Morning News Roundup for Monday

This morning’s top new items:

A murder defendant who has been denied legal representation for eight months is suing the head of the Georgia public defender system…

Lawyers in the city of San Diego saved Christmas for a group of sick kids…

The American Lawyer has announced their Litigation Boutique of the Year Winner…

A federal judge, citing excessive hours and unreasonably high rates, ordered a 20% reduction in fees for a law firm helping to protect the assets of an investment company…

DLA Piper associates were greeted with an email on Friday, announcing salary freezes for 2009…