Recent Updates
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Miami law firm eyed in Stanford scandal
Law Firm News 10/05/2009A Miami law firm allegedly helped jailed financier R. Allen Stanford establish an unregulated money pipeline to Antigua, The Miami Herald reported Sunday.The newspaper said in 1998 the firm of Greenberg Traurig helped Stanford, who is charged with ru...
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Atlanta Law Firm Foundation Aids Flood Victims
Law Firm News 09/29/2009The national law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP announced today that a foundation it established following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is helping its attorneys and staff affected by the recent devastating floods in Georgia. The firm is currently accept...
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Newport News firm a big donor for Democrats
Law Firm News 09/28/2009Newport News law firm Consumer Litigation Associates typically doesn't cut a high political profile.But in this year's slate of elections, the Peninsula firm is suddenly a major player, donating almost $380,000 primarily to Democratic candidates.The ...
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Gates Gains While Other Law Firms Suffer
Law Firm News 09/25/2009Like most law firms, K&L Gates LLP faces headwinds. The recession has cut demand for many corporate legal services, including work on mergers, real estate and corporate finance. In turn, profits at firms across the country have plummeted, forcing...
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Former Sen. Martinez Joining Tampa Law Firm
Law Firm News 09/23/2009Mel Martinez's career plans after leaving the Senate appear to be bringing him to Tampa.The Orlando Republican is joining the offices of DLA Piper as a partner in its Washington and Tampa offices, according to Legal Times. DLA Piper partner Ignacio S...
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Kious & Rodgers law firm changes name
Law Firm News 09/22/2009The Murfreesboro law firm of Kious & Rodgers, PLLC recently announced a change to the firm’s name to recognize the contributions of partners, Jay Barger, Chris Holder and J. D. Kious, to the North Maple Street practice. Kious & Rodgers, PLLC ...
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J. Thomas Archer joins Gallop, Johnson & Neuman L.C.
Law Firm News 09/22/2009J. Thomas Archer, a commercial litigator with more than a decade of national experience representing major hotels, resorts and hospitality industry clients in matters before State and Federal courts and Courts of Appeal, has joined the law firm of Ga...
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Law firm offers fixed-cost employment service
Law Firm News 09/21/2009Law firm Hill Dickinson has launched a new fixed-cost service for SMEs to help them keep employment contracts up-to-date. The Employment Contracts Diagnostic Toolkit has been created to review companies’ contracts and prepare a clear report, which id...
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Saranac Lake man joins Albany law firm
Law Firm News 09/21/2009Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP, the Capital Region's largest law firm, has announced that John Alsina of Saranac Lake, will be joining the firm.Alsina's practice will focus on European and Canadian clients with business interests in New York, and on...
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Thelen law firm files Chapter 7 after Citi cutoff
Law Firm News 09/18/2009Thelen LLP, a U.S. law firm that once had more than 600 lawyers, said it filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation after Citigroup Inc (C.N), a large creditor, cut off needed funding.The 85-year-old firm said Citigroup "is no longer willing to advan...
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Houston's Mark Lanier Honored Among Texas' Top 10
Law Firm News 09/15/2009Houston trial lawyer Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm has been selected by his peers as one of the Top 10 attorneys in Texas. Mr. Lanier is recognized in the annual Texas Super Lawyers list published in Texas Monthly magazine.This is the seve...
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Thomas Campbell Appointed to Museum District Board
Law Firm News 09/15/2009Thomas J. Campbell, managing partner of the law firm Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C., has been appointed by St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley to serve a four-year term on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museu...