Enron Convict to be released from Jail Early

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Slashing Costs: U.S. Deficit Plunges by a Whopping 32 Percent

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Victory in Delaware: Marriage Equality Comes to the First State

    Marriage equality is on the verge of becoming the law of the land in the state of Delaware, as the Delaware Senate just passed the landmark legislation by a vote of 12 to 9.    A half hour after the Senate vote, Governor Jack Markell signed the legislation into formal law on the steps in the lobby ...

President Obama Meets with President Park of South Korea

    Today, President Barack Obama welcomed President Park Guen-hye of South Korea to the White House to celebrate 60 years of bilateral partnership between the United States and South Korea.    Established after the Korean War, the United States-Republic of Korean Alliance is a linchpin of security and ...

SEC Charges Traders in Enormous Kickback Scheme Involving Venezuelan Official

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Another Record: Dow Closes Above 15,000

    Today marked another record-setting on Wall Street as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first time ever. The Dow officially closed at a record mark of 15,056.    In addition to the Dow’s surge, investors also pushed the S&P 500 to a new record as the broad index ...

Fahringer & Dubno: 68 Years of Combined High-Quality Experience and Representation

New York, NY—Representing clients charged with violating criminal statutes and other First Amendment related laws is what Herald Price Fahringer and Erica Dubno do best. “Many of our cases involve theaters, bookstores, publishers, and a whole variety of activities that come within the scope of the First Amendment’s ...

Love of the Law was Inspired by a Love of History for Wisconsin Attorney Alex Flynn

Milwaukee, WI—For Alex Flynn, who has been named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Wisconsin, a love of the law was inspired by a love of history. “I have my undergraduate degree in history, and I have always been fascinated with societal attitudes and the attraction to totalitarian government,” Flynn told ...

Thinking Outside the Box: Gary Fraley

Sacramento, CA—When it comes to choosing clients, bankruptcy attorney Gary Fraley knows whose corner he wants to be in.  “I long ago phased out everything that was not bankruptcy,” Fraley told laws.com in a recent interview.  “I do Chapter 7's, I do Chapter 13's.  I do not represent the fat ...

Accomplished Criminal Defense Attorney Thomas Mesereau Challenges Injustice

Los Angeles, CA—Criminal defense attorney Thomas Mesereau took years to find his calling in the law.  “When I graduated law school, I really didn't know what my long term future would be like,” he recalled in a recent interview with laws-info.com.  “So I tried various areas of the law ...

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