Top Lawyer, Under Fire, May Depart
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William S. Lerach, one of the most powerful securities class-action lawyers in the nation, is considering plans to leave the law firm he founded three years ago.
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WASHINGTON - One of President Bush's top lawyers resigned from his campaign Wednesday, a day after disclosing that he had given legal advice to a veterans group airing TV ads challenging Democrat John Kerry's Vietnam War service. The guidance included checking ad scripts, the group said...
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Â· Party boss likely to face more corruption charges  Â· Case would hamper presidential ambitions
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Money can buy the best legal counsel, but fame also draws public scrutiny.
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A political tempest over the mass firing of federal prosecutors escalated yesterday with allegations from the departing U.S. attorney in New Mexico, who said that two members of Congress attempted to pressure him to speed up a probe of Democrats just before the November elections.
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Concerns about voter enfranchisement and the system's integrity have lawyers busy already.
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Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey was in the advanced stages of securing a lucrative corporate monitor assignment last year but withdrew his name after he was nominated to lead the Justice Department, according to lawyers familiar with the previously undisclosed arrangement.
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Many are wondering whether his departed No. 2 will be the Justice Department's fall guy -- or its worst nightmare
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If Senator Larry E. Craig yields to calls for his resignation, his successor would be chosen by Gov. C. L. Otter.
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New Jersey officials trying combat witness intimidation are concerned about cases involving one lawyerâs clients.
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Lawyers and human right groups are backing an American lawyer to be chief prosecutor at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, fearing that naming a newcomer could disrupt the court's final years.
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In a challenge that could make or break upcoming trials by a special military commission, defense lawyers are moving to dismiss terrorism charges against
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Steven Rothâs decision to step away from the bidding in the war over Equity Office may cement his image as a man who does not let his ego get the better of his judgment.
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PLEADING they cannot properly defend an unwilling client, Slobodan Milosevic&#39;s court-appointed lawyers have asked to quit, leaving the UN tribunal in a dilemma over how to conclude the most important war crimes trial in half a century in a way history
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California plaintiff's lawyer William S. Lerach yesterday told his partners that he would resign this week to resolve a long-running criminal investigation into his tactics and business practices.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's top lawyer said
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PHIL SPECTORâs lawyer fears that the legendary producer may have been indicted after being asked to bring him to court next week.