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Manti Te'o was talking to man ESPN The woman whose picture was used to create Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend has been identified, but the voice of the woman who had hours of late-night phone calls with the Notre Dame star linebacker has remained silent. Turns out that's because it ... See all stories on this topic »

Feds: Fugitive lawyer who defrauded client faces new charge Chicago Tribune A disbarred Chicago lawyer who was on the lam for more than six years was arraigned on a new federal charge of failing to surrender for a mail fraud sentence in 2006, according to federal authorities. The one-count indictment was returned Wednesday for ... See all stories on this topic »

Lawyer for parents of slain Pace player: Police account misleading CBSSports.com TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- The first police account of an officer's fatal shooting of a college football player was purposely misleading and served as a faulty "script" for the investigation, a lawyer for the student's parents said Thursday. The lawyer ... See all stories on this topic »

Shero lawyer: Acquit him Philadelphia Inquirer Lawyer Burton A. Rose urged the Common Pleas Court jurors not to be swayed by the salacious nature of the charges against Bernard Shero: rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, child endangerment and two other related counts. See all stories on this topic » Philadelphia Inquirer

'Spider-Man' Producers, Taymor Reach Settlement, Lawyer Says Bloomberg The producers of the Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” settled a lawsuit brought by the show's fired director, Julie Taymor, two weeks after a judge set a May trial date, a lawyer for Taymor said. U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in ... See all stories on this topic »

Bilbo Baggins had a wicked lawyer Fortune 121231050255-bilbo-hobbit-ring-gallery-horizontal FORTUNE -- Bilbo Baggins' employment contract with dwarves in The Hobbit is five feet long when unfurled. Replicas of the actual movie prop—which really does contain all the legal verbiage—are being ... See all stories on this topic » Fortune

Lawyer in shock jock trial arrested in Tampa MiamiHerald.com TAMPA, Fla. -- The defamation suit against radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge took an unusual turn when the lawyer for the man suing Clem was arrested on a drunk driving charge. Charles Philip Campbell Jr. - who is the lawyer for Todd "MJ" Schnitt ... See all stories on this topic »

Lawyer says she was fired for adopting child Seattle Post Intelligencer WASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney is suing one of Washington's most prominent law firms, claiming she was fired for taking time off to adopt a child. Pamela Levinson of Bethesda has filed a $5 million gender discrimination lawsuit against Wilmer Cutler ... See all stories on this topic »

Flossmoor resident named 'Super Lawyer' SouthtownStar John F. Shonkwiler, of Flossmoor, recently was named a Super Lawyer for 2013 by the Super Lawyers organization, a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional ... See all stories on this topic »

Schuette questions Diane Hathaway's fitness as a lawyer Detroit Free Press “I am sure that the attorney general knows that after Tuesday's hearing all of the lawyers involved, including the judge, are required to report a conviction to the Attorney Grievance Commission.” Contact Paul Egan: 517-372-8660 or pegan@freepress.com ... See all stories on this topic »

Lawyer for servicewomen who sued for right to combat 'thrilled' by Panetta ... KTVU San Francisco A lawyer for four servicewomen who sued the U.S. Department of Defense for the right to have combat duty said in San Francisco Thursday that she and her clients are "thrilled" that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the lifting of the combat ban. See all stories on this topic »

Judge suspends DUI lawyer's driver's license Turn to 10 A lawyer who specializes in drunken driving cases and is being charged with DUI for the second time in a year had her driver's license suspended Thursday. A Traffic Tribunal judge suspended Layne Savage's license pending the outcome of a hearing next ... See all stories on this topic »

Lawyer who missed deadline can't appeal: court Thomson Reuters News & Insight NEW YORK, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court has denied a communications company's bid to appeal a decision related to the bankruptcy of WorldCom, finding that the company's attorney failed to meet a key deadline through his own negligence. See all stories on this topic » Thomson Reuters News & Insight

Erie lawyer Mead announces candidacy for judge GoErie.com Erie lawyer Jamie Mead announced his candidacy for Erie County judge this morning in a ceremony crowded with friends and family and supporters. Standing at a podium in Courtroom H in the Erie County Courthouse, Mead, 54, said his long, diverse legal ... See all stories on this topic »

Ronaiah Tuiasosopo's Lawyer Just Made the Manti Te'o Hoax Even Creepier ... Complex.com (blog) Yesterday, ESPN was able to track down a copy of Manti Te'o's cell phone records to prove that he did, in fact, spend more than 500 hours on the phone talking to someone that he thought to be his girlfriend Lennay Kekua between May and September of ... See all stories on this topic » Complex.com (blog)

Cops: Ex-Lawyer Bilked Shelton Developer Out Of $175K Valley Independent Sentinel Snaider's lawyer, Ira Grudberg, declined to comment on the specific allegations Thursday, but said his client would probably plead not guilty in the case at his next court appearance, scheduled for Jan. 29 at Superior Court in Milford. According to an ... See all stories on this topic » Valley Independent Sentinel

Not guilty plea by lawyer in Ohio pain pill case FOX19 A Metro bus route was temporarily delayed after a fender bender in Lower Price Hill.Authorities say it happened at the intersection of W. 8th Street and State Avenue on Thursday afternoon.A semi-truckFull Story >. A semi-truck hit a Metro bus from ... See all stories on this topic »

Battery probe ongoing re Los Angeles jail dispute between lawyers for high ... ABA Journal Valerie Wass, who is representing Conrad Murray on appeal, said she was "forced" by attorney Ryan Flanagan out of a lawyer visiting room at the Men's Central Jail after she opened the door Tuesday, and she filed a police report about the incident, the ... See all stories on this topic »

Lawyer: 'Johns' cut deal to testify against Strong Seacoastonline.com Lawyer: 'Johns' cut deal to testify against Strong. Prosecutor says one client visited Alexis Wright 42 times. Today's most viewed articles. Owner of truck stop mulls suit against town - 1/24/2013; Sarah Mildred Long Bridge closed to traffic - 1/24 ... See all stories on this topic »

Non-lawyer Tata still apparently reviewing Attorney General letter The Progressive Pulse Hey, we know former Wake schools boss Anthony Tata is both not a lawyer and new in his job as DOT Secretary, but how long does it take to read a three-page letter? Two weeks ago, the new Transportation secretary said he'd do whatever the law required ... See all stories on this topic » The Progressive Pulse

Lawyer: Te'o 'girlfriend' on phone was man KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News (CBS Sports) A lawyer for Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the alleged mastermind behind the Lennay Kekua hoax, claims his client used a falsetto voice to impersonate Manti Te'o's girlfriend during all-night phone conversations. ESPN previously reported on lengthy ... See all stories on this topic »

Salida, lawyer settle free speech suit for $43000 Denver Post Lawyer Daniel Zettler says that during a boat race in 2011 in Salida, he shouted to a man who was being detained by officers, "Don't forget your constitutional right to remain silent." Zettler says one officer arrested him on a charge of obstructing a ... See all stories on this topic »