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Pa. Lawyer Gets 1-Year Suspension for Facilitating Now-Disbarred Partner’s Thefts from Clients

Pa. Lawyer Gets 1-Year Suspension for Facilitating Now-Disbarred Partner’s Thefts from Clients A Pennsylvania attorney has been suspended from practice for one year because he failed to act promptly and sufficiently to deal with red flags concerning his law partner’s conversion of client settlement funds for his own personal...

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China’s King & Wood Never Had Founders by Those Names

China’s King & Wood Never Had Founders by Those Names Beijing-based King & Wood has almost 1,000 lawyers in 15 offices—but it never had lawyers with the surnames King or Wood as founding partners. Mark Schaub, who according to King & Wood’s website came to the firm in 2000 and was the first foreign lawyer...

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Power Lunches Go on a Diet: Big-Firm Lawyers Are Cutting Back on Such Meetings

Power Lunches Go on a Diet: Big-Firm Lawyers Are Cutting Back on Such Meetings The “power lunch” has lost some of its punch for most big-firm lawyers, according to a recent survey. But while the majority of those surveyed said they now engage in less bread-breaking interaction with colleagues and clients than just three years...

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Around the Blawgosphere: Profs on Economic Realities; Can We Have ‘Authentic Conversations’ Online?

Around the Blawgosphere: Profs on Economic Realities; Can We Have ‘Authentic Conversations’ Online? Profs’ Blogging Symposium This week, Legal Ethics Forum hosted the “LEF Symposium on Legal Education’s Response to the Economic Realities Facing the Profession.” It was conducted by having more than 20 law...

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New Law Firm Rises from Ashes of Foreclosure Giant

New Law Firm Rises from Ashes of Foreclosure Giant Two former practice leaders at the Steven J. Baum foreclosure law firm in New York have joined forces with a Michigan attorney to form a new legal partnership focusing on real estate and bankruptcy matters. Adam Gross and Amy Polowy are calling their new 18-attorney shop, which is...

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Where Do You Want Your Law Practice to Go in 2012?

Where Do You Want Your Law Practice to Go in 2012? It’s that time of year for a little soul-searching and goal-setting for the next 12 months, professionally as well as personally. Maybe you want a completely fresh start. This month’s podcast, “Hanging a Shingle: How to Start Your Own Law Practice” features...

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