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Texas justice fined over law firm's $168K discount (AP via Yahoo! News)
A Texas Supreme Court justice was fined $29,000 on Thursday after the state ethics commission found that a law firm provided what amounted to an illegal campaign contribution by giving him a $168,000 discount on legal fees.

Texas justice fined over law firm's $168K discount (San Francisco Chronicle)
A Texas Supreme Court justice was fined $29,000 on Thursday after the state ethics commission found that a law firm provided what amounted to an illegal campaign contribution by giving him a $168,000 discount on legal fees. Nathan Hecht, the longest-serving...

Former Adams and Reese Partner Drops Racketeering Suit Against Firm (Law.com)
A New Orleans attorney who pleaded guilty to stealing millions of dollars from one of the city's most prominent law firms has dropped a racketeering lawsuit he filed against the firm after his indictment. James Perdigao pleaded guilty in October to fraud and money laundering charges and awaits sentencing. In May, he accused his former Adams and Reese colleagues of involvement in a range of fraud ...

Texas justice fined over law firm's $168K discount (The Charlotte Observer)
(By JAY ROOT, Associated Press Writer) A Texas Supreme Court justice was fined $29,000 on Thursday after the state ethics commission found that a law firm provided what amounted to an illegal campaign contribution by giving him a $168,000 discount on legal fees. Nathan Hecht, the longest-serving member of the high Texas court, accumulated close to half a million dollars in legal fees in a fight ...

Texas justice fined over law firm's $168K discount (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
A Texas Supreme Court justice was fined $29,000 on Thursday after the state ethics commission found that a law firm provided what amounted to an illegal campaign contribution by giving him a $168,000 discount on legal fees. Nathan Hecht, the longest-serving member of the high Texas court, accumulated close to half a million dollars in legal fees in a fight over allegations that he ...