Jan Crawford Greenburg

Rare is the case where the attorney becomes a defendant, sued by his client's opponent. Rarer still is when the opponent sues two attorneys who are married and work together....

Except for calories or cholesterol, you'd think it would be almost impossible to find anything offensive about Famous Amos cookies. Unless, of course, it's the label. And the label is...

In 1979, when John R. Cartalino, a low-echelon mob figure, jumped bail, his trial in Criminal Court for killing Chicago art dealer Donald Ewing went on without him. A jury...

William A. Swano, a participant in the government's witness protection program who has been called a "liar" and "sneak" by more than one defense attorney in Chicago, is now accused...

A lot is said and written these days about pickup trucks and their growing popularity, particularly among younger motorists. The smaller, more affordable models have become trend-setters. No longer do...

Former Circuit Court Judge David J. Shields' release from prison to attend last Saturday's wedding of his daughter, designer and fashion model Peggy Shields, to attorney Philip Corboy Jr., was...

In the end, the reasons two federal judges capitulated on their relentless opposition to a new courthouse and federal building in desolate downtown Hammond seem to square with fact. But...

It's been tough lately for the Chicago Council of Lawyers, the reform-minded bar group that pits itself as out-of-the-establishment. First, it had to deal with judicial candidates upset with less-than-glowing...

A messy legal dispute involving outgoing DuPage County Board Chairman Aldo E. Botti, Mary Ann Zurn, an Oak Brook woman who has accused Botti of sexual misconduct, and Paul T....

Some of the country's most distinguished lawyers gathered in New Orleans this weekend for the American Bar Association's annual conference on white-collar crime, or, in the words of one, a...