Law

Law firm sues two former employees

Boleman headquarters

Two local lawyers who struck out on their own last spring are caught up in a legal feud with their former firm.

Local businessman found liable in fraud

Knoxville federal courthouse

A Richmond businessman and two of his local firms were found liable last week in what the SEC called a $7 million fraud and Ponzi scheme.

Richmonder’s Ponzi scheme trial underway

Knoxville federal courthouse

A Richmond businessman is on trial this week in Tennessee, more than two years after being accused of running an alleged $7 million Ponzi scheme through several of his local businesses.

Law firm does some late-summer poaching

brooks smith

One of Richmond’s biggest law firms lured a trio of attorneys from a downtown rival in recent weeks, just a few months after losing a team to another nearby competitor.

Amid family’s dirty laundry, law firms clean up

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A family feud about an hour west of Richmond concluded last week with a large settlement for one side of the clan, and the three-year legal battle turned out to be a boon for the local legal scene.