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The Milberg Settlement & Dealing With Unfair Stereotypes In The Legal Industry

By Lependorf & Silverstein

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As a former police officer and current New Jersey litigation attorney, I have worked in two of the most unfairly maligned professions in this nation. As an attorney, I have accepted the fact that unfair stereotypes are simply part of doing business in this day and age. However, every once in a while, I must stand in defense of our profession and counter the misinformation that the news media puts forth. In today?s New York Times, we see an example of how the media, subtly but purposefully, chooses to gloss over important facts in favor of promoting stereotypes and broad-stroke generalizations about the legal profession. The June 17, 2008 article, entitled ?Big Penalty Set for Law Firm, but Not a Trial? by Jonathan Glater, contains a sketch of the groundbreaking criminal prosecution of the large law firm Milberg Weiss, which comes on the heels of guilty pleas by some of that firm?s most prominent partners who, not coincidentally, were giants in the field of class action litigation before their recent, ignominious fall from grace...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on June 22, 2008 (boomark / email).