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Florida Judge Complains that Prosecutor is Weak-Kneed
Sweating under the Feeney amendment, and with John Ashcroft watching their sentencing patterns, federal judges around the country are unhappy and on edge. Perhaps that's why U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore called Miami U.S. Attorney Marcos Jimenez's office "weak-kneed" and lacking in "prosecutorial zeal" for allowing a recent deal with a "career criminal." Moore went on to note a sharp decline in the number of cases prosecuted by the U.S. attorney's office in Miami under Jimenez's leadership.Arnall Golden Closes Macon Office
Meredith [email protected] 20 years, Arnall Golden Gregory has closed its Macon office. Its three attorneys, Jerome L. Kaplan, Ronald C. Thomason and James P. Smith, have joined the Macon firm Stone Baxter as partners.Arnall Golden in 1985 recruited the three lawyers, who practice bankruptcy and business litigation, because it had no bankruptcy practice at that time, Kaplan said.Talk Tough, But Don't Be a Jerk
To be a great lawyer and also a nice person: Is that an impossible goal? Absolutely not. A young lawyer looking to develop a reputation as aggressive should take care not to stray across the "jerk" line, says a long-time litigator. In the office or in court, development of a reputation as a jerk can be deadly. Nice lawyers can -- and should -- finish first.Law Firm Ruled Not Debt Collector Under Federal Law
Law firms that engage in collecting debts are not subject to constraints under federal debt collection law if their activities constitute only a small percentage of their overall revenues, a federal judge in New York has held. Sara Goldstein, a tenant in an apartment owned by Stahl York Avenue Company, sued a Manhattan law firm over the firm's attempts to collect unpaid rent from her on behalf of Stahl.
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Tax foe takes aim at nuclear prepayment
The sole practitioner whose lawsuit upended the funding mechanism for the Atlanta BeltLine has taken aim at Georgia Power Co.'s plan to pay for two nuclear reactors.At issue is Senate Bill 31, which lawmakers passed this year. It lets Georgia Power increase residential and small business owners' power bills, starting in 2011, to offset costs for the $6.In Final Sitting, No 'Blakely'-Related Decision From Justices
Sitting for its final session in 2004, the Supreme Court on Monday handed down four decisions, none of which were the anxiously awaited rulings on the constitutionality of federal sentencing guidelines.Decision summaries from the NLJ
Microsoft wins review of some factual findings � and other recent court decision summaries from The National Law Journal.N.J.'s Emcore, Tyco Say Executives Received Backdated Stock-Options
Two New Jersey companies, Emcore Corp. and Tyco International Ltd., announce that some of their executives have run afoul of stock-option dating regulations.TRENDING STORIES
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