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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines February 3, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

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Source NLJ.com, February 3, 2009.

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FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE | Declining law firm profits forecast for '09
"It's the roughest market the legal industry has seen in at least 17 years, and there's no quick fix ahead. That point is one of many sobering predictions in a client advisory by Hildebrandt International and Citi Private Bank. The advisory concludes that profits-per-partner in 2008 generally spanned from flat to a 10% decrease compared with the prior year ? and that profits are apt to fall further in 2009, with average profits-per-partner declining by 5% to 15%, and perhaps more at some firms."

FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE | How do U.S. Supreme Court justices time their retirement? The answers may not be what you think.
"Do U.S. Supreme Court justices, as some historical evidence suggests, time their retirements with an eye to the partisan or political affiliation of the president or the Senate majority? No, when it comes to retirement decisions, justices care more about power than party and policy, according to a new empirical study."

WEB-ONLY | Florida judge who sued over jail overcrowding is reprimanded by state's high court
"A Florida judge who filed a lawsuit seeking to change the way county officials handled jail overcrowding has been disciplined by the state's high court. The Supreme Court of Florida ordered a public reprimand for St. Lucie County Court Judge Clifford Barnes, finding that he violated the state's Code of Judicial Conduct. The court determined that Barnes ran afoul of the rules regarding impartiality and that he committed acts that caused disrepute to the judiciary."

WEB-ONLY | Tech companies claim Foley & Lardner overbilled, under represented
"A trio of technology companies has filed a breach of contract suit against Foley & Lardner in the Eastern District of Texas for allegedly overbilling and not adequately representing them in a patent lawsuit."

WEB-ONLY | Controversial 'E-Verify' immigration program on hold
"A controversial federal program intended to screen illegal aliens out of jobs and pushed during the waning days of the Bush Administration has been put on hold until at least May 21 by President Barack Obama's administration. Congress created the program, known as E-Verify, in 1994 as a voluntary means for employers to submit names and Social Security numbers of new employees for matching to the Social Security Administration's database."

WEB-ONLY | Stimulus bill would empower state AGs to seek civil damages for HIPAA violations
"Both the House-passed economic stimulus bill and the proposed Senate version would give state attorneys general new enforcement authority to file civil actions for damages or injunctions in federal courts for violations of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act."

WEB-ONLY | Mass. lawyer pleas guilty to obstruction, money laundering for client
"Lawrence Novak, a former officer for the Massachusetts Republican State Committee, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and money laundering charges in federal court. Novak faces up to 20 years in prison for his alleged involvement in his client's drug operation."

WEB-ONLY | Stanford Law School launches new center on legal profession
"Stanford Law School has launched the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, which will focus on professional responsibility, leadership development and quality of life issues. Law professor Deborah L. Rhode will serve as its director."

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