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ABA Council Extends Suspension of DEI Standard Until 2026
The Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted to extend the enforcement of Standard 206, which had required schools to commit to diversity and inclusion, until Aug. 31, 2026. The Council of the Section of Legal Education and...
Big Law Attorneys Open Up About Addiction, Recovery and Leaning on Others for Help
Steven Wall, the global managing partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner litigation partner Jim Lawrence and Dechert associate Casey Miller all discussed their respective recoveries from addiction as part of a Well-Being Week in Law...
Founder of Failed Crypto ‘Bank’ Celsius Is Sentenced to 12 Years in Jail
The sentence comes after Alex Mashinsky pleaded guilty in December to commodities and securities fraud in connection to Celsius Network LLC, a crypto asset platform that held $25 billion at its height. The sentence comes after Alex Mashinsky pleaded guilty in...
’19 Laws Are a Lot:’ Amid AI Rollout, Attorneys Grapple With Varied Rules
Maintaining an effective privacy program while balancing compliance with 19 comprehensive state privacy laws is an ongoing challenge for privacy attorneys. Gavin George, partner with Haynes Boone discussed how to navigate those laws effectively during a talk at the...
SEC Commissioner: Ripple Settlement Shows Regulator at War With Itself
“Until new regulatory guidance is issued, the crypto world will continue to operate in a vacuum, said Arlo Devlin Brown, a partner at Covington & Burling and ex-chief of the Southern District of New York's public corruption unit. “Until new regulatory...
The Importance of Change Management In Law Firms: Winning Lawyers’ Support for Behavioral Change
Law firms, based on precedent, steeped in tradition, and historically resistant to disruption, often struggle with change management. Yet, in today's rapidly evolving legal landscape, adapting to new technologies, processes and client expectations is no longer...
Medical Device Company Must Turn Over Financial Records Post-$60M Verdict, Judge Rules
On Tuesday, U.S. District Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of the District of Massachusetts granted Insulet Corp.'s motion for post-verdict discovery against the defendants and their ability to pay a $59.4 million trade secrets judgment for an insulin patch...
How I Made Partner: ‘Proactively Seek the Opportunities That You Want,’ Says Kate McMorrow of Knobbe Martens
"The best opportunities in my career came from unexpected conversations in hallways and socializing with partners that I did not necessarily work with at the time. It is much easier to plan and shape your career if you proactively seek the opportunities that you...
The Eighth Circuit Reinforces the Importance of Expressly Requesting Jury Trials
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently reinforced the importance of a plaintiff asking for a jury trial either in the pleadings or within 14 days after service of the pleadings, as required by Rule 38(b)(1), or through a formal motion, as allowed...
Legal Research Service Decisis Makes Inroads Against Fastcase As It Expands to 20 Bar Associations
Decisis, the legal research service that LexisNexis parent RELX launched in 2021 to compete against Fastcase for a share of the bar association partnership business, has expanded over just the past year from 10 to 20 bar partnerships, including 14 state bar...
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies at 85
"He brought uncommon wisdom and kindness to a lifetime of public service," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. said. "After retiring to his beloved New Hampshire in 2009, he continued to render significant service to our branch by sitting regularly on the [U.S.] Court of...
7th Circuit Clears Chicago Firm in Yearslong Dispute with Lit Funding Company
The company also claimed Sugar Felsenthal fraudulently concealed its relationship with its former executive while helping her establish her competing business and said the firm's actions caused it to wrongfully incur legal fees and outside investments. The...
7th Circuit Clears Chicago Firm in Yearslong Dispute with Lit Funding Company
The company also claimed Sugar Felsenthal fraudulently concealed its relationship with its former executive while helping her establish her competing business and said the firm's actions caused it to wrongfully incur legal fees and outside investments. Hi...
Aderant Renews Its Partnership with LawPay to Provide Cloud-Based E-Payments through Expert and Sierra
Aderant, a global provider of legal business management software, said today that it has signed a multi-year renewal of its partnership with LawPay to provide its users with integrated access to LawPay’s electronic payments solution. The Aderant and LawPay integration...
Richard Susskind on AI for Lawyers: A Review of ‘How to Think About AI’
Book Review | Richard Susskind's much anticipated book on AI offers clarity for perplexed lawyers. Jerry Lawson takes us through it. The post Richard Susskind on AI for Lawyers: A Review of ‘How to Think About AI’ appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law...
Breaking: Trump Names Former Judge and DA Jeanine Pirro Interim US Attorney for Washington, DC
Pirro served as a former state judge and former top prosecutor for Westchester County, New York, before becoming a television host and Trump's next interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Pirro served as a former state judge and former top prosecutor...
Trump Names Former Judge and DA Jeanine Pirro Interim US Attorney for Washington, DC
Pirro served as a former state judge and former top prosecutor for Westchester County, New York, before becoming a television host and Trump's next interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Pirro served as a former state judge and former top prosecutor...
Trump Names Former Judge and DA Jeanine Pirro Interim US Attorney for Washington, DC
Pirro served as a former state judge and former top prosecutor for Westchester County, New York, before becoming a television host and Trump's next interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Pirro served as a former state judge and former top prosecutor...
The 2025 Am Law 200: At a Glance
An alphabetized listing of the Am Law Second Hundred firms and their core financial and census data. An alphabetized listing of the Am Law Second Hundred firms and their core financial and census data.
The 2025 Am Law 200: At a Glance
An alphabetized listing of the Am Law Second Hundred firms and their core financial and census data. An alphabetized listing of the Am Law Second Hundred firms and their core financial and census data.
FirmPilot Reaches $11.7M In Funding, As Thomson Reuters And HubSpot Ventures Join As Investors
The post FirmPilot Reaches $11.7M In Funding, As Thomson Reuters And HubSpot Ventures Join As Investors appeared first on Above the Law.Legal technology company FirmPilot announced today that it has raised $11.7 million in total funding, with Thomson Reuters Ventures...
Biglaw Partner Compensation Is Not Created Equal
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM, what is the difference between highest profits per equity partner and the lowest PEP in the Am Law 100? Hint: Across the Am Law 100, PEP went up 12.3% last year. See...
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Is That A New $2B Firm On The Horizon? — See Also
There’s Talk Of A Merger To Come: McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel are in conversation. Trump’s Divisiveness Is Bringing People Together: Say hello to General Counsels United! Goodbye, Ed Martin!: Though he was wildly unqualified for the job,...
Court Says Cuba Tobacco Company Has Right to Seek Cancellation of U.S. Rival’s ‘Cohiba’ Trademark
The legal dispute dates back to 1997, when Cuba's state-owned company attempted to register its Cohiba mark but was turned away because of General Cigar Company's registration. The court found Cubatabaco has the right to seek cancellation of the mark held by its U.S....
Court Says Cuba Tobacco Company Has Right to Seek Cancellation of U.S. Rival’s ‘Cohiba’ Trademark
The legal dispute dates back to 1997, when Cuba's state-owned company attempted to register its Cohiba mark but was turned away because of General Cigar Company's registration. The court found Cubatabaco has the right to seek cancellation of the mark held by its U.S....
The Law Firm Disrupted: Can Billing Rate Increases Withstand the Tariff Buzzsaw?
For the last few years, it's seemed like nothing could stand in the way of rising billing rates. But they may have met their match in a global economic disruption. For the last few years, it's seemed like nothing could stand in the way of rising billing rates....
The Law Firm Disrupted: Can Billing Rate Increases Withstand the Tariff Buzzsaw?
For the last few years, it's seemed like nothing could stand in the way of rising billing rates. But they may have met their match in a global economic disruption. For the last few years, it's seemed like nothing could stand in the way of rising billing rates....
The Supreme Court and Congress Brace for Nationwide-Injunctions Debate
The U.S. Supreme Court could rule on the validity of nationwide injunctions by July after the justices hear arguments May 15 on whether a U.S. district court judge properly issued such a broad mandate in rejecting as unconstitutional Trump's executive order to limit...
The Supreme Court and Congress Brace for Nationwide-Injunctions Debate
The U.S. Supreme Court could rule on the validity of nationwide injunctions by July after the justices hear arguments May 15 on whether a U.S. district court judge properly issued such a broad mandate in rejecting as unconstitutional Trump's executive order to limit...
‘It’s a Very Tough Time for Government Lawyers’: Will Upheaval at DOJ Impact Litigation Over Trump’s Agenda?
How will morale issues and turnover among Department of Justice lawyers impact the course of litigation over hot-button issues in the Trump agenda? How will morale issues and turnover among Department of Justice lawyers impact the course of litigation over...
‘It’s a Very Tough Time for Government Lawyers’: Will Upheaval at DOJ Impact Litigation Over Trump’s Agenda?
How will morale issues and turnover among Department of Justice lawyers impact the course of litigation over hot-button issues in the Trump agenda? How will morale issues and turnover among Department of Justice lawyers impact the course of litigation over...
Supreme Court Ends Carvana Insider Trading Case in Delaware
Carvana isn't yet completely free from litigation over shareholders who say they were misled when material information was withheld from them. The online car dealer is still defending a securities class action that makes similar allegations in Arizona federal...
Supreme Court Ends Carvana Insider Trading Case in Delaware
Carvana isn't yet completely free from litigation over shareholders who say they were misled when material information was withheld from them. The online car dealer is still defending a securities class action that makes similar allegations in Arizona federal...
Judge Presses Government on Reasoning Behind Susman Godfrey Executive Order
Judge Loren AliKhan repeatedly asked DOJ lawyer Richard Lawson to justify the government's arguments that Susman Godfrey engaged in discrimination. Judge Loren AliKhan repeatedly asked DOJ lawyer Richard Lawson to justify the government's arguments that Susman...
Judge Presses Government on Reasoning Behind Susman Godfrey Executive Order
Judge Loren AliKhan repeatedly asked DOJ lawyer Richard Lawson to justify the government's arguments that Susman Godfrey engaged in discrimination. Judge Loren AliKhan repeatedly asked DOJ lawyer Richard Lawson to justify the government's arguments that Susman...
Fan Sues NFL For Emotional Distress Over Shedeur Sanders Draft
(Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images)There’s a fine line between being passionate fandom and being downright crazy. Filing a federal lawsuit seeking $100 million in punitive damages from the NFL for the emotional distress of watching a favorite player not get drafted...
T14 Law School Selects Dedicated Professor As Its Next Dean
The University of Chicago Law School recently announced that Adam Chilton will become the elite school’s next dean. Chilton currently serves as the Howard G. Krane Professor of Law and Walter Mander Research Scholar at the school, and is due to take on his new role on...
Trump Dumps Ed Martin In Favor Of ‘Shit Sandwich Senate Will Eat’
(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)This morning, President Trump dumped Ed Martin, his first choice to lead the US Attorney’s Office in DC. Looks like Ed is resigning to spend more time with his unhinged correspondence. Look out, Jewish delis! Your illegal...
General Counsel ‘No Longer Trust’ Biglaw
A new organization — General Counsels United — just launched. Less than two weeks after it was created, it boasts over 500 members. The group’s purportedly nonpartisan goal is to “to share information, resources, and strategies on how to support the rule of law and...
DC Bar Election Seems To Be Tracking Canada, Australia… Papacy
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Over the last month, the surest path to electoral success is mercilessly dunking on the Trump administration. Canada’s Liberals were getting whipped like it was macaron challenge week on Bake Off before Trump started calling them...
John Roberts Once Again Rebukes Donald Trump’s Attacks On The Judiciary
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Impeachment is not how you register disagreement with decisions. That’s what we’re there for. This job is to obviously decide cases, but in the course of that, to check the excesses of Congress or the...
California Businesses Hit With Discrimination Suits for ‘Ladies Only’ Marketing
The class action complaints claim the marketing violates the Unruh Civil Rights Act, which “prohibits offering promotions or discounts based on sex or gender, and California Civil Code. The class action complaints claim the marketing violates the Unruh Civil...
California Businesses Hit With Discrimination Suits for ‘Ladies Only’ Marketing
The class action complaints claim the marketing violates the Unruh Civil Rights Act, which “prohibits offering promotions or discounts based on sex or gender, and California Civil Code. The class action complaints claim the marketing violates the Unruh Civil...
The European Legal Industry’s Women Rising Stars, 2025
Over 100 entries featuring women practicing in Continental Europe and Ireland have been whittled down to the top 25 women aged under 40 tipped to spearhead the next generation of leading partners. Over 100 entries featuring women practicing in Continental Europe...
The European Legal Industry’s Women Rising Stars, 2025
Over 100 entries featuring women practicing in Continental Europe and Ireland have been whittled down to the top 25 women aged under 40 tipped to spearhead the next generation of leading partners. Over 100 entries featuring women practicing in Continental Europe...
Stay or Go? Some Partners and Associates Are Considering Exits at Law Firms Settling With Trump
The choices law firms have made, to make a deal with or fight Trump, are leaving an impression on firm partnerships, firm morale, culture and unity. The choices law firms have made, to make a deal with or fight Trump, are leaving an impression on firm...
2nd Circuit Orders Return Of Vermont Grad Student Abducted By ICE Because She Wrote An Article They Didn’t Like
(Image via Getty)Protestors and folks who are generally interested in the State not ejecting people for Thoughtcrime have been following two protestors who were faced with deportation. The first is Mahmoud Khalil. He was detained related to protests he took part in on...
Does Our Oath Have A Statute Of Limitations?
This year’s Law Day, May 1, was different from others. Entitled the National Law Day of Action, it was a day when more than 10,000 lawyers, including me, across the nation, reaffirmed our oaths as lawyers. The most important words are: “to preserve, protect, and...
Biglaw Merger Talks Could Create New $2 Billion Firm
It looks like there could be a new entrant into next year’s Am Law 20. That’s because McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel have announced they are in merger talks. The combined firm would be at the $2.8 billion in gross revenue mark, fitting it into...
Trump vs. The Legal Profession: Executive Orders or Extortion?
“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right… to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.” — Sixth Amendment, U.S. Constitution On April 28, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that revoked the federal security clearances of...
The California Bar Was So Bad That The Exam Vendor Is Getting Sued Over It
(Image via Getty)In the spirit of bar prep, let’s IRAC this. The California Bar had an issue: they looked at their budget and realized that they’d go bankrupt if they continued administering the bar as usual. Rules are rules, though; you’ve gotta have some way of...
Dead Victim’s AI Deepfake Brought In To Speak At Sentencing… Oh HELL No!
This week in rejected Black Mirror plots, we had a deceased manslaughter victim reanimated as an AI-generated video to speak at his killer’s sentencing. In a victim impact statement hitherto unprecedented because, you know, THE LAWS OF NATURE, Christopher Pelkey’s...
GenAI, Legal Ops, And The Human Advantage
One palpable concern among attendees at this year’s CLOC Global Institute is whether GenAI will take over some of the functions that legal ops professionals currently perform — or diminish the perceived value of their work. I’ve certainly heard similar concerns by...
BENCHSLAP: NY Judge Rules That We Are NOT Under Venezuelan Invasion
Hosanna! The great war with Venezuela is over. Bang those pots! Flip a car! Kiss a random stranger WITH CONSENT! Yesterday, Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York became the second judge in a week to declare that we are not in a war — declared or...
7 Things Employers Should Be Doing To Fulfill Their Fiduciary Duty
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Sustainable Self-Care Starts With Awareness
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 to our pages. Click here if you’d like to donate to MothersEsquire. “I have two kinds of...
Paladin Launches Its First Pro Bono Portal Outside the U.S., In Partnership with Ontario Bar Association
Paladin, a company whose platform connects lawyers with opportunities to provide free legal help, today launched a province-wide pro bono portal for Ontario, developed in partnership with the Ontario Bar Association. While Paladin has launched pro bono portals in 13...
Morning Docket: 05.08.25
* Republicans concede state supreme court case they lost six months ago. [News & Observer] * Chief Justice Roberts explains that he doesn’t think it’s bad to overturn precedent, which might be the most “activist judge” thing a chief justice has ever said. [CNN] *...
‘Fight The Power’: Now Is The Time For Lawyers To Defend The Rule Of Law Against Trump’s Attacks
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Each generation of lawyers confronts its great test, and this is ours. We will prevail: the initial capitulation of a few firms to coercive executive orders seems to have inspired far more firms to say “forget...
Judge Allows FTX Investor Lawsuit to Proceed Against Celebrities, YouTube Promoters
“When Defendants urged people to invest in FTX, they solicited the purchases that followed, U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore ruled Wednesday in a 49-page order. “When Defendants urged people to invest in FTX, they solicited the purchases that followed, U.S....
Think How Much Better I’d Have Turned Out With Only 2 Pricier Ninja Turtles Instead Of A Dozen Cheaper Ones
I recently embarked on a project to get rid of a few of the boxes of my childhood crap that have been sitting in my parents’ basement for 30 years. That included one entire box of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures. Yes, as a boy growing up in the ’90s, it...
Biglaw’s Trump Deals Have Chilling Effect On Pro Bono
The deals nine Biglaw firms struck with Donald Trump are the talk of the industry — something about craven capitulation will do that. Over the course of the deals, Trump has accumulated a $940 million war chest of pro bono payola. And though the surrendering firms try...
Are We About To Get An Actual TV Broadcast Of Supreme Court Oral Arguments?
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! C-SPAN asked the Supreme Court to broadcast oral arguments in cases that challenge which Donald Trump executive order? Hint: Sam Feist, the network’s CEO wrote, “This case holds profound national...
You Need More Than Money To Keep ‘Em! — See Also
White & Case Just Lost One Of Their Highest Compensated Partners: Best of luck to Taurie Zeitzer on her own firm! Prominent Partner Jumps Paul Weiss Ship: Columbia University, his new vessel, should be happy to have him. That’s A Lot Of Trouble From A 10-Person...
17 AGs Sue Trump Administration for Withholding EV Charging Station Funds
California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for unlawfully withholding billions of dollars in funding approved by bipartisan majorities in Congress for electric vehicle (EV)...
Here’s What to Expect From the EEOC When It Regains a Quorum
President Trump's nomination of Brittany Bull Panuccio as a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission could return the agency to a quorum, which would allow it to enact more of the president's agenda on issues like transgender use of restrooms, employment...
Should Supreme Court Justices Be Elected By A Conclave Of Federal Judges?
A few weeks ago, Pope Francis passed away. The next pope will be chosen by senior clergymen called cardinals. The rules are simple. Only cardinals under 80 can vote. A two-thirds majority is required to elect a new pope but if no one reaches that number after a period...
The 2025 Am Law 200: Top Performers in RPL, PEP & VPL
We rank all Am Law 200 firms in three metrics: revenue per lawyer (the best measure of law firm health), profits per equity partner, and value per lawyer. We rank all Am Law 200 firms in three metrics: revenue per lawyer (the best measure of law firm health),...
The Week in Data May 7: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers
Catch up on data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the 2025 Go to Law Schools: Big Law report. Catch up on data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the 2025 Go to Law Schools: Big Law report.
Reducing Costs With AI
Join the webcast to explore how legal professionals can deploy AI confidently and effectively and increase operational efficiency—without compromising service or data integrity. Sponsored by: AI adoption in the legal industry is accelerating, but for many law...
State’s Guide to Evidence Includes Recent Updates From Key Appellate Rulings
The 2025 edition of the guide incorporates opinions from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court, along with a number of additional appellate court decisions that did not appear in prior editions. The 2025 edition of the guide incorporates...
J&J Renews Bid to Remove Beasley Allen From Talc Leadership
In an April 16 motion, Johnson & Johnson cited 'serious ethical lapses' that justified removing Beasley Allen from the talc plaintiffs' steering committee. Beasley Allen denied the accusations on Tuesday. In an April 16 motion, Johnson & Johnson cited...
Trump Has 4 Judicial Nominees In Mind For Missouri’s Federal Trial Courts
(Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)When it comes to nominating judges, it is hard to deny that Donald Trump is a machine. He got 234 federal judges confirmed during his first term; three of those helped secure a Republican majority on the Supreme Court. This...
Elite Biglaw Firm Loses One Of Its Highest Compensated Partners In History
White & Case — a firm that brought in $3,316,735,000 gross revenue in 2024, putting it at No. 9 in the most recent Am Law 100 — made news earlier this week after announcing that it was mandating four office days for attorneys each week. The elite firm is now back...
Biglaw Firms Fighting Trump Keep Winning, Capitulators Keep Losing
Perkins Coie secured a permanent injunction against the Trump administration’s retaliatory executive order. Meanwhile, firms that balked at putting up a fight against the illegal attacks have seen the White House drag them into police brutality cases and law schools...
The Rademaker CLOC Keynote: GenAI Is Like Teenage Sex. Wait, What?
On May 6, the 10th annual CLOC Global Institute kicked off in Las Vegas. The opening keynote was delivered by Nancy Rademaker, a well-known international speaker who often addresses the impact of digitization on individual, customer, and employee behavior. True to...
‘Laying the Groundwork’: Conservative Litigation Boutiques Reshape US Case Law
"The conservative legal movement has emerged as a formidable force in modern-day American jurisprudence," said John Deaton, a U.S. Marine veteran and trial attorney. "The movement's success is evident in high-profile cases that have redefined legal...
Société Générale Seeks Damages From Clifford Chance in Long-Running $483M Gold Dispute
The French banking giant has filed a claim worth more than £100 million. The French banking giant has filed a claim worth more than £100 million.
University of Chicago Law School Selects Professor as New Dean
Professor Adam Chilton has been appointed the next dean of the University of Chicago Law School, effective July 1. Professor Adam Chilton has been appointed the next dean of the University of Chicago Law School, effective July 1.
Healthy Billing Rate Hikes Aren’t Just for the Am Law 50
According to Am Law data, firms expecting to increase rates by 7% to 9% this year are almost evenly split between the First Hundred and Second Hundred. According to Am Law data, firms expecting to increase rates by 7% to 9% this year are almost evenly split...
Jacksonville Law Celebrates Inaugural Grads, Wilmington Law Wraps Second Year
Two law schools are in different phases of growth after being provisionally approved by the American Bar Association, and a third school may soon be submitting an application to the ABA. Two law schools are in different phases of growth after being provisionally...
After Capitulating To Trump, Paul Weiss Loses Prominent Partner
In March, Paul Weiss received the inglorious honor of being the first (but not the last) Biglaw firm to surrender to Donald Trump to get out from under an onerous Executive Order designed to extract a financial penalty for being affiliated with cases and causes that...
Congratulations On Your Merger! Hope You Enjoy The Malware.
Glossy press releases never capture the hidden costs of a merger or acquisition. There’s always some eye-popping top-line value number and the audience is left to imagine the toll exacted by integrating accounting systems, aligning org charts, and telling staff that...
Vote For The Amazing Finalists In ATL’s Law Revue Video Contest!
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Invitee or Trespasser? Court of Appeals Mulls Deadly MARTA Guardrail Case
The Georgia Court of Appeals could soon decide whether an invitee automatically becomes a trespasser by contravening rules ascribed to a landowner's property. The Georgia Court of Appeals could soon decide whether an invitee automatically becomes a trespasser by...
Another Lawsuit Filed Over Vindictive Executive Orders Targeting Lawyers
We told you — Biglaw ain’t all that when it comes to fighting the Trump administration and defending the rule of law. While Biglaw has the ignominious distinction of nine firms that have yielded to Donald Trump’s demands — and too many that have stayed silent in the...
Why Better Billing Statements Can Improve Your Firm’s Finances—And Your Client Relationships
In the world of law, where every billable hour counts, clarity and consistency in billing aren’t just a courtesy—they’re a competitive edge. Yet, for many law firms, outdated billing practices lead to confusion, delayed payments, and even lost revenue. According to...
How I Made Partner: ‘Work Hard. Never Stop Learning. Make Connections,’ Says Nick Hoover of Hogan Lovells
"Work hard. Never stop learning. Make connections. Know your audience. Be practical. Find your niche." "Work hard. Never stop learning. Make connections. Know your audience. Be practical. Find your niche."
Colgate’s ‘Kids’ Toothpaste Encourages Unsafe Consumption of Fluoride, Lawsuit Claims
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Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Talc Expert Returns to the Spotlight, New Suits Allege Ozempic Causes Blindness
Paul Weiss Partner Jeh Johnson Plans Exit
The announcement comes less than two months after Paul Weiss struck a deal with President Donald Trump to rescind an executive order against the firm. This article has been updated with a Paul Weiss statement.Prominent litigation partner Jeh Johnson is planning...
ABA Likely To Extend Suspension Of Diversity Requirement For Law School Accreditation
You don’t have to be an attorney to know that it’s hard to follow the rules when they’re in conflict. For years, the ABA required that law schools had to show some effort in admitting women and other members of historically disenfranchised groups. But after the...
Morning Docket: 05.07.25
* Surrendering law firms shocked to learn that Trump was going to alter their deals. We explained this all along, but in fancier political science jargon, they played a prisoners’ dilemma game with an “untrustworthy jailer.” [New York Times] * Lawyers charging $1...
What Is The Economic Impact Of Medicaid Work Requirements?
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Kimberly Miller: Balancing the Scales
Kimberly Miller: Balancing the Scales By Bob Friedman “Success isn’t defined solely by courtroom victories or professional accolades, it’s found in the daily balance of career, parenting, and community service,” said Kimberly Miller, co-owner of Raleigh-based injury...
Mike Tadych’s NASCAR Walter Mitty Moment
Home Feature Stories Community Spotlight Mike Tadych’s NASCAR Walter Mitty Moment By Bob Friedman May 7, 2025 “I’m having a Walter Mitty moment,” laughed Raleigh First Amendment and media attorney and novice NASCAR fan Mike Tadych. We are sitting in the well-appointed...
In Data We Trust?
America is in a strange place right now, with upheavals in the federal government, the courts, and the international trading system. Institutions that we took for granted a few months ago are changing in real time. With all that’s happening, what I’m about to say may...
‘Of Counsel’ Relationships Properly Understood
The “of counsel” relationship can offer many benefits to a lawyer, like: Flexibility in practice. Expertise sharing and mentorship. Enhanced reputation and networking. Financial benefits. Limited administrative responsibilities. Continued professional involvement....
The Case for Keeping the NC Innocence Inquiry Commission
The NC Senate’s 2025-27 budget cuts North Carolina’s Innocence Inquiry Commission, which has an annual budget of $1.6 million. Over the years, that investment has resulted in the exoneration of 16 men who lost decades of their lives to incarceration for crimes they...