by RG | Dec 2, 2025 | above the law
In case anyone was wondering whether state bars would step up to hold anyone accountable if the Trump administration sends cronies to cosplay as U.S. Attorneys and fire career prosecutors so they can file bad faith criminal cases, the Virginia State Bar has helpfully...
by RG | Dec 2, 2025 | above the law
As we roll over into December, the thanks giving (small t) continues with bonus announcements. We’re passing on some great news announced to associates at Sheppard Mullin; y’all are getting paid extra! Business is doing well — the firm raked in a respectable...
by RG | Dec 2, 2025 | above the law
We have some unfortunate news to report out of the Washington, D.C. legal community, where an appellate attorney at King & Spalding recently passed away. Kellam Conover, 44, was based out of the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, where he worked as of counsel before...
by RG | Dec 2, 2025 | above the law
Well, here’s a sentence you never want to read about someone who took an oath to uphold the law: An Alabama attorney has been charged with three counts of attempted murder for allegedly trying to kill her husband with fentanyl. Not once. Not twice. But three separate...
by RG | Dec 2, 2025 | above the law
The post Clio Reveals Leadership Roles For Former vLex Executives Following $1 Billion Acquisition appeared first on Above the Law.Following the completion of its historic $1 billion acquisition of vLex last month, Clio has announced the leadership positions for key...
by RG | Dec 2, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The highest-profit firms are using their wallets and their success to then target the better-performing and higher-generating partners from that next group of firms. Essentially, in some sense, they’re buying...