But if handled correctly and with appropriate direction and approval by clients, PR can enhance and protect a firm's reputation as well as further client goals, particularly with litigation matters, say Pillsbury attorneys Kenneth Taber and Kirke Hasson. [read post]

[www.floridasupport.us][www.floridasupport.us]December 3, 2007 By Facsimile and Overnight Mail The Honorable Bob Riley Governor of the State of Alabama State Capitol 600 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130 Re: Thomas Arthur, Set to Be Executed December 6, 2007 Dear Governor Riley: On November 5, 2007, in response to a request from your Policy Director Bryan Taylor, for guidance on how the Governor's office should address requests for post-conviction DNA testing in capital… [read post]

Citing defendants’ court filings, which the government did not dispute, Judge Kaplan listed the legal bills of the following white-collar defendants: Sanjay Kumar, Computer Associates: $14.9 million Dennis Kozlowski, Tyco: $17.7 million and $8 million for each of two trials Kirk Shelton, Cendant: $24 million The Rigases, Adelphia: $25 million Richard Scrushy, HealthSouth: $32 million Kenneth Lay, Enron: $25 million Jeffrey Skilling, Enron: $70 million Judge… [read post]

Stephen's successor, Kenneth Titus, proved little more than a pawn for the pro-prosecution state NAACP. [read post]