* A New Jersey lawyer has been suspended from practice for posting a client’s criminal history in a negative online review. Guess the disciplinary review board told the lawyer: “you’re not ‘Yelp’ing”… [ABA Journal]
* Tons of my fellow Garden State attorneys in the Morning Docket today, another New Jersey lawyer is in hot water for “friending” a litigant on Facebook to collect dirt. [New Jersey Law Journal]
* Paul Manafort is the latest high-profile figure released from prison early because of COVID-19. [Fox News]
* A paralegal for a U.S. Attorney’s Office is accused of giving information to a drug cartel. Her brother-in-law is allegedly the head of a drug-trafficking organization, seems like background checks could have been better. [CBS News]
* A staff attorney for the Cobb County, Georgia Magistrate Court was shot and killed while confronting a gunman last week. [Atlanta Journal Constitution]
* Hackers are demanding $21 million from a law firm or they may release materials related to the firm’s clients, which include Elton John, Madonna, and Lady Gaga. Hope the firm has a good “poker face.” [Variety]
Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at jordan@rothmanlawyer.com.