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Jeffco Commission chooses to hire California law firm
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2011/07/28 08:32
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div class=entrydiv class=articleThere are 48 hours until the Jefferson County Commission's big decision on whether to file bankruptcy, settle, or wait some more. But the county is already spending money to prepare for what would be the biggest Chapter 9 bankruptcy ever. Tuesday the commission hired bankruptcy expert Kenneth Klee's L.A.-based law firm to consult with the county and represent it if bankruptcy is filed.
The county hasn't heard any response from its creditors to a plan to settle the sewer debt out of court, so they're preparing as if they'll be going into court as early as Thursday.
All 5 commissioners left no doubt they are prepared to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy if they don't see an agreeable settlement.
Without any meaningful progress by the creditors, I believe this commission has the wherewithall, and the fortitude to do what's necessary and to go ahead and resolve this crisis, Commissioner Jimmie Stephens said.
Part of the reason? They want to protect customers from a 25% rate increase proposed by the receiver and keep $75 million in sewer funds that the receiver wants control of. Both of those could happen Friday if there's no agreement.
The receiver is going to put a 25% rate increase, and our constituents can't take that, Commissioner Sandra Little-Brown said. It's a burden on them and this will save them from that, they way to do that is to file bankruptcy.
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Bauer leaving, Ruemmler in as White House counsel
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2011/06/02 08:52
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President Barack Obama's top lawyer at the White House is resigning to return to private practice and represent Obama as his personal attorney and as general counsel to Obama's re-election campaign.
Bob Bauer will be replaced by his top deputy, Kathy Ruemmler, a former assistant U.S. attorney best known as lead prosecutor in the Enron fraud case.
The move means that Bauer, 59, will still play a central but outside role in advising a president who is seeking re-election in a time of divided government.
Meanwhile, the 40-year-old Ruemmler will take over the job as Obama's top in-house counsel and manager of a White House law office charged with juggling the domestic, national security and congressional oversight challenges confronting the president.
In a statement, Obama praised Bauer as a friend with exceptional judgment who will remain a close advisor. As to his new White House-based counsel, Obama said: Kathy is an outstanding lawyer with impeccable judgment. Together, Bob and Kathy have led the White House Counsel's office, and Kathy will assure that it continues to successfully manage its wide variety of responsibilities.
Bauer has been part of Obama's circle since Obama was a freshmen senator in Washington, and now returns to the campaign counsel role he had when Obama ran in 2008. He has long been a go-to lawyer for Democrats on matters of political law and is married to Anita Dunn, a Democratic communications operative who formerly worked in Obama's White House.
Bauer will leave his White House post at the end of June. In a style typifying the low-key nature of transitions in the counsel's office, the news came in the form of a press release. |
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Holland Hart adds 29 attorneys in Salt Lake City
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2011/05/18 09:54
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The law firm Holland amp; Hart recently added 29 attorneys to its Salt Lake City office.
The expansion expand the firm's natural resources and litigation practices, and brings the number of its Salt Lake attorneys to more than 80, according to the firm's press release.
We have found that Salt Lake City is a very solid center for business — we strongly believe in its future, said John Husband, chairman of the firm's management committee.
The firms' natural resources practice includes oil and gas, water, and climate change law.
The firm employees over 900, including 400 attorneys, in 15 offices throughout the West and an office in Washington, D.C. |
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Welcome Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Members
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2011/05/05 09:22
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Today, Brad gave a presentation at the a href=http://www.indianalawupdate.com/entry/Welcome-to-all-Indiana-Trial-Lawyers-Association-MembersIndiana Trial Lawyers/a Association's 23rd Annual Lifetime Achievement Seminar, entitled Working in the Cloud: Using Online Resources to Help Your Practice.
We have links to downloadable copies of Brad's PowerPoint presentation (To view as a PowerPoint, right click on the hyperlink and select Save Target as....
To access the hyperlinks contained within the PowerPoint, right click on each logo button as select Open hyperlink), which contains links to websites mentioned in the presentation, and handout.nbsp; Brad has also prepared bundles of blogs he follows, including legal blogs and technology blogs aimed at lawyers. |
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Former Ga. Labor Commissioner Joins Law Firm
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2011/02/11 09:54
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| pMichael Thurmond, who served three terms as Georgia's labor commissioner, has joined the Atlanta law firm of Butler, Wooten and Fryhofer./ppIn making the announcement on Tuesday, the firm said Thurmond will focus on personal injury cases, product liability, class actions and whistleblower claims./ppThurmond ran for the U.S. Senate last year rather than seek re-election as labor commissioner. He won the Democratic nomination but lost in the general election to incumbent Republican Johnny Isakson./ppBefore becoming labor commissioner, Thurmond served in the Georgia Legislature, representing a district in Athens, and practiced law there./p |
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At least 135 attorneys keep law license after convictions
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2011/01/31 20:53
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| pAt least 135 attorneys with criminal convictions continue to practice law in Wisconsin, including some who were able to keep licenses while serving time and others who got them back before their probation ended./ppThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Sunday that some lawyers practicing now in the state have felony or misdemeanor convictions for fraud, theft, battery and repeat drunken driving. One child-sex offender got probation for his crime but never lost his license, while a politician convicted in a check-kiting scheme was reprimanded but kept his license./ppThe newspaper reviewed the licenses of nearly 24,000 Wisconsin lawyers against state and federal court records, and found that lawyers convicted of crimes are then subjected to a slow-moving disciplinary process that operates largely behind closed doors./ppAnother 70 lawyers were charged with crimes but were able to get the charges reduced or convictions avoided by completing a deferred prosecution plan. All 70 got the green light to practice law again./ppThe review showed Wisconsin's standards to be comparatively lenient for dealing with lawyers who break the law. Many other states immediately suspend the licenses of lawyers if they are convicted of serious crimes, but Wisconsin in some cases has allowed convicted criminals to keep their law licenses even while behind bars./p |
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