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  • August 23, 2007 | Daily Report Online

    Lawyers Learn From HomeBanc's Demise

    Even though a bankruptcy judge in Delaware this week saved them from financial ruin, real estate closing attorneys said they learned a powerful lesson from the collapse of HomeBanc Corp. -- never a

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  • October 18, 2004 | Daily Report Online

    The Battle to End Free Music

    There's a Jefferson Starship song from 1970 where Paul Kantner imparts his vision of a space colony Utopia. "Free music, the day is on its way," he intones on a Jerry Garcia-meets-Robert Hein

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  • August 5, 2003 | The Recorder

    Justices Bless Method Gays Use to Adopt

    Second-parent adoptions, widely used by same-sex couples to form families, were declared legal Monday by the California Supreme Court.The 6-1 ruling legitimizes as many as 20,000 adopt

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  • December 1, 2010 | Daily Report Online

    Unfair trial ruling for attorney reversed

    A Georgia Court of Appeals panel has reinstated a $2.757 million legal malpractice verdict against Dahlonega lawyer Steven K. Leibel, whose former client said he missed a key deadline in her

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  • January 13, 2003 | The Recorder

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    OCEAN-GOING ATTORNEY CAN'T KEEP CASE AFLOATAfter joining the Marin Yacht Club in San Rafael in 1981, now-retired lawyer John Ford registered several complaints over the years.

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  • October 11, 2004 | The Recorder

    Time to Cram?

    In its recent decision in Till v. SCS Credit Corp., 124 S. Ct. 1951 (2004), the U.S. Supreme Court has waded into murky waters over the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code's "cram-down" prov

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  • August 22, 2005 | Daily Report Online

    Just so many Hours

    If you were to construct a Venn diagram of this year's On the Rise picks, you'd be hard-pressed to find an obvious, singular trait they share. As you might expect, there are those on the list

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  • January 31, 2001 | Daily Report Online

    Former U.S. Attorney Thompson Reported Choice as Ashcroft's Deputy AG

    Former U.S. Attorney Larry D. Thompson of Atlanta reportedly has been selected by U.S. Attorney General-nominee John Ashcroft to be his second-in-command.Citing an unnamed source close

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  • January 11, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    City Audit of DA's Office Reveals 'Questionable' Payment An audit of the Staten Island District Attorney's Office released Friday labeled "questionable" a $20,000 payment

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  • June 15, 2001 | Daily Report Online

    Slander Suit Could Draw NBA Star Davis Into Gold Club Trial

    Former federal prosecutors say pro basketball star Antonio Davis' attempt to clear his name may have the unintended effect of drawing him deeper into the Gold Club trial.Davis "will ha

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