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  • Lawyer: lie doesn't mean guilt in stabbing

    May 14, 2013 7:47 PM

    VALLEY SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA- The lawyer for a 12-year-old boy accused of stabbing to death his eight-year-old sister says the youngster may have lied about seeing an intruder fleeing his home but that doesn't make the boy a killer. Mark Reichel met with the boy in juvenile jail and says the... more »
  • Judge tosses indictment against BR lawyer

    May 8, 2013 2:51 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A state district judge has thrown out a 2010 indictment against Baton Rouge lawyer Peter Q. John. Judge Mike Erwin dismissed the indictment accusing John of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, theft and perjury. Erwin agreed with John and his attorney, Ferdinand Valteau, that East Baton Rouge Parish prosecutors... more »
  • Former Baton Rouge lawyer pleads guilty to fraud

    January 31, 2013 11:26 AM

    BATON ROUGE - James M. Bernhard III has pleaded guilty in Baton Rouge federal court to one count of wire fraud and admitted that he schemed to divert over $453,000 of his former law firm's money to his personal use. The Advocate reports Bernhard told Chief U.S. District Judge Brian... more »
  • Gov. Jindal announces new executive counsel

    January 18, 2013 4:36 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The top lawyer for Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration has resigned from the job after only three months. The governor's office gave no reason Friday for Gary Graphia's decision to leave the position of executive counsel that he took in October. Instead, Jindal simply announced his replacement while... more »
  • Count upholds manslaughter conviction

    November 7, 2012 8:47 AM

    BATON ROUGE- An appellate court has affirmed a Baker man's manslaughter conviction and 40-year prison sentence in the brutal stabbing death of his wife, lawyer Chiquita Tate, in her downtown Baton Rouge office. A three-judge panel of the state 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, however, said it found evidences... more »
  • Baton Rouge lawyer wins "Bachelor of the Year", $10K Play Video

    October 19, 2012 11:39 AM

    NEW YORK - A 25-year-old Louisiana lawyer has been named "Bachelor of the Year" by Cosmopolitan magazine. Ryan Chenevert, who previously spoke to News 2 about taking part in the competition, was selected from among 52 other bachelors from across the nation. Cosmo readers voted for their favorites online,... more »
  • Accused cop killer still doesn't have perm. lawyer Play Video

    October 3, 2012 5:51 PM

    EDGARD, La. - Kyle David Joekel, who's accused of killing two St. John the Baptist Sheriff Deputies in August, still isn't sure who his lawyers will be when he finally faces a jury. Today in court Joekel's original public defender withdrew from the case, and two other attorneys from... more »
  • Lawyer defending voucher program to get up to $50K

    July 18, 2012 4:01 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The attorney general's office will pay up to $50,000 to Gov. Bobby Jindal's former executive counsel to defend the governor's signature education revamp in court. Amanda Larkins, spokeswoman for Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, said Tuesday that the contract with lawyer Jimmy Faircloth hasn't been completed. But she... more »
  • Clemens lawyer again attacks key witness

    June 12, 2012 12:45 PM

    WASHINGTON - Roger Clemens' lawyers have mounted one final assault on the witness who claims he injected the former pitcher with performance-enhancing drugs. Attorney Rusty Hardin told the jury during closing arguments Tuesday that "saying that Brian McNamee lies zero times is kind of like calling the Grand Canyon a... more »
  • Oncologist Arrested for Hiring Hitmen to Kill Ex-wife's Attorney

    April 30, 2012 8:36 AM

    A 70-year-old Oncologist is behind bars accused of hiring two hit men to kill the lawyer who represented his ex-wife when they divorced in the 90's. Greenwood, Mississippi police say Dr. Arnold Smith and William Paul Muller of Morgan City, Louisiana were arrested Sunday morning and on a charge of... more »
  • Arrested lawyer staying on case

    March 8, 2012 7:03 AM

    BATON ROUGE - An East Baton Rouge Parish public defender arrested last month for allegedly trying to enter the state penitentiary at Angola with marijuana will continue to represent a man accused of killing two women and wounding a third at a Baton Rouge business in 2009. Fred Kroenke, who... more »
  • Surrogacy Scandal

    February 24, 2012 7:39 PM

    A lawyer in California, who was a respected reproductive law specialist, got five months in prison for a baby-selling scheme. Theresa Erickson also faces nine-months home confinement when she gets out and a $70,000 fine. Prosecutors say Erickson worked with two other women to line up parents for babies that... more »
  • Baton Rouge lawyer suspended for 1 year

    January 26, 2012 7:50 AM

    BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Supreme Court has suspended a former Baton Rouge civil-rights attorney from practicing law for one year and placed him on probation for two years after he refused to return $10,000 to a client who fired him in 2006. The court upheld a recommendation from the... more »
  • Former Jindal counsel fined by state ethics board

    April 15, 2011 4:27 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The Jindal administration's former chief lawyer, Jimmy Faircloth, has been fined by the Louisiana Board of Ethics for violating state ethics law. The board decided Friday that Faircloth shouldn't have entered into a contract to represent the Louisiana Tax Commission six months after he resigned as... more »
  • Trial begins for man accused of murdering Chiquita Tate

    March 23, 2011 2:51 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The trial for a man accused of murdering high profile attorney Chiquita Tate began this morning with jury selection. At least 100 potential jurors showed up for duty this morning. Prosecutors spent most of the day questioning them, asking them things like whether they had heard about... more »
  • Student appears in court on terror charge

    February 25, 2011 2:20 PM

    LUBBOCK, Texas - The lawyer for a college student accused of plotting to blow up key U.S. targets says his client will plead not guilty. In a statement, attorney Rod Hobson says in America, "everyone is entitled to the presumption of innocence" and a "fair trial." Khalid Ali-M... more »
  • Suspect in Arizona shooting held without bail

    January 10, 2011 3:53 PM

    PHOENIX - The suspect in a deadly Arizona shooting is being held without bail and has been assigned a lawyer who defended Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Timothy McVeigh. Jared Loughner entered a Phoenix courtroom Monday handcuffed and wearing a tan inmate uniform. His head is shaved and he has a... more »
  • Judge's son's trial postponed, wants AG off case

    October 27, 2010 4:55 AM

    The trial of a judge's son has been postponed after the defendant hired a new lawyer who wants the state attorney general's office off the case. Wilford D. Carter II has pleaded not guilty to seven misdemeanor offenses but his trial was delayed after he asked the state's lawyers to... more »
  • Deal reached in defective Chinese drywall case

    October 14, 2010 12:13 PM

    A Chinese drywall manufacturer, suppliers, builders and insurers have agreed to repair homes in four states under an agreement to fix homes damaged by corrosion-causing drywall. U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon expressed optimism that Thursday's deal could resolve most of the property damage claims against Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. Fallon... more »
  • NJ student secretly taped having sex kills himself

    September 29, 2010 3:29 PM

    A family lawyer says a New Jersey college student killed himself last week after he was allegedly secretly recorded having sex. Paul Mainardi, a lawyer for the 18-year-old's family, said Wednesday that Tyler Clementi was "a fine young man and a distinguished musician." A law enforcement official says the student's... more »
  • Lawyer says DOJ ends criminal probe of Tom DeLay

    August 16, 2010 9:25 AM

    A lawyer for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay says the Justice Department has ended a probe of the Texas Republican and will not file any criminal charges. The six-year criminal investigation focused on DeLay's ties to disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who was released from a minimum-security prison camp... more »
  • Divorce lawyers build cases using facebook

    July 7, 2010 12:49 PM

    Facebook has a new friend -- divorce lawyers. When it comes time to find damaging evidence, the lawyers say social networking sites are often among the best places to look. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says 81 percent of its members have been involved with cases using... more »
  • Threat charge against suspended lawyer dismissed

    June 26, 2010 1:23 PM

    A federal indictment accusing a suspended attorney of e-mailing a threat to the bankruptcy court in New Orleans has been dismissed. A judge ruled that although the e-mail sent by Ashton O'Dwyer in January contained coarse language, it did not amount to a threat. O'Dwyer is undergoing a bankruptcy case.... more »
  • Lawyer to investigate Monroe police chief

    April 13, 2010 7:21 AM

    One of the attorneys representing Monroe Police Chief Ron Schleuter says a judge will sign a consent judgment in which Mayor Jamie Mayo has agreed to recuse any member of the city attorney's office from investigating the chief. Mayo placed Schleuter on administrative leave Feb. 16 after it was revealed... more »
  • Lawyer admits stealing from Appeals Project

    March 24, 2010 8:09 AM

    The former director of a nonprofit death penalty appeals agency has admitted stealing more than $200,000 from the office he was hired to run. Forty-nine-year-old Jelpi Picou awaits sentencing in April. The Times-Picayune reports that Picou resigned abruptly in November as state officials were headed to the New Orleans office... more »
  • New Orleans lawyer indicted: alleged e-mail threat

    February 6, 2010 12:01 PM

    A federal grand jury has indicted a suspended attorney on one count of e-mailing a threat to the federal bankruptcy court in New Orleans. Ashton R. O'Dwyer has been in custody since Jan. 31, when he was arrested for allegedly sending the e-mail, which was copied in the indictment.... more »
  • Ponzi scheme suspect's lawyers asks out of case

    December 15, 2009 4:36 AM

    A lawyer for a Louisiana businessman charged with defrauding investors out of nearly $20 million in an alleged Ponzi scheme has asked to withdraw from the case. Matthew Pizzolato's attorney, Dylan Utley, said in a court filing Monday that his client can't afford to pay him for his legal services.... more »
  • John Sinquefield to retire

    September 17, 2009 12:32 PM

    The number two man at the Louisiana Attorney General's Office announced his retirement on Thursday. Sinquefield will retire effective Oct. 16. He is expected to continue working with the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's Office. Sinquefield said he is retiring to have more time to travel. more »

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