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• North Idaho murder-for-hire case reset

  June 15, 2010 in City on Page A1 The attorney who unsuccessfully defended the Aryan Nations in the landmark 2000 case that bankrupted the racist organization was due to appear Monday in U.S. District Court in Coeur d’Alene … 1

• $50,000 Bill Lands Lawyer In Doghouse

  August 16, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A16 Lawyers are often criticized for charging for work they didn’t do. Laurence S. Fordham got in trouble for doing too much work. Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court publicly censured Fordham, saying …

• Law Schools: Hatchery For Vultures

  June 8, 1996 in City on Page B6 Whether or not you have ever hired a lawyer, the behavior of lawyers is taking money out of your pocket. It is also putting you into a kind of prison …

• Dees: ‘Deep Passion For Justice’ Key Southern Poverty Law Center Co-Founder Speaks At UI

  May 19, 1996 in City on Page B6 Morris Dees, the first lawyer to sue the Ku Klux Klan and a leading voice against America’s militia movement, testified in defense of his profession Saturday to 76 of its …

• Crash Kills Prominent Civil Rights Lawyer

  April 4, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A11 A prominent U.S. civil rights lawyer and a law professor were killed in a traffic accident near Cape Town, medical officials said Wednesday. W. Haywood Burns, 55, former dean of …

• Bar Association Takes Years To Investigate Lawyers No Lawyer Has Been Disciplined For Bad Billing In Last Five Years

  April 2, 1996 in City on Page B3 It takes an average of 3-1/2 years before a grievance against a lawyer can result in formal discipline from the Washington State Bar Association, a newspaper report says. Moreover, a …

• Resignations Worry Judges, Inmates Three Of 7 Public Defenders Leaving, Meaning Case Backlog Likely To Grow

  July 23, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 Kootenai County public defenders face a double whammy - or maybe it’s a triple. First, the office’s chief defender announced his resignation in May. Then two deputy public defenders handed …

• Idaho State Bar Honors Miller

  July 13, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 The Idaho State Bar has awarded a Coeur d’Alene lawyer the highest recognition given by the state’s legal profession. The bar named Eugene L. Miller the 1995 Distinguished Lawyer.

• Prosecution Of Juveniles Plummets Prosecutors Say Lack Of Staff Means There’s Often No Punishment For Crimes

  May 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Six months after they begged taxpayers to spend $11 million enlarging the Spokane County Juvenile Detention Center, justice officials suddenly have plenty of space. Nearly half the beds are empty.

• Lawyer Convicted Of Welfare Fraud Suspended From Practicing

  May 4, 1995 in City on Page B3 Spokane Valley lawyer Brad Plumb, convicted of welfare fraud in 1993, has been suspended from practicing law for another year. The Washington Supreme Court ordered the suspension, accepting the recommendation …

• Spokane Gets Law And New Order Prosecutor Has Implemented Modern Managerial Concepts

  April 2, 1995 in City on Page B1 Spokane County Prosecutor Jim Sweetser over the pages of his departments’s mission statement for various teams of attorneys. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review

• Denver Bankruptcy Judge Sends Van Camp Packing

  March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 The controversial Spokane lawyer planning to sue a hospital over the Baby Ryan case is seeking personal bankruptcy protection. Ten days before Ryan Nguyen was born, Russell Van Camp was …

• Lawyers Fight For Fairness, Not Fees But Businesses Battle Back By Trying To Kill Funding For Free Legal Services

  March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Attorney John Kennedy interviews Connie Thompson and her son Blayne. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

• Spokane Attorney On Smith Defense S.C. Woman On Trial For Drowning Children By Driving Car Into Lake

  February 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Susan Smith gets a pat on the back from attorney Judy Clarke Wednesday. Photo by Tim Dominick/Associated Press 2. Susan Smith sits in court Wednesday with attorney Judy Clarke. …

• Aba Says No To School Prayer

  February 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 The American Bar Association went on record Tuesday against a Republican-led attempt in Congress to return officially sanctioned prayers to the nation’s public schools. However, the 370,000-lawyer group chose as …

• Shapiro To Take Backseat In Simpson Murder Trial Johnnie Cochran, F. Lee Bailey Will Take On Expanded Duties

  January 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 O.J. Simpson’s all-star legal defense team emerged from a tense jailhouse session Monday with a new lineup. As reported in the Daily News Monday, under the revised set of positions, …