Historically, clerks have had a pretty sweet deal. A year spent with a judge increases their attractiveness to law firms; in the past, this translated to big bonuses for going into Biglaw. During the recession, the deal got slightly less sweet, as firms went a little sour on clerks. Over the last m ...

Amy Alanis and Joshua Molina are living every parent’s nightmare – the death of a child. On the evening of February 1, 2010, Ms. Alanis, Mr. Molina, and their 13-month old son, Joshua (J.J.), together with two friends, were heading home on the northwest side of Chicago when Putiporn Kaewmooka smash ...

Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blawgosphere. 1) Question: Please settle this quickly-escalating dispute between me and my fiancée. She calls it a "sleazy lap dance at a strip club." I call it "humanitarian aid." Who is right? Answer: Did the ev ...

Previously on The Good Wife: The Good Wife married The Bad Husband and took a 13-year hiaitus before reclaiming her career as an attorney.  This week's episode raised two topics for discussion: 1. Professional Rewards Based on Personal Connections, e.g. The Old Boys Club TGW's firm is represent ...

Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in Los Angeles and has assembled a team of lawyers for his defense.  Leading the defense team is Ed Chernoff, who will be joined by his partners Matthew Alford and William Stradley, of the Houston ...

Mike Masnik of the Techdirt blog asks why shouldn't jurors be allowed to do a little online research outside the courtroom. His view is since jurors come to the table with their outside experiences, biases and prejudices, what harm would it do to allow the smart ones to use a little technology to ai ...

On behalf of Clients of ING Financial Services, a subsidiary of ING Group NV, Signator Investors and Michael Joseph DiMare, Houston based Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas LLP is investigating claims that DiMare may have encouraged many of his clients to invest in a Ponzi scheme. This may have hap ...

Houston lawyer Harry C. Arthur’s courthouse battle with Christ Church Cathedral and The Beacon, a homeless day center in downtown Houston, is over. This morning, 234th District Judge Reece Rondon of Houston signed an order granting Arthur’s motion for a...

Environmental advocates have asked a court to use an old law to force manufacturers to reveal what ingredients make up household staple cleaning items. The cleanser industry, which has recently pushed voluntary efforts to unveil product ingredients, claims that the lawsuit is not warranted and that ...

The United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary hosted a forum entitled, "Head and Other Injuries in Youth, High School, College and Professional Football" Monday, February 1, 2010, in Houston, Texas. Patrick Donohue, founder of the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation, partic ...