July 2006
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Akin Gump, Hotties, New York Times, S.D.N.Y., State Judges, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: July 30, 2006
If you’re like us, you read the New York Times wedding announcements religiously every week. It’s one of the most addictive forms of résumé porn. Consider the trenchant analysis of David Brooks: The wedding page is a weekly obsession for thousands of Times readers and aspiring Victor Hugos. Unabashedly elitist, secretive (believe me, I’ve tried […] -
Biglaw, Federal Judges, Hotties, J. Michael Luttig, Kimba Wood, Michael Mukasey, Money
Another Judge Leaves for Greener Pastures
It used to be exceedingly rare for a federal judge to leave the bench for private practice. But times are changing. Earlier this summer, Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig — frequently mentioned as a possible Supreme Court candidate, and the nation’s top judge when it comes to feeding his clerks into prestigious Supreme Court […] - Sponsored
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Benchslaps, Bernstein Litowitz, Comverse, Milberg Weiss, Options Backdating, Plaintiffs Firms
Milberg Weiss Death Watch: The Last Throes
Sometimes a dying person twitches and convulses violently before finally biting the big one. Such is the case with Milberg Weiss, which is showing a few final signs of life. The New York Law Journal passes along this good news for our favorite class-action complaint assembly line: A New York judge has given a boost […]
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10th Circuit, Confirmations, Federal Judges, SCOTUS Potential
Yo Holmes! The Tenth Circuit's Newest Member
How Appealing reports that the Senate has just confirmed Jerome A. Holmes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, by a vote of 67-30. The Tenth Circuit, a moderate and quasi-boring appellate court, hears appeals from six underpopulated states in the heart of flyover country. So why is the Holmes confirmation newsworthy? […] -
Cheapness, Federal Government, Money, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices
Uncle Sam: Even Cheaper Than You Thought
We used to work in a U.S. attorney’s office, so we know firsthand that federal government service ain’t Fat City. Having to chip in $25 to attend a colleague’s farewell party, at a venue bearing a suspicious resemblance to a Knights of Columbus Hall, would never happen in the private sector. Law firm good-bye lunches […] -
Bernstein Litowitz, Milberg Weiss, Plaintiffs Firms
Milberg Weiss Death Watch: Another One Bites the Dust
Milberg Weiss, the plaintiffs’ side class-action factory under federal indictment, continues to fall apart before our very eyes. The former legal powerhouse, which just lost partner Christopher Jones, suffers another defection. CalLaw’s Legal Pad reports: The most recent [departure] is William Fredericks, a New York-based partner who’s joining rival Bernstein, Litowitz, Berger & Grossman. “We’re […] -
Milberg Weiss, Musical Chairs, Porn Names
Milberg Weiss Death Watch: The Harder They Fall
Milberg Weiss, the plaintiffs’ class-action mill currently under federal indictment, continues its swift disintegration. Here’s the latest news: Indicted law firm Milberg Weiss has lost another partner. Christopher Jones announced Friday he’s leaving the firm’s Boca Raton office to join Saxena White. Right now you’re scratching your head: “Saxena White, Saxena White… Didn’t I see […] -
Immigration, Movies
If It Walks Like Oscar Bait and Talks Like Oscar Bait
We never thought that immigration law — yes, immigration law, that form-dominated legal backwater in which underpaid attorneys struggle valiantly against the USCIS’s* mind-blowing incompetence — could spawn a feature film. But check this out: Two years ago, Reed Smith associate Jayne Fleming won a Ninth Circuit appeal on behalf of a woman who had […] - Sponsored
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Brett Gerry, Harriet Miers, Office of Legal Policy, White House Counsel
The White House Counsel's Office: Here Comes the Cavalry
In a web-exclusive article published yesterday — and picked up by Drudge, so tout le monde read it — Time magazine proffered this delicious tidbit: [President Bush] is curtailing his traditional August working vacation at the ranch so that he can barnstorm before the midterm elections. Their outlook thus far seems so ominous for the […] -
6th Circuit
Every Unhappy Appellate Court Is Unhappy In Its Own Way
Among federal appeals courts, the Sixth Circuit is legendary for the lack of collegiality — nay, outright dischord — among its members. In this respect, it is perhaps rivaled only by the Ninth Circuit. And the Sixth Circuit’s fine tradition of internal strife and judicial cattiness continues. In an opinion issued today, the fairly liberal […] -
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Elizabeth Spiers Biography
Elizabeth Spiers is the founder and publisher of Dead Horse Media, which publishes DealBreaker.com, an online Wall Street tabloid, and AboveTheLaw.com, an online legal tabloid. She was previously the editor-in-chief of mediabistro.com and prior to that, a contributing writer and editor at New York Magazine. She was the founding editor of Gawker.com and was formerly […]
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