Ethics

Dreier Law Firm Could Collapse Following Founder’s Arrest

The Dreier law firm is in turmoil following the arrest of its founder last week and reports of a separate federal investigation into firm finances.

Several nonequity partners told the Wall Street Journal they believe the 238-lawyer firm could collapse, spurred by the legal troubles and the departure of several groups of lawyers leaving for new opportunities. Marc Dreier, the firm’s founder and only equity partner, has been charged with criminal impersonation by Canadian authorities. Dreier, released Friday on $100,000 bail, is accused of impersonating an in-house lawyer with the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, the New York Law Journal reports.

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Ohio Judge Gives Lawyer Six-Month Sentence for Using F-Word

An Ohio judge has sentenced a lawyer to six months in jail for using the F-word to describe an opposing attorney as he was leaving the courtroom.

Judge Robert Ruehlman of Cincinnati imposed the sentence on lawyer Michael Brautigam, who was in Hamilton County court representing himself in a condominium dispute, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Brautigam is a lawyer but is not licensed in Ohio.

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