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Sheri Castillo: Sharing the ‘Why’ Story

Sheri Castillo is the owner of On Your Side Mitigation in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to starting her mitigation company, she spent decades in law enforcement and as a paralegal in criminal defense. We sat down with her to discuss her journey from probation officer to...

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Sheri Castillo: Sharing the ‘Why’ Story

Sheri Castillo is the owner of On Your Side Mitigation in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to starting her mitigation company, she spent decades in law enforcement and as a paralegal in criminal defense. We sat down with her to discuss her journey from probation officer to...

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Daya Naef: The Success Partner

Daya Naef is a lawyer turned business coach, who applies her years of experience as an attorney and business owner to the benefit of her clients at The Success Partner. AALM: How has The Success Partner evolved since its launch seven years ago? DN: Over the past seven...

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Insights and Strategies for Women in Law

Practicing law is a privilege, a challenge, and a responsibility. As a woman in the legal profession, the journey is uniquely rewarding yet fraught with distinct challenges. I have built a career that I love, one that has allowed me to grow as a lawyer, a business...

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The Power of the Female Voice

“How can I take you seriously? You’re so cute” Yes, this is what a technical director once said to me many years ago when I was one of the early, few, female unit managers for network news at a national broadcasting center in New York City, in the last quarter of the...

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Big Law Merger Pressure’s On in New York. Who’s Next?

Big Law Merger Pressure’s On in New York. Who’s Next?

All eyes are on other legacy firms in New York, especially in the Second Hundred, as observers watch for merger pressures. But some, including Hughes Hubbard and Cahill, report they cherish their independence.       All eyes are on other legacy firms in New York,...

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Patenting Privation (Part III): Empowering Revenge

Patenting Privation (Part III): Empowering Revenge

Just over a year ago on these pages, I continued our look at the patent franchises protecting the defining drugs of our time, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly’s diabetes/weight-loss blockbusters, Ozembic/Wegovy and Mounjaro/Zepbound. As you can imagine with drugs of such...

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Biglaw Equity Partners Are Seeing A Windfall

Biglaw Equity Partners Are Seeing A Windfall

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by American Lawyer, in 2024 by what percentage was profits per equity partner up across the entire Am Law 100? Hint: PEP averages $3,147,269 See the answer on the next page....

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Bad Week For Biglaw Capitulators — See Generally

Ed. Note: We’re starting a new feature, kicking off the week with a collection of top stories from the prior week. It’s like our daily See Also, but for the week. So… See Generally. Paul Weiss Lawyers Jump Ship Before It Becomes the S.S. Giuliani: Top litigators...

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Omarosa Adds New Legal Accolade To Her Resume!

Omarosa Adds New Legal Accolade To Her Resume!

Omarosa Manigault Newman has been known as many things over the span of her career: writer, political aide, and a stand-out contestant on the show The Apprentice are just a few. And while it is probably hard for most of our readers to relate to her experiences as a TV...

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This Kagan Dissent Packs A Punch — See Also

This Kagan Dissent Packs A Punch — See Also

She Took Off The Gloves For This Dissent: Someone needs to point out the Court’s abuse of the shadow docket. Glad she’s taking the charge. The Department Of Homeland Security Takes Aim At Harvard: Playing hardball with their international students is a dirty move....

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How Appealing Weekly Roundup

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “James Ho Understands What Trump Wants In a Supreme Court Justice; Getting...

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Faxes Should Be Eliminated From The Legal Profession

Faxes Should Be Eliminated From The Legal Profession

A few years ago, I wrote an article about how fax numbers are still an important tool in the legal industry in some contexts.  Indeed, some legal professionals cling to faxes even though email seems like a more preferable method of communication, likely owing to habit...

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The Self-Care Most Lawyers Overlook: Your Daily Life

The Self-Care Most Lawyers Overlook: Your Daily Life

Ed. note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. Welcome Sonya L. Sigler back to our pages. Click here if you’d like to donate to MothersEsquire. In the first three...

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Have You Heard The One About …?

Have You Heard The One About …?

(Photo by DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)Am I the only one losing their sense of humor? It’s the only thing that keeps me going in tough times. Right now, times are tough in so many ways, not just in our profession. Now I am looking for anything that creates a smile,...

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State Appellate Court Affirms $75M Verdict Against UPS

State Appellate Court Affirms $75M Verdict Against UPS

Judge Lisa White Hardwick authored the opinion for the three-judge panel, which unanimously rejected UPS's argument, saying the jury was able to distinguish between UPS's liability for the driver missing the stop sign and any additional liability from his cocaine...

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State Appellate Court Affirms $75M Verdict Against UPS

State Appellate Court Affirms $75M Verdict Against UPS

Judge Lisa White Hardwick authored the opinion for the three-judge panel, which unanimously rejected UPS's argument, saying the jury was able to distinguish between UPS's liability for the driver missing the stop sign and any additional liability from his cocaine...

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State Appellate Court Upholds $75M Verdict Against UPS

State Appellate Court Upholds $75M Verdict Against UPS

Judge Lisa White Hardwick authored the opinion for the three-judge panel, which unanimously rejected UPS's argument, saying the jury was able to distinguish between UPS's liability for the driver missing the stop sign and any additional liability from his cocaine...

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The AI Associate

The AI Associate

California attorney Cathy Cowin talks about why AI is a “non-negotiable in her solo practice.       California attorney Cathy Cowin talks about why AI is a “non-negotiable in her solo practice.       

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AI Scared Her; Now It’s Her “Associate

AI Scared Her; Now It’s Her “Associate

In a recent law.com video podcast, Fresno solo Cathy Cowin talks about getting comfortable with AI, trusting it with tough client questions, and using it to challenge her own thinking.       In a recent law.com video podcast, Fresno solo Cathy Cowin talks about...

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AI Scared Her; Now It’s Her “Associate

AI Scared Her; Now It’s Her “Associate

In a recent law.com video podcast, Fresno solo Cathy Cowin talks about getting comfortable with AI, trusting it with tough client questions, and using it to challenge her own thinking.       In a recent law.com video podcast, Fresno solo Cathy Cowin talks about...

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What Senior Lawyers Can Learn From Their Junior Colleagues

What Senior Lawyers Can Learn From Their Junior Colleagues

Don't just teach your junior colleagues—learn from them. Like a successful investor, recognize that the highest returns often come from overlooked opportunities.       Don't just teach your junior colleagues—learn from them. Like a successful investor, recognize that...

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Congratulations, Kim Kardashian! — See Also

Guess Who Completed Their Studies!: Will Kim’s next step be bar prep(Opens in a new window)?Cowardlader Wants To Skimp On Their Trump Tithe: The firm wants to scrub the stain of pro bono payola by flooding Brooklyn’s DA with associates(Opens in a new window). The...

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Biglaw Partner Compensation Is Not Created Equal

Biglaw Partner Compensation Is Not Created Equal

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!(Opens in a new window)According to data collected by Am Law, which Am Law 100 firm has the lowest compensation across all partners?Hint: Partner compensation averages $398,000 at this firm -— about...

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Operating In and From Fear

Operating In and From Fear

In the current environment, what could be commonplace for law firms is now viewed as anything but.       In the current environment, what could be commonplace for law firms is now viewed as anything but.       

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