(Subscription required) Although born in Connecticut, Reali-Ferrari spent part of her childhood in Argentina after her parents' divorce. Her grandfather worked as a media information officer for various regimes, "with different political ideas," until he retired, she said. "And he always instilled in us the importance of integrity, no matter what."

(Subscription required) Thomas V. Girardi’s behavior in court and in clinical evaluations is enough to prove he can process events as they happen and aid in his defense, the Department of Justice said in a document that used his sotto voce expletive against a government attorney as evidence of his competency to stand trial.

(Subscription required) Graduates of California-accredited law schools had a pass rate of just 21% on the July 2022 bar exam, compared with 67% for graduates of ABA-accredited schools, according to the State Bar.

(Subscription required) The draft opinion is the latest in a string of reactions to years of misconduct by plaintiffs’ attorney Tom Girardi. But the guidance has one key difference from the newly passed “snitch rule” for attorneys that went into effect Aug. 1.