I don't mean to pick on class action lawyers, but sometimes they do get slammed by the court. . . . . Buchanan Ingersoll "buys" the IP boutique Burns Doane? The acquiree doesn't even get the dignity of a "merged" or "acquired"? . . . . Commercial considerations have led a law firm to non-renew its contract as legal representative of the city of Laramie, Wyoming. . . . . We don't always learn why criminal defense counsel move to withdraw, because they often refer to unspecified ethical issues, as in the Portland, Oregon defense of Sung Koo Kim.