Thomas Lakin Lakin Law Firm founder Thomas Lakin has been barred from practicing law in West Virginia for a year and the Wood River plaintiff's firm also is facing sanctions, according to an Illinois Civil Justice League report issued Monday.
The Highland Optimist Club will be sponsoring mock trials for eighth-grade students Monday, May 2 at the Madison County Courthouse in observance of Law Day.
20th Circuit Chief Judge Jan Fiss The recent Atlanta courthouse tragedy--in which a prisoner overpowered a female bailiff, stole her gun and shot three people dead--has sent tremors across the country.
Stack Since being charged with managing Madison County’s massive asbestos docket last fall, 3rd Circuit Judge Daniel J. Stack has earned more than his fair share of notoriety.
Edwardsville attorney Tad Armstrong in front of a certificate recognizing his entry into the "Million Dollar Club" of jury awards. The Madison County Courthouse is where you might typically find Tad Armstrong going about his business. But after hearing enough misinformed coffee shop “trash” talk, the Edwardsville personal injury attorney was inspired to take up law in another forum.
Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs William Moschella.
Faithful readers will remember The Record's report back in September that U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA) had asked U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft to investigate Madison County's courts.
St. Clair County Courthouse For the first time, St. Clair County, Ill. has the dubious distinction of being named a "judicial hellhole," by the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA), which released its third annual report ranking the nation's worst courthouses.
Legal experts agree that proving a defamation lawsuit is difficult. But when it involves public figures who knowingly subject themselves to public discourse, the burden of proof may be even greater.
Jeff Birnbaum The Madison County Record splashed onto the front page of the liberal-leaning Washington Post Dec. 6, causing a ripple of national and local media curiosity.
For every sound judicial decision (see Judge Daniel Stack) that helps resuscitate its reputation, Madison County sees a new looney lawsuit or two that reminds us why such a mania persists over its “jackpot justice.”
Circuit Judge Phillip Kardis makes his debut as boss of the asbestos docket on Thursday. Longtime Granite City judge no stranger to controversy, spotlight.