Lawyer faces practice ban after pleading guilty to drug-driving crash

#AusNews #Victoria #LegalProfession #DrugDriving #AIGenerated

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-20-lawyer-faces-practice-ban-after-pleading-guilty-to-drug-driving-crash-ed1e04be

Man jailed for 'senseless' killing of Perth lawyer at luxury hotel
By David Weber

Cameron Pearson, who pleaded guilty to killing Perth barrister Alice McShera by bashing her in the head with a champagne bottle, was sentenced to 19 years in jail.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/man-who-killed-lawyer-mcshera-at-crown-sentenced-jail/106463868

#Courts #Crime #LawCrimeandJustice #Laws #JusticeSystem #LegalProfession #DavidWeber

Lindsey Halligan Is Under Investigation by the Florida Bar

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/lindsey-halligan-investigation-florida-bar.html

Trump Justice Dept. Seeks to Stall State Bar Discipline of Its Lawyers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/us/politics/justice-department-state-bar-associations-lawyers.html

Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Executive Orders on Law Firms

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/us/politics/trump-executive-orders-law-firms.html

On Trump’s Tariffs, Supreme Court Hurries Up and Waits

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/the-docket-tariffs-wait-game.html

Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/business/brad-karp-paul-weiss-resigns-epstein.html

Congratulations to Mr. V R Kamalanathan on being elected as President, Madras Bar Association.
Wishing him a successful and impactful tenure ahead.

#MadrasBarAssociation #MBA #LegalProfession #Congratulations

28% of attorneys experience depression. 21% qualify as problem drinkers. 36% wait 10+ years before getting help.

The main barrier? Fear that therapy creates records that could hurt their career.

Private-pay changes that. No insurance. No diagnosis codes. Nothing to subpoena. 🔐

https://cerevity.com/attorney-mental-health-california/

#AttorneyMentalHealth #Therapy #LegalProfession

The Double Life of Thomas Goldstein, a Supreme Court Lawyer

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/magazine/thomas-goldstein-supreme-court-gambling.html