... to a sex crimes unit has been charged and arraigned for an alleged rape at the home of a fellow district attorney. From the ABA Journal: Michael Gressett, 51, who is a 20-year prosecutor assigned to the sex crimes unit of the ... of the situation months earlier, according to the Chronicle, another newspaper reports that "(a)ccording to police, officials with the district attorney's office learned of the allegation much earlier. The reason for the delay remains unclear[.]" Attorney Michael Cardoza, ...
November 22, 2008 05:24 am

Friday IP Round-Up

(Patent Baristas)
... economy stabilizes because the industry still promises attractive returns. And Joe the Plumber Thought He Was Picked On Matt Buchanan at Promote the Progress mulls over the US Patent Office Final Rule, which levies a 'practitioner maintenance fee' on attorneys and agents recognized to practice before it in patent cases. The new rule requires all registered patent practitioners to pay an annual fee to maintain their professional association with the agency. The fee is to be used "to enable the ...
November 22, 2008 03:19 am
... a 'client service' window or felt the need to try an innovative approach or solution." An overstatement to be sure. But the point is that Marianne's perception is indicative of a larger perception by would-be clients of the legal profession - that attorneys as a group are generally not attuned to what clients really want from a law firm. As I mentioned in a previous blog, there are outside forces acting upon the legal profession in much the way they have acted on other sectors (such as high ...
November 22, 2008 03:02 am

Legal News- LexBlogsphere: 11/21/08

(Real Lawyers :: Have Blogs)
... ; Strickler on the firm's Virginia Condominium & Homeowners' Association Law Blog Mortgage Fraud Sends Defendant To Prison For 135 Months - Boise attorney Chuck Peterson on ... Kansas Governor for denial of permit for coal-fired power plant expansion - New York attorney Jennifer Liu of Howrey on the firm's Global Climate Law Blog Strange Bed ... There Need Not Be Any Return of the Fairness Doctrine - Washington, D.C. attorney David Oxenford of Davis Wright Tremaine in the firm's Broadcast Law Blog ...
November 22, 2008 02:41 am
... can apply for release slightly earlier). Moreover, the prison term is well below the sentencing guidelines for the offense, which came in between three and five years. The defendants had asked for home confinement. According to Zhong's attorney, John Williams of Manchester, Williams & Seibert, Ware acknowledged the defendants' cooperation with the government as a major reason for the downward departure. The details of that cooperation - namely, a description of China's economic espionage ...
November 22, 2008 01:59 am
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November 22, 2008 01:45 am
Below is Attorney General Mukasey's heartfelt letter this afternoon to members of the Federalist Society. He says he is embarrassed by his collapse at the group's annual dinner, saying it detracted from the message he wanted to convey. Dear Friends,...
November 22, 2008 01:25 am

New Blog: On Being A Black Lawyer

(Feminist Law Professors)
... comments that followed on blogs like Above The Law. There was, however, a silver lining. Young discovered a large number of attorneys who were sympathetic to her position but didn't want to post their comments on websites that were generally ... minorities. This group instead sent Young personal emails. Young realized there was a real need for a place where African American attorneys and law students could gather to network, disseminate information and poke fun. Visit OBABL: www.onbeingablacklawyer ...
November 22, 2008 01:20 am
... the two blogs to launch this week will be great entries to the LexBlogosphere. Both are published by just one lawyer so it'll be interesting to see the distinct voice they present. The Asbestos Law Journal, authored by Los Angeles attorney Seth Davidson, covers the medical, legal, social and political issues relating to the global ban of all asbestos. Anthony Zaller, another Los Angeles lawyer, publishes the California Employment Law Report. This blog offers commentary and insight on the latest ...
November 22, 2008 01:12 am
... policies in establishing a new lethal injection procedure last year. A spokesman for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Friday that state attorneys were still reviewing the ruling and had not decided whether to appeal. But given the state's dogged efforts not to conduct a full-scale public review of its lethal cocktail plans, you can bet the attorney general's lawyers will be knocking on the Supreme Court's door soon. More on the twisty recent path of the death ...
November 22, 2008 01:10 am
Miramar, Florida - A Broward County car accident left a thirty-six-year old woman dead and her baby seriously injured when the two vehicles involved in the crash collided in the intersection of Pembroke Road and University Drive and then rolled over early Friday morning, officials said. According to Capt. Jeff Levine, a Miramar police spokesman, the woman, Nayfy Gutierrez, was a Pembroke Pines resident and her husband resides in Peru. The crash, which involved Gutierrez's Mazda and a Ford truck ...
November 22, 2008 12:44 am
On Friday November 14, 2008, the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) issued a press release postponing the deadline for businesses to comply with recently promulgated regulations mandating the implementation of a "comprehensive written information security program." As discussed in a previous blog post, the regulations require corporate human resource departments to implement a range of policies and procedures to safeguard the personal information of ...
November 22, 2008 12:35 am

Inflation Adjustments for 2009

(Wills, Trusts " Estates Prof Blog)
James Roberts (Attorney, Glast, Phillips & Murray, P.C., Dallas, Texas) has written an article entitled Annual Exclusion for Gifts, and Internal Revenue Code §2032A and §2523 Adjustments Made . Here is a summary of the article: On Wednesday, October 16,...
November 22, 2008 12:22 am
Faced with widening budget shortfalls, several states are rolling back support services for the elderly and disabled. The move is making it tougher for them to continue living on their own, advocates say. At least 15 states, including Alabama, Virginia...
November 22, 2008 12:02 am

7-year-old Happy Valley girl bitten by pit bull dog

(Washington Injury Attorney Blog)
The Clackamas County Sheriff shot and killed a 90-year-old pit bull that attacked and severely injured a 7-year-old girl, Jayda Kempas in Happy Valley, Oregon. Kempas was to undergo surgery for her dog bites reports KOMOTV.COM in Seattle. In a horrific attack, the pit bull attacked the little girl and bit her severely on the leg in several places. Kempas' father, National Guard Staff Sgt. Steven Hehr, wrestled the dog and pulled it off only to be bitten himself. He also suffered a dislocated ...
November 21, 2008 11:59 pm
... in excess of $250,000 held in lawyers' IOLTA accounts. More than half of the 750 comments the FDIC received regarded IOLTA, proving once again how much lawyers care about access to justice. Although I haven't heard anything specific yet, I'm fairly certain that the legislative department of the Pennsylvania Bar Association was key to mobilizing support from Pennsylvania attorneys as well. ========== To return to the main page of the blog, click here. To return to the blog Index, click here.
November 21, 2008 11:54 pm
... hours. Where are they all going to work? Who knows? Who cares? "Supply" is never a problem anyone has when looking to hire an attorney. If there is a problem with our system, it's not at our level. The problem really isn't with partnerships that want to ... around again, people who have been laid off will have a head start on the Waterthunderdome economy of the future. But that pipeline of new attorneys? That's just not stopping. Update (10:56): Welcome to over 5,000 new attorneys (if they want to ...
November 21, 2008 11:53 pm
... activities or you can just hang out on a beach. There are thousands of groups to join from support groups to social groups to educational groups. I am a member of the SL Bar Association, a group of about 100 scholars, law students, and attorneys from around the world. It has been great fun to meet people who have an interest in the law and in virtual reality. One of our members, Kate Fitz, has been instrumental in arranging for lawyers to get continuing legal education credit by attending ...
November 21, 2008 10:51 pm

Jim Mattox - Funeral Details Finalizing

(StandDown Texas Project)
... , Dies at 65 Austin American-Statesman: Self-styled 'people's lawyer' was hard-knuckle fighter in public office Dallas Morning News : Jim Mattox, former Texas AG, lawmaker, 'people's lawyer' dies at 65 Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Former congressman, attorney general Jim Mattox dies at 65 Houston Chronicle: Mattox, self styled 'people's lawyer,' dies at 65 Throughout the last day and a half I've heard from colleagues who are scattered across the country. It's been quite a memory tour looking back ...
November 21, 2008 10:47 pm
... life-threatening absorption of the drug. That same year, an FDA investigator found deficiencies in ALZA's manufacturing practices and quality control assurance policies and procedures. My firm's Partners, Jim Orr and Michael Heygood, were the lead attorneys representing the DiCosolo family in the case against the defendants, Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. and ALZA Corporation. Orr and Heygood were assisted in the case by HORP&B Partner Charles Miller. According to Jim, "They knew this patch was ...
November 21, 2008 10:41 pm
 
 

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