• March 28, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Alums' bellwether fraud suit against New York Law School fails on appeal

    New York state's court of last resort has refused to revive a lawsuit by disgruntled New York Law School graduates who alleged their alma mater enticed them to enroll through fraud. As the fi

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  • May 12, 2003 | The Recorder

    Sidebar

    LAWYERS HELP PUT LEARNING TOOL IN STUDENTS' HANDSMark Robinson and Barry Graynor were both captivated when they read an article in The Wall Street Journal last yea

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  • March 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Big Suits

    U.S. v. Countrywide et al. On February 9, Bank of America Corporation agreed to pay $1 billion to settle a federal probe

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  • January 31, 2000 | Legal Times

    To Be Young and Rich

    I never thought I'd wish I were back in law school. But with today's skyrocketing associate salaries, I feel like a chump for graduating in 1995. Back then, D.C.'s top firms were paying new associa

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  • United States v. Henderson

    Publication Date: 2011-03-27
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2011-03-24
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Per curiam.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 08-30998, No. 08-31098, c/w No. 08-31142

    United States Court of Appeals Fifth CircuitFILEDLyle W. Cayce ClerkBefore JONES, Chief Judge, and DENNIS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.This consolidated appeal involves three district co

  • September 20, 2010 | National Law Journal

    VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

    ADMIRALTY Assistance to wrecked ferry merits less than was sought NEW YORK — The owner and two crew members of the Dorothy J, a tugboat th

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  • April 1, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Alums' Fraud Suit Facing Law School Fails on Appeal

    New York state's court of last resort has refused to revive a lawsuit by disgruntled New York Law School graduates who alleged their alma mater enticed them to enroll through fraud. As the fi

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  • September 20, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Lippman Unveils Rule Detailing Bar Admission Pro Bono Mandate

    Details of the new 50-hour pro bono requirement for applicants to the New York bar were unveiled yesterday by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman. Specifics of the program announced in May we

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  • Luis M. v. Superior Court (People)

    Publication Date: 2012-11-02
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    Date Filed: 2012-10-31
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald L. Brown, Public Defender, Albert J. Menaster, Guillermo Arevalo-Farias, and Rourke Stacy, Deputy Public Defenders, for Petitioner.
    for defendant: Steve Cooley, District Attorney, Phyllis Asayama and Cassandra Hart, Deputy District Attorneys, for Respondent.

    Case Number: No. B238460

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 12376 LUIS M., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Responden

  • November 11, 2004 | Daily Report Online

    States Abandon Legalese for Simpler Jury Instructions

    Leonard Post [email protected] NEW YORK-Lawyers may love legalese, but jurors don't. That fundamental observation is behind the soon-to-be finalized "plain-English" criminal jury in

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