Although professional rules may allow a lawyer to have business dealings with a client provided certain formalities are observed, one's instinct is that it is normally a bad idea given the nature of the relationship. A California lawyer found out yesterday just how bad an idea that can be.
One of the state's key witnesses in the prosecution of three men in a cold-case slaying in Washington County has a lengthy criminal record that includes armed robbery, false statements to authorities and stealing $300 from Monessen police when he offered to set up a drug buy. A grand jury presentment unsealed Jan. 14 identifies Michael Bowman as a significant witness supporting first-degree murder and conspiracy charges filed last month against John I. Bronson Jr., 54, an inmate in the federal penitentiary in Lewisburg; Michael Duncan, 34, of Amherst, Ohio; and Howard E. Irwin Jr., 40, of Charleroi.
LOS ANGELES, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Daily Journal named Murchison & Cumming, LLP Employment Co-Chair, Michael B. Lawler, a "Leading Employment Lawyer in California." Mr. Lawler's practice, which is focused on defending employers in civil litigation, was discussed in the July 14, 2010, Daily Journal, Labor & Employment supplement. Mr. Lawler, who has previously been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America, is an AV-rated attorney who has successfully tried over one hundred jury trials in the federal and state courts. He is a Past-President of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and is an active member of numerous other professional organizations. He regularly speaks on employment related issues at national conferences and has published numerous articles o...
A lawyer who claimed that neck, back, shoulder and arm pain prevented her from performing repetitive tasks at her desk and computer was entitled to disability benefits under an ERISA plan, even though she was still able to dance and travel the world, a U.S. District Court in California has ruled. The lawyer, a litigation associate, claimed long-term disability benefits, asserting that she was unable to perform repetitive motions at her desk and computer. After two years, the insurer denied further benefits, noting that she was able to go to salsa classes and travel internationally.
A California attorney has launched a free networking site for lawyers: Lawlink.com. Stephen Choi, an Oakland, Calif.-based personal injury litigator, said he started the website because he was disappointed by what he saw as the limited online opportunities for lawyers to network.
Mom used to say there's a good reason we have two ears and only one mouth. Sometimes lawyers need to be reminded of that, particularly when it comes to keeping a judge from going on the warpath.
A California man facing federal charges in North Dakota related to practicing law without a license worked for a short time on a case for a St. Louis Blues hockey player who pleaded guilty four years ago to plotting to kill his agent. About a year after a federal judge in East St. Louis sentenced hockey player Michael Danton to 7 1/2 years in prison, Howard O. Kieffer filed a motion to set aside the sentence. In July, Kieffer admitted to the North Dakota federal court that he was not, as he had claimed to be, a lawyer licensed by the state of California or even a graduate of the Antioch Law School in Washington, D.C.
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