Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/12/09

Tomorrow, Chicago Cubs pitchers and catchers report for spring training. With that, we have our second day in a row with some baseball-related news. Travis Tormey has the story of a New Jersey man who received probation after posing as New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain to pick up girls and receive free drinks.

• Joba Impersonator Sentenced to Probation – New Jersey lawyer Travis Tormey of Iler Law Firm on the firm’s blog, the New Jersey Criminal Defense Journal
• NC Had 7th Highest Unemployment in U.S. in December – Chapel Hill attorney Greg Herman-Giddens of TrustCounsel PA in the firm’s North Carolina Estate Planning Blog
• The Impossible Case Continues; But Maybe There is Light at the end of the Tunnel. – Minneapolis lawyer Gavin Craig on his Twin Cities Business Litigation Blog
• Economic Stimulus Package/Health Provisions – Virginia attorney Debra A. McCurdy of Reed Smith in the firm’s Health Industry Washington Watch Blog
• Will California be Able to Regulate GHG Tailpipe Emissions? – Sacramento lawyer Allison Cook of Stoel Rives on the firm’s blog, Renewable + Law
• Your Personal Brand is Important For Your Success – Legal marketing expert Tom Kane of Kane Consulting Inc. in his Legal Marketing Blog
• Executor Granted Advance Payment Of Commissions Despite Prohibition In Will – Uniondale attorney Eric Penzer of Farrell Fritz on the firm’s New York Trusts & Estates Litigation Blog
• Ohio Supreme Court Allows Collection of Attorney Fees on Mortgage Reinstatement – Cleveland lawyer John Weber of Ullmer Berne on the firm’s Real Estate Advisor Law Blog
• What exactly is a contingency fee and how does it work? – New York attorney John Hochfelder on his New York Injury Cases Blog
• FDA To Require Reporting Of Positive Food Product Test Results – Milwaukee lawyer Shawn Stevens of Gass Weber Mulins on the firm’s blog, Defending Food Safety