by RG | Oct 9, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Over eight years as a Los Angeles deputy district attorney, Vincent Bugliosi won 105 of his 106 felony jury trials, including all 21 of his murder cases. But one prosecution made him famous, a case...
by RG | Oct 9, 2026 | above the law
There’s a chasm between understanding how to ask the free version of ChatGPT to punch up your emails and building a useful AI workflow. A couple weeks ago, I went to a conference with a panel titled “The Attorney’s Guide to AI” that was supposed to open lawyers’ eyes...
by RG | Oct 9, 2026 | above the law
Getty ImagesIn a recent conversation with Niraj Chhabra, managing director of SideBar Advisors, I explored a problem that surprises a lot of successful attorneys: earning a high income is not the same thing as building real wealth. What Niraj brought to the...
by RG | Oct 9, 2026 | above the law
Donald Trump wanted a Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, the honor went to a lawyer who has spent decades defending international law. Naturally, he’s taking the loss as well as could be expected. As reported by NBC News, South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay won the...
by RG | Oct 9, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It frankly might outlast the current administration, and who knows if the next one will have the same penchant for executions. — Eugene R. Fidell, a visiting lecturer at Yale Law School who specializes in...
by RG | Oct 9, 2026 | above the law
Mediation is one of the most useful tools lawyers have for resolving disputes before trial. In many matters, bringing in a neutral can help parties evaluate their positions more realistically and break through an impasse that counsel cannot overcome themselves....
