In a bankruptcy auction, a lawyer bought a claim against himself and then dropped the case. . . . . . Lonnie Brown, Jr. has been
selected as the new holder of the A. Gus Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal
Ethics and Professionalism at the University of Georgia. . . . . . As I mentioned previously: the allegations of a politicized and racially-biased DOJ aren't going away and now the Washington Post ombudsman calls for more scrutiny. As was the case last time I posted on this, I've yet to hear good explanations as to why the injunction against the second man on the scene was dropped or why the national organization and its president were named in the first place. It also seems that the critics believe they will be able to prove up some race-based comments from within DOJ. We'll see (or not, depending on whether the issue gains traction). Btw, if you're keeping score between MSM and specialist blogs, it's worth noting that the superb site Main Justice has been covering the story in depth for a long time. . . . . . A biglaw firm gets hit with a malpractice suit claiming that its patent lawyers represented two companies with overlapping technologies, from ALM. . . . . . Lawyer punches lawyer in Scranton courthouse, from ALM. . . . . . Forbes looks at common conflicts of interest in estate planning. . . . . . "Activist, lawyer who helped
bring equality for women in Syracuse dies at age 82"
UPDATES: The Faculty Lounge carries an update of the "public warning" given to Judge Sharon Keller, who, you may recall, did not permit a death row inmate to file a brief on the eve of execution. The "public warning," dated July 16th, is here.