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Young Attorney Victorious in First Supreme Court Case
The Legal Intelligencer
Jason Murtagh says that the most nerve-wracking moment during his work on Haywood v. Drown was when the U.S. Supreme Court granted writ of certiorari in June 2008. That's because he was the one set to argue the case. But it turned out well for the 34-year-old attorney and his client in the prisoner rights case -- the Court ruled in their favor in May. Murtagh took the pro bono case while an associate at Dechert, but he's moved on to 40-attorney Rubin Fortunato to pursue a greater amount of casework.
Former Mass. AG Leaves Greenberg for Litigation Boutique
The American Lawyer
Thomas Reilly, the former attorney general of Massachusetts, weighed offers from private law firms of all sizes. He'd worked at a small firm before becoming a prosecutor, so he decided to join Greenberg Traurig. "I wanted to experience what a big firm was all about," he says. Two years later, he realized big-firm life isn't for him, and now has joined litigation boutique Cooley Manion Jones. Harry Manion, a former opposing counsel and a friend, offered Reilly a job on the spot when Reilly called him.
Howrey, Day Casebeer Make It Official
The Recorder
Howrey and Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder made their union official Wednesday, capping at least six months of serious talks. All but one of the Silicon Valley intellectual property boutique's 26 attorneys joined Howrey's Palo Alto, Calif., office, effective July 1. The move includes nine partners and 16 associates. Managing partner Lloyd "Rusty" Day said 725-lawyer Howrey's vision is a good fit for his firm, which couldn't add resources quickly on its own.
Court Says 'Civil Action' Lawyer Had Right to Sue Fellow Attorneys
The National Law Journal
Jan Schlichtmann didn't violate state law when he sued his fellow plaintiffs lawyers in a fee fight, a Massachusetts court ruled Monday. But the ruling isn't likely to help him recover any money. The lawyer, known for his role in the case that inspired the book "A Civil Action," had sued to try to recover $9 million in lost legal fees. He claimed he lost the money when Nestle backed out of a settlement to prevent a lawsuit against it for allegedly making fraudulent claims about the purity of its water.
Firm Accused of Duping Malpractice Claimants
The National Law Journal
Former clients of a Cleveland-based law firm have convinced an Ohio appeals court to revive their claim that the firm duped them into a low-ball settlement in a legal malpractice case. Reversing a lower court, the three-judge panel threw out summary judgment in favor of Javitch Block, finding that the lower court needed to sort out whether the law firm intentionally failed to disclose that it carried professional liability insurance that may have covered the former clients' malpractice claim against the firm.
Alternative Billing Increasingly Important for Texas Firms, Survey Shows
Texas Lawyer
Balancing the risks and rewards of using alternative billing, such as fixed or contingent fees, is a strategy many firms are employing in today's uncertain economy, based on responses from the 74 firms that completed Texas Lawyer's 2009 Salary & Billing Survey. Other strategies include holding hourly billing rates stable and requiring higher front-end retainers from new clients. The survey shows that average billing rates and employee salaries rose less than 4 percent when compared to 2008 figures.
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