by RG | Jan 12, 2026 | above the law
Rachel Cohen Is Above The Law’s Lawyer Of The Year!: What will 2026 bring? No Fraud Behind The Gavel: Judge resigns after fraud charges. Since When Is Jerome Powell Leading The Resistance?: DOJ opens criminal probe because he didn’t lower interest rates like Trump...
by RG | Jan 12, 2026 | above the law
If you’ve studied for the MPRE, you’ve likely gone over the code of judicial conduct. Some things require a bit of nuance, but committing fraud is generally understood to be one of those things that judges shouldn’t be associated with. Even if the offending actions...
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...
