Above The Law

MARCH 22, 2023

Might Not Get Much Business Though : What's with lawyers being very public about breaking the law ? Come Back In A Year : Missouri's Supreme Court gave a lawyer accused of serial sexual assault a year before he could be reinstated because that's what they gave other sexual assaulters. That Was Horrible.

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2025

There was an earlier hiccup when Charlie Adelson decided to revoke his blessing for his mom to use his lawyer. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Alex Morris picked up the representation shortly after, but he, too, was conflicted out of representing her.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

The Justice Department has asked a court to block a Missouri law that declares certain federal gun laws invalid and threatens financial penalties on state and local agencies that enforce them, arguing the measure violated the Constitution and undermined public safety, reports the Washington Post.

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JURIST

AUGUST 20, 2021

Louis challenging a Missouri state law that prohibits enforcement of federal firearms laws and subjects state and local law enforcement officers to civil suits and monetary penalties. Missouri House Bill No. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday filed a 28-page statement of interest in a lawsuit filed by the city of St.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Child custody battles can be vicious if both parents try to paint the other as unfit.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Much like when people are burdened with unconscionable medical bills over procedures and ambulance rides that can bankrupt them, people also turn to GoFundMe to raise money to pay for a good lawyer. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 29, 2025

Charlie Adelson Earlier this month, Charlie Adelson’s lawyer argued that his client should be resentenced over a counting error. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A 2021 Missouri law that allows prosecutors to ask courts to set aside wrongful convictions has resulted in the exoneration of a man who spent…

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Above The Law

MARCH 3, 2025

What if instead you could get some hands-on lawyering experience and help others along the way? Pilot Program Will Allow New Lawyers to Swap Public Service For South Dakota Bar Exam [The Public Opinion] Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. ” certificate?

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JURIST

JULY 28, 2021

in litigation expenses for the League of Women Voters of Missouri against Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft in a dispute over voter registration. The post Federal appeals court upholds attorney’s fees award in Missouri voter registration dispute appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Above The Law

MARCH 22, 2023

The post Missouri’s Supreme Court Thinks That Disbarment Is Too Serious A Punishment For A Lawyer Who Assaulted 6 Of His Clients appeared first on Above the Law. Accountability really is a four-letter word.

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Above The Law

APRIL 2, 2025

Dating a lawyer can be rough. And as bad as it is for a lawyer to fraud their clients, Leonard Samuel DeFranco also committed the big no-no of bringing his (fraudulent) work home. A lawyer in Illinois committing fraud? He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St.

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Above The Law

MAY 19, 2021

Building a campaign on the sole plank of 'Black people scare me' may be troublingly effective in Missouri.

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LegalReader

JANUARY 31, 2023

If you decide to close out your joint credit cards, which some divorce lawyers recommend doing, it will ding your credit score just a bit.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Vance’s book isn’t the only book lawyers with children may recognize on the nix list: “No Truth Without Ruth” by Kathleen Krull (affiliate link) also got tripped up in the censorship. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2024

The hearing included testimony from the attorney generals of Montana, Oklahoma and Missouri—states led by Republican governors—who said they have dealt with impacts from Mayorkas’s policies, even though none of them neighbor Mexico. Attorney General Montana Austin Knudsen noted there had been a devastating fentanyl crisis in Montana.

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Above The Law

APRIL 9, 2025

Steefel’s lawyer, Ethan Krasnoo, had this to say: “No employees who can fulfill the essential functions of their job should be terminated or find themselves facing discrimination because of a disability…Ms. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Lawyer flat fee billing can be tricky. ANSWER: While most lawyers and clients are accustomed to the traditional billable hour, other pricing options do exist. Table of contents What Are Lawyer Flat Fees? What Are Lawyer Flat Fees? These include fixed fees, alternative fee structures, and contingency fees, among others.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

As Elie Mystal mentioned on Thinking Like A Lawyer’s 400th episode , we’re still wading in the wake of what SFFA v. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Harvard will mean for well everyone. We’re starting to get some answers. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

APRIL 17, 2025

(Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images) Celebrities — especially rappers — have a special way of showing love to their lawyers after a verdict in their favor. Kodak Black got his lawyer’s name tattooed on his hand. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A Missouri man has been found guilty of murdering a Kansas City, Missouri, lawyer who obtained a $5.75 million judgment against him for shooting and…

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 4, 2022

The Missouri Supreme Court emphasized this point in its landmark case In the Matter of Cupples. 489, it should have written policies to help facilitate the departure of lawyers and the transition of clients. 98-5 advised that a departure should be discussed between the firm and departing lawyer before the client is informed, and Fla.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A Missouri judge has sanctioned a Kirkland & Ellis partner after finding the lawyer “acted in bad faith on several occasions” and tried to inflame…

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It’s easy to get caught up in the fame and glitz, but on some level this was just a live streamed employee who, knowing that the audience heard about their legal troubles, decided to break the 4th wall and say “Lawyers, can’t live with ’em, can definitely live without em!” Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Check Out The Top Biglaw M&A Lawyers: Is your firm on the list ? Missouri Makes News For Misunderstanding The First Amendment: Sorry, it isn't a right to ignore power dynamics. Don't Give Up On The Paper Chase!: Did you follow up on those referrals ? Second Time's The Shame: Smirnov gets caught. The post It Takes Two To Make Money!

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Above The Law

APRIL 15, 2025

“This blatant discrimination is not only unbecoming of an association of lawyers, but it’s also illegal,” the complaint said. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 6, 2025

Just think about the hesitancy many people felt upon realizing that the lawyers defending Ahmaud Arbery’s killers were really pushing for an all white jury or how worried people have been about flying since “gutting DEI” was quickly followed with planes kissing the ground prematurely: > "No more DEI air traffic controllers!

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 20, 2023

* Non-lawyer Stephen Miller continues his bid to be the go-to ambulance chaser of "were your feelings hurt by wokeness?" American Lawyer ] * Net neutrality is coming back, baby. by suing NYU Law Review for discriminating against white men. Law360 ] * Kirkland unveils new tech tool for funds attorneys.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For all the discussion of how generative AI will impact the legal profession, maybe one answer is that it will weed out the lazy and incompetent lawyers. By now, in the wake of several cases in which lawyers have found themselves in hot water by citing hallucinated cases generated by ChatGPT, most notoriously Mata v. XYZ Corporation.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Might There Be Consequences For The Gun-Waving Missouri Lawyer Couple? The Controversy Around This School District, Somehow, Got Worse: Now, with Blackface. Yeeeaaaahhhh.: Simpson Thacher is still going to ask you to come into the office. One can hope. Advice From A Law Professor: Don't trust the po-po.

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Above The Law

JUNE 14, 2023

Missouri lawyer gets caught faking court orders. What Happens In Vegas Stays With You: Lawyer to plead guilty after squandering millions of client dollars on gambling. Whose John Hancock Is It Anyway?: There Is A Time And Place To Troll: During work hours is probably not the best option offered. To the associates, anyway.

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LegalReader

APRIL 9, 2021

It is important to understand that when you file a workers compensation claim, the insurance company generally has a team of lawyers working to protect their interests and minimize the amount of money they have to pay out.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 14, 2021

I realized things were bad when they run the risk of losing their star lawyers to TikTok. Daily Interlake ] * Missouri man who followed and killed two people over $200 found not guilty because of stand your ground law. And that makes sense. I'd probably still be unregistered if not for being hounded on my way to Philosophy 102.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In Missouri, there is no cap on non-economic damages. Non-economic damages refer to your pain and suffering, the loss of enjoyment, etc.

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Above The Law

APRIL 18, 2024

Since then, lawyer getting in trouble has been a consistent theme — Nicole Fegan faced some legal trouble over giving a non-client advice and Fani Willis — the lead prosecutor on the case — has been all over the news. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

hours per workday, and lawyers in Oregon would need to put in 26.6 These are all poor people that do not have the resources to hire a lawyer,” Oregon Department of Public Security’s executive director Steve Singer told OPB. “We per workday, the reports detailed, as noted by Law360. We didn’t get to this problem overnight.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Trellis has now added coverage for courts in Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. The company was launched in 2018 by Nicole Clark , a lawyer who initially began collecting data on judges for her own use while a litigation associate in Los Angeles. Last year, it raised $14.1

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