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Lucas Jeffrey James of Seminole, Florida has got to be one of the stupidest criminals ever. Fleeing from the scene of his crime–shirtless and clearly intoxicated–he ran into a crew filming a rap video. Instead of acting like a normal criminal and protecting his identity, he took the opportunity to shove his face into the camera. Makes you question the future of mankind, doesn’t it? According to police, Lucas Jeffrey James attacked two women on a busy downtown street before running off, reports the St....

Burnout is endemic in the legal profession. And we’re not talking run of the mill dislike for your job – if you’re not skipping in to work every morning, we don’t blame you – but full-on “I’d rather in be in an ISIS prison than here” giving up. But just because burnout is common doesn’t mean you have to succumb to it. With a little awareness and a little work, attorneys can help make sure they’re not debilitated by depression, dread, and dislike for their job....

Attention attorneys practicing in the Federal Circuit: mark your calendars. There are two events coming up in May and June, and registration is now open for both of them. The Federal Circuit has announced that it will be hosting the 2014 Federal Practice Summit, and the Federal Circuit Bar Association has announced the 16th Annual Bench & Bar Conference. Read on to learn more about both events, and to find out how to register....

An AC Milan soccer player is injured from having too much sex – at least according to his girlfriend. Actress and model Melissa Satta divulged this raunchy detail about her beau Kevin Prince-Boateng to Vanity Fair. Satta says Boateng is often on the club’s injury list because of their active night life. She claims they have sex around 7-10 times a week. The soccer club issued a statement detailing Boateng’s medical woes....

If you’re a lawyer, sleeping at the office sometimes seems inevitable. Needing sleep on the job is especially true if you’re in the midst of closing a huge deal, pulling in 16-hour work days. For some lucky London attorneys, small bedrooms are set aside to allow some sleep-deprived attorneys to get some well-needed R&R. Some of these capsule bedrooms are even done up in the manner of Japanese capsule hotels....

Parenting ain’t easy. And sometimes you might just want to take the edge off during your evening walk with your child. But a relaxing beer or cocktail after work is a far cry from pushing your baby “down steps in a stroller and bumping into buildings and bushes.” The former might be socially acceptable. The latter will get you arrested. Sippin’ and Strollin' Danville, CA police found 31-year-old Sara Gazzaneo pushing her infant son in a stroller around 8 p....

A Texas teacher was sentenced on Wednesday to three years of probation after pleading guilty to giving a teen a lap dance during class. Felicia A. Smith, a 42-year-old former Aldine ISD middle school teacher, admitted to giving her 15-year-old student an inappropriate birthday “performance,” which included her dancing on and around him while he was seated in a chair. The Houston Chronicle reports that the Spring, Texas, woman was accused of getting on her knees near the end of the lap dance and putting her head between the student’s legs....

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Two women learned that the hard way, and their stories aren’t unique. All across the world, people are scammed everyday by con artists posing as best friends, lovers, and sometimes even family. If their stories sound familiar, beware. You could be the target of a scam artist. Rachel DeLoache Williams was scammed out of $62,000 by a woman (“Anna”) who waltzed into her life, seemingly through friends and acquaintances....

The Access Group, a nonprofit representing 200-some law schools, has scooped up Lawyer Metrics, the group announced last week. Lawyer Metrics is a youngish company started by two professors in 2011. The metrics company is best known for helping firms hire and retain legal talent, but how will the law schools put it to work? We have a few guesses. Here’s some quick and dirty background on Lawyer Metrics and the Access Group....

A bill has been introduced into California halls to undo a law that has been bothering Californians since 1949: daylight savings time. If the bill makes it to the ballot and passes, Californians will no longer have to wrangle with “Spring forward, fall back.” Unfortunately, the Assembly bill still has a bit of process to go through before it can be approved into law, so we’ll have at least one more season to worry about getting up earlier....

A woman in Florida was shot by an oven when trying to make waffles. That sentence alone deserves some context. Aalaya Walker was at a friend’s house. She decided to have some late-night waffles and pre-heated the oven, NBC News reports. She should have checked inside the oven before she turned it on. Had she checked, she would have known that her friend had stored a magazine from a .45-caliber Glock 21 there....

What the h-e-double hockey sticks is going on? The Golden State, reportedly known for an abiding commitment to clean air and clean water, now wants to be known for clean language. Can the state legislature really pass a law that would clean up Ari Gold’s potty mouth? Spurred on by a kid on a mission, they are going to try. Hatch started his club based on his belief that there is a link between bad words and bad behavior such as drug use and bullying....

It turns out that attorneys can get disbarred from a jurisdiction where they are not even admitted to practice. As a result, Leonard Kingsley was charged with engaging in and assisting in the unauthorized practice of law and related violations in the state of Delaware. While the Delaware tribunal found that Leonard Kingsley did not violate the rules intentionally, he was disbarred from Delaware even though he was not initially licensed in the jurisdiction to begin with....

In plaintiff’s case against the state for breach of a lease, trial court’s postjudgment order denying defendant’s request to vacate that portion of a judgment awarding postjudgment interest against state at a rate of 10 percent is reversed and remanded as it gives effect to that portion of a judgment awarding postjudgment interest which is claimed to be void. Furthermore, the award in excess of 7 percent interest is void and thus subject to collateral attack because it constitutes relief which the court had no power to grant....

Let’s admit it, we have all sinned under the law. May heaven have mercy on those of us who commit a big sin. We’re talking about the sins of malpractice and ethics violations. We won’t even go there. Let’s just talk about five lesser evils that often ensnare new lawyers. We’re going to fix those before they turn into the two bigger sins. 1. Failure to Communicate If you missed the classic scene from Cool Hand Luke, it’s a lesson in the failure to communicate....

Don’t look now, but robots are already taking your legal work. According to reports, the legal sector lost 4,300 jobs in July. The ABA Journal based its report on numbers from the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows an overall decline of 4 points over the past 12 months. The story goes deeper, however. The same jobs report shows that professional and technical services jumped almost 18 points over the same time period....

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs. As part of this protection, institutions of higher education are required “to take immediate and effective steps to end sexual harassment and sexual violence.” This places the burden of investigating campus sexual assaults on the colleges themselves. And as a slew of recent investigations have shown (if you can call 161 schools facing scrutiny in 199 cases of sexual violence a “slew”), those colleges are either unwilling, unable, or indifferent to investigating sexual assault on campus, especially those involving athletes....

It’s back to the drawing board for California law schools facing the nation’s toughest bar exam. Twenty law school deans asked the state Supreme Court to make it easier by lowering the “cut score,” but the court declined. The deans wanted the change because bar pass rates have tanked. Other states have lowered the bar, leading to better pass rates, but California law schools will have to find another way. What are they going to do?...

If you watch Antiques Roadshow on public television, then you know its charming hosts, twin brothers Leslie and Leigh Keno. They are sophisticated and handsome fellows, 59, with fancy credentials and a passion for Americana. They love old items and they know better than most what is and is not junk, what things are worth. That is why their actions have been raising eyebrows lately. The brothers have, until recently, enjoyed great reputations in the fine collectibles community....

There’s no worse feeling than going to a networking or social event, then forgetting your business cards. How gauche! How unprofessional! You have to resort to scribbling your email address on whatever scrap of paper you can find, while all the other lawyers compare business cards a la “American Psycho.” And then you wonder, “Do we even need business cards anymore?” The answer is: Yes. Yes, we do. What’s the alternative to business cards?...