NALFA Ranks Law's Biggest Money Scandals
July 18, 2013
1. Dickie Scruggs’ Judicial Bribery Scandal: Richard “Dickie” Scruggs of Scruggs Law Firm in Oxford, Mississippi was one of the most successful trial lawyers in U.S....
July 18, 2013
1. Dickie Scruggs’ Judicial Bribery Scandal: Richard “Dickie” Scruggs of Scruggs Law Firm in Oxford, Mississippi was one of the most successful trial lawyers in U.S....
July 18, 2013
A recent BLT Blog post, “Fee Fight Emerges in Landmark Indian Trust Case,” reports that a nonprofit that said it gave millions of dollars in grants to support the massive Indian trust...
July 17, 2013
A recent NLJ story, “Orrick Settles Fee Fight With Doll Maker; Terms Secret,” reports that Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has settled a fee dispute with former client MGA Entertainment...
A recent Denver Post story, “Colorado Foreclosure Lawyers Target of Probe into Billing Practices,” reports that the Colorado attorney general is investigating whether law firms...
July 14, 2013
A recent Corporate Counsel story, “Comparing Firm Billing Rates by Practice, City, Size,” reports that New York tops a list of 12 cities with the highest average partner rates for...
July 14, 2013
A recent Corporate Counsel story, “GCs Not Satisfied With Outside Counsel Rates,” reports that the Consero Group’s new 2013 Spring General Counsel Survey (pdf), which addresses areas...
July 11, 2013
A recent BLT Blog post, “Judge Awards $90.8M in Fees in Black Farmers Class Action,” reports that a federal judge in Washington has awarded $90.8 million in attorney fees to the plaintiff...
A recent Detroit Free Press story, “Detroit’s Legal Fees Could Top $100 Million for a Chapter 9 Bankruptcy,” reports that the City of Detroit has been billed nearly $1.4 million in...
A federal judge in New York approved a hotly disputed fee request for lawyers who negotiated a $217 million settlement with Madoff “feeder funds.” In a 43-page opinion, U.S. District...
June 30, 2013
A recent NLJ story, “Judge Approves $17 Million in Fees for Dewey Advisers,” reports that a U.S. bankruptcy court judge in New York approved $17 million in fees and expenses for advisers...