by RG | May 7, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! After reporting on the alleged drinking habits of the FBI Director led to a $250 million defamation lawsuit, Sarah Fitzpatrick at The Atlantic responded with a follow-up story about a personalized...
by RG | May 7, 2026 | above the law
Once you summon enough cynicism to look past the weight of constantly being at crisis, the bumblings of this administration scream humor at every turn. The specter of hantavirus haunts us and worm for brains who walks in airplane bathrooms barefoot and is the head of...
by RG | May 7, 2026 | above the law
While attending the recent ABA spring conference of the General Practice/Solo, Young Lawyers, and Law Practice Divisions, I popped into a presentation by Karoline Buck and Emma Raimi-Zlatic of Thomson Reuters and Smokeball, respectively. As many know, Thomson Reuters...
by RG | May 7, 2026 | above the law
Most associates do not get fired in one conversation. They get fired in stages. The work slows down. The feedback changes. The invitations stop. The partner who once walked into their office now sends short emails. The firm may not say the words yet, but the message...
by RG | May 7, 2026 | above the law
A lawyer has to zealously advocate for their client. But after the case is done and the client has, you know, died… attorneys don’t have an obligation to keep defending them. Just because an attorney shouldn’t bad mouth a former client, doesn’t mean they have to keep...
by RG | May 7, 2026 | above the law
We’ve been following Kim Kardashian’s quest to become a lawyer (without going to a traditional law school) since she first announced her apprenticeship back in 2019 (actually before that), and if there’s one thing this journey has taught us, it’s that the California...