Lawyer

Rishon Lezion attorney Arbel Feldman identified as victim in office shooting

Attorney Arbel Feldman is survived by his wife and three children. His family said it was in shock and asked that his photograph not be published.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Police at the scene of where a well-known lawyer was murdered in apparent targeted killing at Rishon Lezion office. August 4, 2026.
MDA vehicles outside of the scene where a well-known lawyer was murdered in a suspected assassination on August 4, 2026.

Well-known lawyer murdered in apparent targeted killing at Rishon Lezion office

A well-known lawyer in his 50s was shot dead in his office near Rishon Lezion's Golden Mall in an apparent targeted killing, as police launched a search for the suspect and opened an investigation.

|ByALON HACHMON
A view of a Japanika restaurant branch owned by businessman Barak Abramov that was damaged in a shooting in Herzliya, central Israel, July 14, 2026.

WATCH: Israel Police arrest crime organization boss Yossi Musli after Japanika grenade attacks

The arrest was carried out as part of the investigation into the wave of grenade attacks, arson, and shootings that has hit central and northern Israel in recent days.

|ByHODAYA RAN
Attorney Avi Halevy, the Likud party's chief legal adviser arrives to a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on whether a lawmaker facing criminal indictment can be tapped to form a coalition, December 31, 2019.

Likud Legal Advisor Avi Halevy announces immediate resignation in letter to Netanyahu

Further, he thanked Netanyahu for the trust placed in him during his years in office.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

New York lawyer caught using fake case citations made by ChatGPT

"The court is presented with an unprecedented circumstance," wrote the district judge on the case.

MAY 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A keyboard is seen reflected on a computer screen displaying the website of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot from OpenAI, in this illustration picture taken Feb. 8, 2023.

Court rejects IDF soldier appeal to be freed from Shin Bet interrogation

The soldier had been prevented from meeting with his lawyer for 72 hours.

MAY 24, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The IDF military court in the Kirya military headquarters

Political factions clash inside Israel Bar Association over judicial reform

The Bar's acting chairman was told not to engage in politics otherwise he would be ousted.

MAY 22, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Some 150 lawyers protest in Tel Aviv against the government’s plan to remove Israel Bar Association members from the committee to appoint judges.

Efi Nave secures reversal of disqualification in Bar election

MQG stated that "Efi Nave should be disqualified mainly for being a criminal and not for procedural matters."

MAY 16, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli Attorney Effi Naveh, chairman of the Israel Bar Association's attends a Constitution, Law, and Justice, Committee meeting in the Israeli parliament on January 16, 2018

New right-wing faction in Israeli Bar seeks to change political leaning

The new Zionist Legal Initiative faction said that the current composition of the Bar makes it an extension of the political opposition.

MAY 14, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Justice Minister Amir Ohana speaks at the Israeli Bar Association on June 10, 2019

Remove Efi Naveh from Bar head running -NGO to State Attorney

Though Naveh resigned as the Bar head in 2019 over a scandal, Israeli sources reported that he had gained enough signatures to run for reelection.

MAY 4, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Efi Naveh appears in court, January 16th, 2019

The major legal issues of the last 75 years that altered Israeli society

LEGAL AFFAIRS: Consulting with Israel's legal professionals has exposed major issues that have plagued the Israeli public since the state was founded.

APRIL 29, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
THE SUPREME COURT in Jerusalem – a focus of change in Israeli society over the last 75 years.

'Rust' set manager convicted in death of cinematographer

Santa Fe District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer presided over a virtual hearing in Halls' case Friday.

MARCH 31, 2023ByREUTERS
An image of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died after being shot by Alec Baldwin on the set of his movie "Rust", is displayed at a vigil in her honour in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US, October 23, 2021.

Program enables Israeli lawyers to dual-qualify with American, UK Bar exams

Lawyers will be able to gain necessary qualifications to practice laws between their countries.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
The law courts in Tel Aviv

Are there job opportunities for foreign lawyers in Israel?

Many Jewish lawyers want to make aliyah, but worry about finding work. Jeremy Lustman of DLA piper addresses these concerns.

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Jeremy Lustman of the law firm DLA Piper.