Non-Sequiturs: 08.05.11
* Some bloggers stand up to dubious defamation lawsuits. [Techdirt] * And some settle: St. Thomas Law (or its insurer) is paying $5,000 to Joseph Rakofsky. [Simple Justice] * Another day, another...
View ArticleWhat Is Up With Chicago-Area Lawyers? Updates on Reema Bajaj and Jason Smiekel
Chicago is a beautiful city in the summer, but some of its attorneys are facing ugly allegations. What’s going on with Reema Bajaj, the rather attractive Illinois lawyer accused of prostitution? And...
View ArticleChicago-Area Lawyer Accused of Murder for Hire Pleads Not Guilty(And ATL...
It’s not every day that a small firm lawyer is accused of murder for hire. But that’s what happened earlier this month, when Illinois lawyer Jason W. Smiekel was accused of trying to put a hit out on a...
View ArticleBad News for a Chicago-Area Lawyer Accused of Murder for Hire
Last month, federal law enforcement officials accused an Illinois attorney from a small firm, Jason W. Smiekel, of trying to put a hit out on a former client — who also happened to be the ex-husband of...
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Chicago-Area Lawyer Didn’t Make a ‘Rational Decision’ When He Hired a...
Jason W. Smiekel, the attorney accused of taking out a hit on a former client (who also happened to be the ex-husband of Smiekel’s fiancée), has taken a plea deal…. Continue reading »Follow Above the...
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Morning Docket: 12.05.12
* Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which is the fairest firm of them all? According to the 2012 Acritas Brand Index survey, the current leader of the Global 100 is the most powerful Biglaw brand for the...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 08.05.11
* Some bloggers stand up to dubious defamation lawsuits. [Techdirt] * And some settle: St. Thomas Law (or its insurer) is paying $5,000 to Joseph Rakofsky. [Simple Justice] * Another day, another...
View ArticleWhat Is Up With Chicago-Area Lawyers? Updates on Reema Bajaj and Jason Smiekel
Chicago is a beautiful city in the summer, but some of its attorneys are facing ugly allegations. What's going on with Reema Bajaj, the rather attractive Illinois lawyer accused of prostitution? And...
View ArticleChicago-Area Lawyer Accused of Murder for Hire Pleads Not Guilty(And ATL...
It's not every day that a small firm lawyer is accused of murder for hire. But that's what happened earlier this month, when Illinois lawyer Jason W. Smiekel was accused of trying to put a hit out on a...
View ArticleBad News for a Chicago-Area Lawyer Accused of Murder for Hire
Last month, federal law enforcement officials accused an Illinois attorney from a small firm, Jason W. Smiekel, of trying to put a hit out on a former client -- who also happened to be the ex-husband...
View ArticleChicago-Area Lawyer Didn’t Make a ‘Rational Decision’ When He Hired a...
Jason W. Smiekel, the attorney accused of taking out a hit on a former client (who also happened to be the ex-husband of Smiekel’s fiancée), has taken a plea deal....
View ArticleMorning Docket: 12.05.12
* Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which is the fairest firm of them all? According to the 2012 Acritas Brand Index survey, the current leader of the Global 100 is the most powerful Biglaw brand for the...
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