New York Gov. David Paterson committed no crimes but showed a lack of judgment when he contacted a woman who had accused one of the governor’s top aides of domestic violence, retired Chief Judge Judith Kaye concluded in a report released Wednesday

A New York appellate court has overturned a finding that a personal injury lawyer had misappropriated client funds with dishonest or fraudulent intent, citing post-9/11 trauma the attorney blamed for his conduct. The panel approved a one-year suspension for Frederick W. Salo, but dismissed a charge that he had engaged in dishonest or fraudulent conduct, crediting psychologists’ opinions that he inadvertently tapped the funds as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder he suffered following the terror attacks.

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox plans to file a legal brief supporting Arizona’s immigration law and sent a letter Monday asking other state attorneys general to join him. Cox, one of five Republicans running for Michigan governor, said in the letter that the U.S.

An extensive study released this week surveyed more than 700 female partners about pay disparities at law firms. The Project for Attorney Retention was one of two groups that undertook the study

Gucci cannot “cloak itself under a veil of ignorance” to avoid handing over to a competitor communications with its former chief in-house counsel, an attorney not licensed to practice law, according to a magistrate judge. After Guess Inc.