The decisions by major lenders to halt home foreclosures in at least some states in order to review whether their mortgage documentation is in order and in compliance with court rules have placed the spotlight on tiny law firms that act as so-called “foreclosure mills” and the practice of hiring “robo-signers” for documents.

If appellate briefs are wars of words, it would seem the lawyers for an imprisoned former state senator are asking for some arms control. Prosecutors recently filed a 281-page opening brief in an appeal challenging a 55-month sentence — but defense lawyers are urging the 3rd Circuit to reject the brief, arguing it is simply too long, and saying “if briefing were to continue at this pace ..

In a test of the free-speech limits on prayer, a lawyer who has challenged the right of a Dallas-based organization to endorse military chaplains alleges in a recently filed suit that the organization incites its followers in prayers to violence against him.

A recently filed sexual harassment suit against a Delaware law firm is garnering attention not only because it’s chock-full of salacious details, but also because both the plaintiff and the alleged harasser are female lawyers.