ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter

For week ending October 15, 2010

TEN TOP STORIES

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Disbarred for $3,500-an-Hour Fee and 'Bizarre Behavior'
Oct 13, 2010, 10:07 am CDT

Plus: Retired Judge to be Tried for Perjury, Admits Letting Witness Lie to Protect Paid Informant
Oct 13, 2010, 02:57 pm CDT

Law Firms
Six Wildman Harrold Partners Unsure When Firm Will Allow Them to Leave
Oct 12, 2010, 08:51 am CDT
Plus: Layoffs of Perhaps 100 Follow Work Slowdown at Fla. Foreclosure Law Firm
Oct 13, 2010, 12:24 pm CDT

Careers
Conservative Commentator Ann Coulter Hated Law Firm 'Suck-Uppery'
Oct 12, 2010, 08:02 am CDT
Plus:

Labor Report Cites Rise in Nontraditional Jobs for Lawyers, Good Paralegal Prospects
Oct 12, 2010, 05:30 am CDT
When Giving Notice, Be Positive and Pick a Friday, Consultants Say
Oct 14, 2010, 05:30 am CDT
At 81, Entertainment Lawyer Bert Fields Still Bills 3,000 Hours a Year
Oct 8, 2010, 05:30 am CDT
Judiciary

Wisconsin Judge Has Dress Code for Lawyers and Beverages
Oct 14, 2010, 09:32 am CDT

Plus: Public Warning Tossed Against 'We Close at 5' Texas Judge
Oct 12, 2010, 07:16 am CDT

The New Normal
Our New Blog: 'The New Normal'
Oct 13, 2010, 05:31 pm CDT

Plus: 'We Don't Do Commodity Work' and Other Definitions
Oct 14, 2010, 09:15 am CDT

Constitutional Law
Repeal the 17th Amendment? Some Candidates Back the Idea
Oct 13, 2010, 05:30 am CDT


U.S. Supreme Court
'CSI Effect' Grips the U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 13, 2010, 09:23 am CDT
International Law
US Lags Well Behind Other Wealthy Nations on Rule of Law, Report Says
Oct 14, 2010, 08:00 am CDT

Government Law
Proposed Leaf-Blower Ban Generates Lots of Noise from Irked Citizens
Oct 13, 2010, 02:09 pm CDT

Tort Law
Who's Liable for a Driverless Car Accident? Google Test Raises the Issue
Oct 12, 2010, 08:35 am CDT