Only two shows left for The Gonzales Cantata, the world's first concert opera based entirely on former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's 2007 appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. As you may recall, Gonzales was questioned and criticized (by Republicans as well…
It seems that our old friend Roy L. Pearson, Jr., he of the $65 million pants, has recovered sufficiently from losing that case to get on with losing another one. This one was a wrongful-termination lawsuit against the District of Columbia,…
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a case in Florida in which the plaintiff's attorney had filed a motion to compel defense counsel to wear appropriate shoes. Bill Bone argued in the motion that it was "well known…
Our lead trial counsel has a "lucky tie" that he wears every day (or at least he did during jury selection) even though it's getting a little threadbare. This is a fairly common habit among trial attorneys, and I haven't…
Sometimes after a long week of legal work, a guy just needs to unwind, and then find a quiet place to catch up on much-needed rest. The gentleman pictured above has issued a public apology for the sleepytime incident, but…
A partner in the London office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has told lawyers in that office that it is unacceptable to fail to answer an e-mail message at any time, except possibly when a lawyer is on a…
Here's one to add to your list of Places Where Texting Is Not Appropriate: the witness stand. A judge in Miami declared a mistrial on Wednesday after he learned that a witness for the plaintiff in a property dispute had…
The New York Law Journal reports today on a list of Marc Dreier’s assets compiled by Mark Pomerantz, the receiver appointed by the court to “locate, recover and safeguard” whatever Dreier and his firm had left out of the $400 million…
The "coupon settlement" is a controversial practice by which a class action is settled in such a way that the class attorney gets his or her fee while the actual class members get only a coupon or gift card. This…
Ah, there's nothing like the close-knit camaraderie of a law-firm partnership. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers (please consider said term to include sisters); for he that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother; and if voted out, he…