A lawyer has been charged in a fraudulent over-billing scheme that cost south suburban Calumet Park over a million dollars.

This is the latest news as of March 5th.

"Hiring a Florida personal injury lawyer is not difficult. But hiring the right person for the job, on the other hand, is a whole different issue. There are several lawyers practicing in the state and not all of them may be right for your case."

I'll post more if I find anything else out.

His prison term behind him, former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim took the first step Thursday to regaining his law license. Arnold approved a stipulated order signed by Ganim, his lawyer and Michael Bowler , statewide bar counsel, that set a number of conditions that he must abide by before he can practice law again.

I found this article and thought I would pass it along.

"TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 4 (UPI) -- A man scheduled for execution next week is entitled to a new hearing on whether he is retarded, his lawyer told the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday."

Beth wrote:

I came across this post Friday.

Would anyone care to comment?

I found this posted at WWW.YOUTUBE.COM on Friday.

My mother-in-law said she heard this on the radio.

"MANSFIELD -- Sheriff Steve Sheldon has retained a Cleveland lawyer to prepare a lawsuit against the county."

she wants to know what you think.

Todd wrote:

Did anyone else see this article?

"Howard Twiggs, a Raleigh lawyer who led the American Trial Lawyers Association in battles on Capitol Hill, died Thursday morning after exercising. He was 77."

My research with Steve lead me to this.

"BUTTERWORTH: A former lawyer was sentenced to two years jail by the Sessions Court here, for criminal breach of trust involving RM271,000 from March 28 to July 6, 2001. Sessions court Judge Julie Lack..."

Ronnie wrote:

I came across this post today and thought I would pass it along.

Would anyone care to comment on this?

I found this article and thought I would pass it along.

"Jim Pathe/The Star-LedgerKleber Cordova has been indicted for allegedly drowning his wife in the bathtub. His defense lawyer today was allowed to withdraw because Cordova can no longer afford to pay him. MORRISTOWN - A defense attorney for the Morristown..."

Frank wrote:

Did anyone else see this article?

"It appears as though the 19-year-old Long Beach man charged with felony hit-and-run in the near killing of a prominent local lawyer is considering a deal that would see him receive probation in exchange for a guilty or no contest plea."

The lawyer for the man who lost his appeal in the murder of Phoenix Sinclair says his client may try taking the case to the Supreme Court. Phoenix was neglected and severly abused. She died in June 2005 at the age of five.

From WWW.YOUTUBE.COM

I saw this posted Friday.

"The lawyer for a man accused of drowning his wife in the bathtub of their Morristown apartment in 2008 asked a judge today to be relieved as counsel because he no longer is being paid."