When Farrah Jinha’s 15-year marriage failed, she never imagined it would result in an eight-year legal battle, culminating in 2021 with an 18-day trial pitting her — alone — against her ex-husband’s professional legal team. But faced with a $200,000 retainer fee that needed to be paid to keep her lawyer, Jinha says she was forced to take over her divorce proceedings in B.C. …
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State Supreme Court suspends Brainerd area attorney for misconduct – Brainerd Di…
BRAINERD — J. Brad Person, partner in the longstanding Breen & Person law firm in Brainerd, and city attorney for Baxter, Crosslake, and Jenkins and Hill City in Aitkin County, was suspended from practicing law for a minimum of four months. Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie E. Hudson suspended Person in an order issued Sept. 28 after the Office …
Read More »Legal experts: Trump’s unhinged attack on judge in court shows he “realizes he’s…
Former President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at the judge overseeing his trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud lawsuit in Manhattan. The former president referred to Judge Arthur Engoron as a “rogue judge” while speaking to reporters inside the courthouse, claiming the judge had undervalued his properties in a partial summary judgment handed down last …
Read More »Trump hit with gag order after lashing out at court clerk in NY fraud case
NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial on Tuesday imposed a gag order – promising sanctions for any violations – on the former U.S. president and others in the case after Trump took to social media to lash out at the judge’s top law clerk. Justice Arthur Engoron of the New York state …
Read More »Lawyer apologizes for fake court citations from ChatGPT
New York CNN — The meteoric rise of ChatGPT is shaking up multiple industries – including law, as one attorney recently found out. Roberto Mata sued Avianca airlines for injuries he says he sustained from a serving cart while on the airline in 2019, claiming negligence by an employee. Steven Schwartz, an attorney with Levidow, Levidow & Oberman and licensed …
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