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Justice Bob Edmunds: Teach Your 1Ls Well

Justice Bob Edmunds: Teach Your 1Ls Well By Bob Friedman Former NC Supreme Court Justice Bob Edmunds asked his High Point University School of Law 1L legal writing class if they’d ever heard of “The Paper Chase.” One student quickly found the 1973 movie on Google....

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Judge Ashleigh Parker: Being Present

“My heart and passion are in the courtroom. It’s where I feel as though I touch the families and the lives of individuals the most,” said Judge Ashleigh Parker, 10th District Court judge in Wake County who also serves as the lead child support judge. “I have my two...

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NC State Bar Rolls Out Cybersecurity Self-Assessment

“There is no correct answer to the questions, ‘How much cybersecurity does my law firm need?’ or ‘How much should I spend on cybersecurity?’ There is no one size fits all,” said Peter Bolac, the new executive director of the North Carolina State Bar. The State Bar and...

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Louis A. Di Filippo: Both Sides of the Equation

The numbers just didn’t add up for Louis A. Di Filippo. After the Raleigh native earned his undergraduate degree in economics from NC State University, he calculated that a career in business and finance was not the correct answer. While the field made logical sense...

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Whitaker & Hamer: Everyday People’s Legal Needs

Judica Country Radio which airs on 106.1 FM TALK in Raleigh on Saturday afternoons, “is meant for the average person with everyday legal needs,” said Garner attorney Joshua Whitaker, who co-hosts the show with Whitaker & Hamer law firm partner, Joe Hamer. “We end...

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Troy Shelton: Telling a Persuasive Story

Raleigh appellate attorney Troy Shelton can imagine himself ridin’ his horse into town, six-guns a blazin’. “I tell clients I’m a hired gun. I’m a mercenary.” Shelton has spent most of his career practicing appellate law. He is an NC Bar board-certified appellate...

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Saved?

As I presented my quarterly Capital Markets Review last year, I noticed that projections of future Federal budget deficits all had an endnote—they could change depending on the expiration of President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) at the end of 2025. In other...

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Lost Household Services in Lost Wages Projections

When an attorney hires a forensic economist for a personal injury or wrongful death case, it’s usually because the case involves lost earnings. A plaintiff’s attorney needs an economist to do a projection of the client’s lost wages, while a defense attorney needs a...

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Your Money Or Your Rights — See Also

Your Money Or Your Rights — See Also

Democratic Boutique Firm Gives Its Attorneys An Arbitration Clause Or No Pay Raise Ultimatum: Unexpected development from the Elias Law Group. Boutiques Are Booming: There's opportunity out there for lawyers willing to take it. Law Firms On The Other Hand: Things are...

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A&O Shearman Lost 15 Asia Partners in a Year

A&O Shearman Lost 15 Asia Partners in a Year

Three of the 15 partners who left the practice in Asia were legacy Shearman & Sterling partners. Some departees also left the legacy practices after the merger was voted through but before the merger went live in May last year.       Hi there.The email you just...

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Obvious Disagreement

Obvious Disagreement

2025 is off to a rip-roaring start in the world of patent law! The post Obvious Disagreement appeared first on Above the Law.Welcome to 2025, which I hope will be a year of accomplishment and good health for the entire ATL readership. As patent litigation aficionados,...

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Judge Cannon Is Back On Her Bullshit

Judge Cannon Is Back On Her Bullshit

Come TF on Aileen. The post Judge Cannon Is Back On Her Bullshit appeared first on Above the Law.Aileen CannonThis morning, a US District judge ordered the attorney general of the United States to violate federal law. That judge was of course Aileen Cannon, who has...

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Morning Docket: 01.07.24

Morning Docket: 01.07.24

* Rudy Giuliani held in contempt of court as part of the "find out" phase. [CNN] * Exxon claims green interests defamed the company in disparaging its recycling efforts ruining its existing reputation as a paragon of environmental causes. [Law360] * DOJ says state bar...

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Setting Up An All-Mac Law Office

Brett Burney tells how you can set up Mac law office: hardware, software, using Microsoft and PDFs, and cloud-based services. Key Takeaways Brett Burney’s primer on what you’ll need to go “all Mac” is an Attorney at Work classic must-read. And for those who wonder...

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Hope You Enjoyed Hybrid — See Also

Hope You Enjoyed Hybrid — See Also

Sullivan & Cromwell Brings Back 5 Days In Office: Nice while it lasted. Biglaw Firm Goes Above Market: Dechert shows their highest billers some appreciation! "Dangerous" Rhetoric Won't Stop Judge Merchan From Doing His Job: Retroactive presidential immunity seems...

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In Defense Of Intelligence

In Defense Of Intelligence

In the case of the billionaire tech bros and the MAGA masses, who will win? The post In Defense Of Intelligence appeared first on Above the Law.This year is gonna be fun after all!For years, folks on the left criticized intelligence. If you preferred that people write...

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Legalytics: Big Cases By The Numbers

Legalytics: Big Cases By The Numbers

This first edition highlights several important cases litigated by some of the biggest national firms over the last month of 2024. The post Legalytics: Big Cases By The Numbers appeared first on Above the Law.While quantifying case importance is a subjective art at...

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Morning Docket: 01.06.25

Morning Docket: 01.06.25

* Private equity "rewriting the rules of legal practice" which is sure to turn out well because private equity has never hollowed out an industry to siphon off short-term profit and then left it for dead before. [American Lawyer] * Flexible work from home policies...

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It Is What It Is — Can You Plead That in Court?

Teddy Snyder | You have a lot of ways to tell the story of your case, but are you doing it in the most effective way? The post It Is What It Is — Can You Plead That in Court? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.Can you plead that? “It...

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