The romance between David R. Jones and Elizabeth Freeman caused quite the stir in legal circles. The pairing is not per se noteworthy, but when a federal bankruptcy judge gets together with a bankruptcy partner of a major law firm and continues to hear cases involving that partner/law firm, well, that kind of ethical lapse will set tongues a-wagging.

The receptionist at the doctor’s office gives you a sheaf of papers to fill out. As the air-conditioning repairman leaves, he hands you a contract. In a spa’s waiting room, you’re asked to sign an agreement before your Swedish massage.

A recent article, Overbilled by Your Lawyer? You’re Not Alone, told the story of a lawyer whose firm touted expertise that she didn’t yet have and billed for time that she didn’t work. That story led to an e-mail captioned “Bravo” from Professor Nancy B. Rapoport of William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The FTX and Silicon Valley Bank collapses show Sullivan & Cromwell's investments in its restructuring practice are paying enormous dividends for the law firm.

A high-profile Texas bankruptcy judge’s resignation reveals the limited power—and will—of existing judicial oversight systems to take steps that would prevent future ethical misconduct.

A federal court in southern Texas quickly moved to reassign about 3,500 bankruptcy cases after the sudden resignation of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones in Houston, transferring his large-company Chapter 11 cases to two judges who are already among the busiest in the U.S.

There are few bankruptcy courts in America busier than the one in Houston. The top judge there, David R. Jones, has handled more than 1,000 corporate insolvencies in his time on the bench and routinely oversees the nastiest debt fights that come out of Wall Street.

Johnson & Johnson‘s failed effort to use bankruptcy to resolve widespread cancer lawsuits has cost about $178 million in legal fees, offering a price tag for an increasingly controversial litigation strategy.