Anyone who feels lost in a courtroom, frightened by police and customs officers, or baffled by the latest legal document in the mail will see a new avenue for help open Monday.

Nov 18, 2008 By: Paul Rosta, Senior Associate Editor How the global financial system got to its current state--and prospects for commercial real estate capital markets--took center stage Monday at a capital ...

President-elect Barack Obama has informally selected Washington attorney Eric Holder as his top choice to be the next attorney general - and at least one local jurist who knows Holder approves.

Mr. Mazanec, 47, brings more than 22 years of legal, business and senior management experience to his position at Ferro.

The first black man elected U.S. president is poised to name Washington lawyer Eric Holder as the nation's first black attorney general -- a historic appointment but one with some potential political problems ...

James Abourezk, 1972-77; representative for financial investment firm; intelligence officer, U.S. Air Force, 1969-72. EDUCATION - B.A. in political science, South Dakota State University, 1969.

Bingham McCutchen has added three new partners to its antitrust and trade regulation practice from the D.C. office of Clifford Chance, including that firm's D.C. managing partner, Leiv Blad.