Blago ain't the only one with a trial coming up this summer. Drew Peterson's murder trial is also quickly approaching and he's had a few legal stumbles of his own, losing a pair of attorneys. But now he's trying to even things out as his defense team has two new attorneys. Attorneys Steven A. Greenberg and Ralph E. Meczyk have filed to join Team D-Pete and if they sound familiar, it's because Greenberg represented Brian Dugan and both were involved in the Family Secrets Trial. The trial is scheduled to start June 14. more ›

Blago isn't the only high profile trial approaching. There's still the matter of the Drew Peterson trial and things aren't getting any easier for D-Pete as a pair of attorneys from his team have asked to withdraw from the case. George Lenard of Joliet and Andrew Abood of East Lansing, Mich. were the two lawyers who have asked to be set free. No word if the move will affect the scheduled June 14 start date of the trial. more ›

Now that he's no longer Governor, Rod Blagojevich can turn his attention to his upcoming federal trial and, more importantly, finding a new lead attorney. Star defender Ed Genson quit Blago's legal team on the heels of Blago's media blitz, which Genson disapproved of. With that, all the ex-gov is left with is "longtime friend" Sheldon Sorosky. The father-son pair of Sam Adams Jr. and Sr. handles some of Blago's impeachment proceedings but have not yet committed to the federal portion of Blago's legal woes. The Sun-Times reports that Rod and Patti met with several prospective attorneys over the weekend in an attempt to fill out the roster. more ›