The Legal Up blog

This week in legal news An attorney who yelled profanity at a judge while intoxicated gets a stayed suspension on the condition that she submit to a substance use assessment A federal judge rejects a plea deal for an attorney accused of stealing millions from elderly and disabled clients New Jersey ...

The InfoTrack team is now emerging from the post-conference recovery period, and we wanted to send out a quick message to thank everyone for helping to make our fifth annual Legal Up Virtual Conference such a success. Whether you joined us live or are watching the replays on your own time, we ...

This week in legal news After student complains of prejudicial treatment, law school mistakenly informs her family that she is dead; student demands answers Maryland attorney disbarred for inflating expense reimbursements at the law firm he co-founded Arizona attorney admits that she is at fault ...

This week in legal news Opinions are split about the need for clear rules on technology competency requirements for judges New Jersey considers a law to give abused animals the right to legal representation California finds that security vulnerability in case management software was responsible for ...

This week’s highlights Hours after being released from jail, a Florida attorney strips naked in a bar and is arrested again Florida Supreme Court imposes a three-year suspension on an attorney who altered police lineup photos Two Massachusetts defendants want new trials, pointing to their appointed ...

This week’s highlights Felon who posted video of an illegally owned firearm on Snapchat had “no reasonable expectation of privacy,” thus there was no constitutional violation when an undercover police officer acted on it Police in Alabama town accused of inflating traffic violations, then ...

This week’s highlights In a competitive labor market, major law firm Goodwin Procter offers to pay for week-long vacations for their associates US Labor Board seeks remedies after alleging that Amazon illegally threatened, surveilled, and interrogated staff to prevent unionization Attorney who was ...

This week’s highlights Report shows that demand for legal services soared in 2021, but firms still needed to raise prices to make up for pandemic-related business levels Maryland attorney sentenced to 1 year in prison for blackmailing and abusing woman he met on a sugar daddy website ABA Spring ...

This week’s highlights Bipartisan Supreme Court commission takes no position on terms limits or court expansion The legal industry added 2,700 jobs in November Bill to end PACER fees advances to the full senate Burnout “a real issue” as demand for legal word outpaces growth in headcount Tort Reform ...

This week’s highlights Pandemic spurred unprecedented revolution in state civil courts says new report Los Angeles Superior Court expands online dispute resolution platform to eviction cases Two national law firms announce a merger that will bring them into the Am Law 100 CA State Bar seizes online ...