by RG | Apr 7, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Derek Ironside – WPA Pool/Getty Images)Royal watchers are all in a tizzy over a change that Prince William is making. No, he’s no shaving that scraggly beard he’s been rocking of late, but he’s hired his own lawyers. In a move that is being unironically...
by RG | Apr 7, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Happy First Monday! On the...
by RG | Apr 7, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Derek White/WireImage)Three cheers for common sense! Desperate for a smidgen of victory, prosecutors tried to get Jeffrey Williams’s probation revoked over him sharing a tweet. While he didn’t say anything particularly dangerous, the prosecution argued that...
by RG | Apr 7, 2025 | above the law
Getty ImagesIt is nice to be a highly credentialed lawyer. I am a highly credentialed lawyer. However, nobody else really cares whether or not you are a highly credentialed lawyer. All those awards, articles, presentations, and certifications are perfectly reasonable...
by RG | Apr 7, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Given the Trump administration’s focus on retribution, perhaps Willkie Farr correctly suspected it would soon be targeted with one of the likely unconstitutional Executive Orders that are making their way through Biglaw. After all,...
by RG | Apr 7, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Donald Trump’s tariffs are, of course, insane. Trump may well be insane himself. This prompts me to ask the bettors among you: What’s the over/under bet on how long Trump’s recently announced tariffs will remain in place? In March,...
