Merrill Goozner

Several of Chicago`s top defense lawyers are fretting over the prospects of spending three weeks in August at 26th Street and California Avenue, home of Cook County Criminal Courts. It`s...

The union bug has hit lawyers at the Cook County public guardian`s office. Some current and former staff attorneys say the management style of Public Guardian Patrick T. Murphy is...

One of the city`s top bankruptcy attorneys is under investigation by the U.S. attorney`s office for misuse of money held in a bankruptcy case escrow account, government sources said Thursday....

High-priced legal talent determines the outcome when an evil corporate raider takes on a noble businessman in ''Other People`s Money,'' a comedy that opens next week at the Royal George...

Many law firms encourage their members to keep up with changes in the law. But putting aside a few hours every year to continue their legal learning no longer is...

It`s not surprising that candidates for governor spend millions of dollars on their campaigns, or that one of the candidates for president of the Cook County Board has raised more...

Chicago area commuters could face more toll booths and be hit with higher bus and rail fares under a new national transportation policy proposed Thursday by President Bush. The president`s...

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Jack Kemp`s well-honed skill at generating good will was much in evidence last week as he breezed through town. But at least one state agency...

A controversial Chicago Transit Authority contractor gave its employees pink slips instead of paychecks Friday after its bank cut off credit, attorneys for the firm`s unionized employees said. About 50...

A much-photocopied cartoon, which circulated through the newsroom in the mid-1970s, showed a prosperous business executive sitting on a park bench next to a seedy-looking character. The well-dressed executive is...