• Steel v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-22
    Practice Area: Legal Operations
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Alexander "Alex" Susor, (The Law Offices of Alex Susor, P.C.), Decatur, Colette Resnik Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Lynsey M Barron, (Barron Law LLC), Atlanta, Leigh Ann Webster, (Strickland Webster, LLC), Atlanta, Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher M. Carr, Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Clint Christopher Malcolm, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee; Ural D.L. Glanville, (Fulton County Superior Court), Atlanta, for other party; Hunter Joseph Rodgers, Smyrna, Mazie Lynn Guertin, (Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Decatur, Greg Allen Willis, Jessica Jones, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Amanda Rourk Clark Palmer, (Garland, Samuel & Loeb P.C.), Atlanta, Edward Donald Tolley, (Cook & Tolley LLP), Athens, Donald Franklin Samuel, (Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C.), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.

    Case Number: S24A1245

    Court reverses contempt finding against attorney for failure to disclose source of information, citing due process violations and finding that the trial court judge should have recused himself

  • November 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Largest Law Firms: Locations, Starting Salary and Clients By Firm

    Newark once again was the top most documented office location, with 21 in total, followed by Princeton, with 13.

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  • Reid v. Garland

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Myrna Pérez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner Everod Ray Anthony Reid: Molly Lauterback, Sophie Dalsimer, Brooklyn Defender Services, Brooklyn, NY, on the brief, Andrew D. Bergman, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Houston, TX.
    for defendant: For Respondent Merrick B. Garland, United States Attorney General: Brian Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Carl H. McIntyre, Jr., Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, on the brief, Paul Fiorino, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Former Immigration Judges and Former Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals, in support of Petitioner: John J. Clarke, Jr., Subarkah Syafruddin, John O. Wray, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY. For Amici Curiae The Bronx Defenders, Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc., Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, The Legal Aid Society, and Open Immigration Legal Services, in support of Petitioner: John Harland Giammatteo, Staff Attorney and Justice Catalyst Fellow, Lutheran Social Services of New York, Immigration Legal Program, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, Disability Rights Advocates, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Pangea Legal Services, in support of Petitioner: Allen Burton, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY, Martha F. Hutton, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 20-3324

    IJ Improperly Applied Framework to Protect Rights of Noncitizens Who May Be Incompetent

  • Ex Parte Roark

    Publication Date: 2024-11-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Criminal Appeals
    Judge: Judge Keller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: WR-56,380-03

    Applicant was convicted by a jury of injury to a child and was sentenced to 35 years' confinement.

  • Farhane v. U.S.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-08
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law | Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Naz Ahmad, Mudassar Toppa, Clear Project, Main Street Legal Services, Inc., CUNY School of Law, Long Island City, NY; Alan E. Schoenfeld, Emily Barnet, Sandra Redivo, Trena M. Riley, Dylan Reichman, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY; Thad Eagles, Jeremy W. Brinster, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC; Asma S. Jaber, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, on the brief, Ramzi Kassem.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee United States of America: Jun Xiang, Hagan Scotten, on the brief, Karl Metzner, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: John C. Yang, Niyati Shah, Marita Etcubañez, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Washington, DC; Andrew Z. Michaelson, Mateo de la Torre, King & Spalding LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Immigrant Defense Project in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Andrew Wachtenheim, Nabilah Siddiquee, Immigrant Defense Project, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Federal Public Defender's Office for the Western District of New York, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Connecticut, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Vermont, and Office of the Public Defender for the Northern District of New York in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Joel B. Rudin, Matthew A. Wasserman, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York, NY; Richard D. Willstatter, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, White Plains, NY; S. Isaac Wheeler, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Professors of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Immigration Law in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Alyssa Barnard-Yanni, Andrew D. Silverman, Daniel A. Rubens, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Lauren A. Weber, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, WA.

    Case Number: 20-1666

    Lawyer Must Inform Naturalized Citizen of Risk of Deportation After Denaturalization

  • October 29, 2024 | Legaltech News

    Harbor Acquires U.K.-Based Legal Tech Services Company Ascertus

    The acquisition of Ascertus is Harbor's third M&A deal since its inception and further expands its international footprint.

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  • Estate of Moncrief, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-28
    Practice Area: Contracts | Dispute Resolution | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wallach
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 02-23-00021-CV

    Appellants argued fraudulent inducement, lack of mental capacity, or undue influence upon decedent William Alvin Moncrief to execute certain documents.

  • October 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal

    Vital Child Custody Appeals Rule Expanded

    A cardinal rule of appeals it that the record on appeal contains only documents that were before the trial court, and counsel may not refer to matters outside the record. In fact, attorneys who report new developments at oral argument may be rebuked. However, there are exceptions to the general rule.

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  • October 21, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    Big Law Firms Build Out Career Coaching and Alumni Programs, Inspired by Consulting Firms

    Kirkland and A&O Shearman say their alumni programs have become more structured, robust and also ingrained into their firm's DNA.

    6 minute read

  • October 21, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    Status Driven With Unpredictable Fees: What Private Equity Clients Really Think About Their Lawyers

    A lack of certainty on pricing for doing "not very difficult" work is one of the most common complaints from leaders at private equity firms, who opened up to Law.com International about experiences with their legal advisers.

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