not to talk to the press: "A paralegal and a military lawyer who brought forward allegations about prisoner abuse at the Guantanamo Bay detention center have been ordered not to speak with the press, lawyers and a military spokeswoman said Saturday. "Marine Lt. Col. Colby Vokey, who represents a detainee...
And to this news report, we say a hearty "good work"! "Guards at Guantanamo Bay bragged about beating detainees and described it as common practice, a Marine sergeant said in a sworn statement obtained by The Associated Press. "The two-page statement was sent Wednesday to the Inspector General at the Department of Defense by a high-ranking Marine Corps defense lawyer....
You must read this article to learn how the case was won! "The story sounds familiar, like the plot of a dozen movies: a legal assistant saves the case of a law office when she finds evidence everyone else - the prosecution, investigators and her bosses - overlooked. "Days before David Redden's murder trial began, the legal team of John Heath Sr. and John Heath Jr. had a case much like...
So said Patricia Glaser, a name partner at embattled Christensen Glaser when talking about a recent raise for associates: "Two Los Angeles law firms recently raised their first-year associate salaries while facing key partner departures and a federal criminal probe into whether lawyers engaged in illegal wiretapping. "Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger, whose top...