The State Bar of California filed a notice of disciplinary charges against ex-Girardi Keese partner Robert Finnerty for intentionally withholding information about a $53 million settlement from his […]
UK, German, Canadian, Australian Bar Associations Among 18 Groups to Condemn Trump For ‘Targeting’ Legal Profession
Eighteen global bar groups, including the Law Society of England and Wales, the European Criminal Bar Association and the German Federal Bar, have jointly condemned U.S. government actions […]
Underlying Malpractice Suit ‘Meets the Low Bar’ of Insurer’s Duty to Defend Chicago Firm, Judge Rules
A federal judge in Illinois sided with a boutique law firm in Chicago this week in a dispute over whether an underlying legal-malpractice suit fell under its insurer’s […]
Global Bar Associations Among 18 Groups to Condemn Trump ‘Targeting’ Lawyers
Eighteen global bar groups, including the Law Society of England and Wales, the European Criminal Bar Association and the German Federal Bar, have jointly condemned U.S. government actions […]
What’s Next After Fretful California Bar Exam?
In a classic anxiety dream come to life—thankfully with clothes on—about 5,600 law graduates were set to sit the February California Bar Exam, and faced technical problems like […]
Remedies for Botched Bar Exam? Not So Fast, State Bar Says
California state bar leaders on Wednesday said applicants who endured last week’s tech-troubled bar exam will have to wait until their tests are graded before learning whether they’ll […]
Who Answers for Botched February California Bar Exam? So Far, Nobody
As California’s online bar exam was plagued with another day of system crashes, freezes and late starts, leaders of the state Supreme Court and the state bar on […]
State Bar Offers Exam Retakes but Few Answers About Testing Fiasco
California’s state bar late Thursday announced limited retake opportunities for some people who endured this week’s troubled bar exam, raising new questions about how the lawyer-licensing agency will […]
Debate Over Proposed Delaware Corporate Law Revision Highlights Rift in Corporate Bar
It’s been 10 days since Senate Bill 21, which proposes a number of changes to Delaware’s corporate law, was introduced. Almost immediately, litigators began sharing their perspectives on […]
Florida Bar President-Elect Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes Charters New Territory
In this week’s Legal Speak episode, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley Shareholder Rosalyn “Sia” Baker-Barnes opens up about her journey toward becoming the first Black woman to […]