Lawyers

How the IRS spun out of control

2013-05-18 21:42:00

WASHINGTON — Steven Miller, the top enforcement official at the Internal Revenue Service, thought he might have trouble on his hands. Election season was well underway in March 2012 when tea party organizations started to complain angrily of IRS...

New UCLA basketball Coach Steve Alford's honeymoon was very short

2013-05-18 13:45:00

UCLA and Steve Alford. A basketball program of unmatched pedigree led by a former prodigy who became a national champion and Olympic gold medalist before making a steady climb up the coaching ladder. On paper, a harmonic convergence. How they came...

Stolen-artifacts case has cost much, yielded little, critics say

2013-05-18 22:09:00

When hundreds of federal agents raided four Southern California museums early one January morning in 2008, it set the art world ablaze, suggesting that even amid an international looting scandal, museums had continued to do business with the black...

Attorney angrily defends handling of O.J. Simpson case

2013-05-17 21:31:00

LAS VEGAS — Over a day of often-vitriolic cross examination, O.J. Simpson's former defense attorney faced a barrage of pointed challenges that his representation was so shoddy and even duplicitous that the fallen football star deserves a new trial...

O.J. Simpson case: Lawyer Yale Galanter to testify in Las Vegas

2013-05-17 06:30:00

LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson's former defense attorney, Yale Galanter, will take the stand Friday morning to respond to claims that he was a greedy, self-serving lawyer who so failed his celebrity client that Simpson deserves a new trial on kidnapping...

Hatchet-wielding hitchhiker is arrested in killing of N.J. lawyer

2013-05-17 08:49:00

NEW YORK--This is one bout of fame Caleb "Kai" McGillvary could have done without. The homeless, hatchet-wielding hitchhiker who enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame in February after using his hatchet to stop a driver who had allegedly run over a Fresno PG&E...

Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff

2013-05-17 22:47:00

The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...

When past-due payments are overseen by lawyers

2013-05-17 19:40:00

Question: When our association's board approves a payment plan for owners who fall behind on their association dues, a law firm representative called an "assessment department assistant" writes that the firm is "pleased to inform you that the Board of...

Enron's Jeff Skilling doesn't deserve a break

2013-05-17 19:20:00

As if you didn't know this already, we're coddling criminals in America. By that I don't mean the petty drug dealers, three-strikes necklace-snatchers and other mooks filling up our state prisons; many of them are doing hard time. I'm talking about...

Simpson's ex-lawyer Yale Galanter says O.J. knew about the guns

2013-05-17 11:38:00

LAS VEGAS — The lawyer who unsuccessfully defended O.J. Simpson against armed robbery charges testified Friday his client knew two companions had guns in a 2007 confrontation with memorabilia dealers. Miami attorney Yale Galanter contradicted much...

Hitchhiker Kai, arrested in slaying, was recognized by neck tattoo

2013-05-17 13:32:00

A neck tattoo on Caleb McGillvary, also known as Kai, was what helped a New Jersey resident lead police to the animated hitchhiker wanted�in connection with a slaying, New Jersey prosecutors said Friday. McGillvary, 24, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker...

Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker, arrested in slaying

2013-05-17 10:15:00

Caleb McGillvary, also known as Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker of “Smash, smash, SUH-MASH!” fame, was arrested in Philadelphia on a New Jersey�warrant in a slaying case, authorities said. McGillvary, 24, was arrested without incident...

Eric Holder is the first African-American attorney general. He served as deputy attorney general during the Clinton administration.

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, center, addresses the Council Housing & Real Estate Committee hearing held by 31st Ward Alderman Ray Suarez, right, Chairman of the Council Housing & Real Estate Committee on Wednesday, June 13, 2012.

2013-04-29 00:00:00

The Palatine-based law firm of Lavelle Law Ltd has hired James Doerr as an attorney in its criminal defense practice group. Doerr has nearly two decades of trial experience.

2013-04-22 11:31:00