by RG | Jan 12, 2026 | above the law
The competition for 2025 Lawyer of the Year honors was not a close one, not even one little bit. In fact, our top candidate took home more than 80% of the vote. Before we announce which of the two prevailed, let’s review Above the Law’s past Lawyers of the Year:...
by RG | Jan 12, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The firm’s fine, I don’t view this as the firm being jilted or left at the altar or anything like that. — Jon Truster, a partner at recruiting firm Macrae, in comments given to the American Lawyer, concerning...
by RG | Jan 12, 2026 | above the law
I was shocked that President Donald Trump launched a military attack on Venezuela to kidnap Nicolas Maduro. How could it possibly be worth it? Why give up a shot at the Nobel Peace Prize in exchange for only Venezuelan oil and a single narco-terrorist (or two, if...
by RG | Jan 12, 2026 | above the law
Too many lawyers still see their value as tied to time. More hours. More stress. More inefficiency. What if we stopped treating legal expertise like a faucet and started treating it like an asset? Dorna Moini, CEO of Gavel, makes the case that scalable legal products...
by RG | Jan 12, 2026 | above the law
Getty ImagesIn this session, I sat down with Colleen Joyce, CEO of Lawyer.com, to talk about how today’s most successful lawyers build strong practices in a crowded and competitive marketplace. The conversation was not about fixing lawyers or calling out shortcomings....
by RG | Jan 12, 2026 | above the law
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell released a highly unusual weekend video message to announce that the Department of Justice served the nation’s central bank with grand jury subpoenas, signaling a criminal investigation targeting the Fed and specifically Powell....