In This Corner: Robert Muse of at Washington law firm Stein, Mitchell, Muse & Cipollone is representing Paula Broadwell, the biographer and mistress of Gen. David Petraeus who is caught up in the former CIA chief's scandal, ABC News reports. The firm also had Monica Lewinsky as a client.
And In The Other Corner: Abbe Lowell of Chadbourne & Park is representing Jill Kelley, the woman who is a family friend of the Patraeus' and reported harassing emails that eventually led the FBI to uncover Patreaeus' affair, USA Today reports.
Bad Touch?: The man who voices Sesame Street's Elmo has taken a leave of absence from the show after an allegation he had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy, and he is being represented by Andreozzi and Associates, the Pennsylvania law firm who represented Jerry Sanduski, CBS 21 reports.
Bribes or Billable Hours? Federal prosecutors contend that an Oklahoma lobbyist was not paying more than $1,000 a month to a state senator for legal representation, but instead was paying him bribes, The Oklahoman reports. Prosecutors told the judge that the lobbyist was known for trying to stop AT&T legislative projects.
Former Judge Dies: Retired federal judge John Coffey, who served for 30 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit died Nov. 10, The Wisconsin State Bar reports.
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