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Appellate Advocate Joins Barclay Damon’s Growing Boston Labor and Employment Practice
Cat Scott joined the firm's expanding Boston office in late September and brings experience in workplace counseling, litigation and labor-relations. Cat Scott joined the firm's expanding Boston office in late September and brings experience in workplace...
Missouri Federal Judge Sanctions Plaintiff Who Filed Fraudulent Case and Then Trashed His Desktop Computer
The sanctions order, entered by U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp of the Eastern District of Missouri, comes in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action brought by a plaintiff named Daniel Human, and his attorney, Edwin Butler, of Butler Law Group in St....
The Supreme Court’s Lone Jury Trial
The Supreme Court talks a lot about juries, but it very rarely will empanel one. In fact, there’s only one reported instance of it happening. What is the only known instance of a Supreme Court jury trial? Hint: This unusual procedure arose under the Court’s original...
Judge Arrests Potential Juror For Being 30 Minutes Late — See Also
Judge Newman Finally Gets A New Forum: After years of having her fate decided by the same colleagues that sought to sideline her, Judge Pauline Newman’s case has officially moved to the Eleventh Circuit. The Reflecting Pool Case Is Dead, David Hearn’s Lawyers Want An...
Moore & Van Allen Expands Film and Television Finance Capabilities
ATLANTA, GA—Moore & Van Allen (MVA) continues to expand its Entertainment Finance practice, strengthening the firm’s film and television finance capabilities and growing its presence in Atlanta, one of the nation’s leading production markets. The growth follows...
Judge Pauline Newman’s Shadow Impeachment Finally Transferred To An Independent Court
(Photo by Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)It took over three years, but the judicial conduct complaint against Judge Pauline Newman has finally left the building. Fix the Court reports that the complaint Federal Circuit Chief Judge Kimberly Moore...
Museum Closures Are Partly Due To Federal Hostility, But Also To Needless Corporatization Of Nonprofits
I consider myself a bit of a lay expert when it comes to museum closures. I worked at a museum for two years before it was suddenly shuttered. Both of those years being ones in which Donald Trump was either running for or serving as president, there were always vague...
The Law Schools That Provide The ‘Best Value’ For Students (2026)
There are many ways to rank law schools, but the way that the National Jurist’s preLaw Magazine does it is quite interesting. Rather than concentrating on the prestige factors that usually dominate law school ranking systems, this ranking focuses solely on factors...
Lawyers Want A Watchdog To Look At Jeanine Pirro’s Reflecting Pool Case. Good Luck Finding One.
Last week, a D.C. Superior Court judge made sure the Trump administration can never again prosecute David Hearn for touching a piece of the Reflecting Pool that was already falling off. Now Hearn’s lawyers want to know how the case happened in the first place. On...
EEOC Wants To Keep Biglaw Diversity Probe Docs Secret To ‘Protect’ Firms It Publicly Accused
Under normal circumstances, there are good reasons why the government keeps a lid on investigation materials that don’t pan out. Accusations are not findings, and we don’t want to brand someone based on an ultimately fruitless inquiry. After all, casting someone as...
Sotomayor: Hey Judges, Maybe We Don’t Arrest Potential Jurors For Being Late
Being late for jury duty is annoying. Getting arrested for it, in front of everyone else waiting to be questioned in a capital murder case, is something else entirely. On Monday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor used the Supreme Court’s denial of cert in Mulkey v. Alabama to...
Bird Watching: Hawks vs. Hawkeyes
In a display that could only be described as cartoonish, Senator Eric Schmitt thought he had Jack Smith dead to rights, before he tripped over himself and fell into a heap of mousetraps. After the special prosecutor denied attending an Atlanta Hawks game, Schmitt...
Everlaw’s 2026 AI Report: A Glass Half Full Or Half Empty?
Lots of talk and money these days are being focused on AI in legal. And like much of the talk, a recent survey and report from Everlaw is a classic case of viewing the GenAI glass as half full. (Well, perhaps 49% full, see below.) That’s not to say Everlaw is wrong,...
The Path of the Partner: The Realizations That Actually Move Careers Forward
What actually moves a lawyer forward is a series of realizations that, stacked one on top of the other, let them create tremendous value. What actually moves a lawyer forward is a series of realizations that, stacked one on top of the other, let them create...
Attorney of the Year Finalist Ian Engstrand on Building Boston’s Tech Deal Engine
"I came over to Paul Hastings about two years ago to do exactly this, to open up a preeminent tech M&A practice here in Boston," Engstrand told Law.com. "I came over to Paul Hastings about two years ago to do exactly this, to open up a preeminent tech...
The Judge’s Rationale: Sirius XM Cleared in AI Hiring-Discrimination Lawsuit
A federal judge's decision dismissing a suit alleging AI hiring tools resulted in discrimination against Black applicants could be instructive, as interest in algorithms in the hiring process grows. Here, the court found that factors like a large number of rejected...
Higher Education Orgs Sue Federal Agencies Over International Student Restrictions
Higher education groups are suing the Trump administration over an abrupt policy change that they claim unlawfully restricts international students' access to externships. Higher education groups are suing the Trump administration over an abrupt policy change...
The New Credibility Equation for Senior Women In-House Leaders – A Conversation About the Head, Heart, and Modern Legal Leadership
Join us for a candid discussion on the credibility equation for women legal leaders and balancing head and heart to expand their influence. Join us for a candid discussion on the credibility equation for women legal leaders and balancing head and heart to expand...
8 Bradley Attorneys Appointed to ABA Litigation Section Leadership Roles
BIRMINGHAM, AL—Bradley announced that eight of the firm’s attorneys have been appointed to leadership roles within the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Litigation Section for the 2026-2027 bar year. The following eight attorneys were appointed to leadership roles...
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Ill. Appellate Court Narrows Scope of Covid-Era Immunity Defenses, Reviving Claims Against Nurse
The ruling could affect nearly a dozen other pending cases—including two partially briefed appeals—in which healthcare providers have asserted similar pandemic-related immunity defenses. The ruling could affect nearly a dozen other pending cases—including two...
Former Colorado District Judge Juan G. Villaseñor Joins FBT Gibbons in Denver
DENVER, CO—The Hon. Juan G. Villaseñor (Ret.) has joined FBT Gibbons as counsel in its Denver office, where he will practice with the firm’s Business & Commercial Litigation and White Collar & Investigations groups. A former Colorado district judge and federal...
AGG Expands Federal Healthcare Regulatory Platform in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Arnall Golden Gregory LLP (AGG) welcomed David O. Ault as a partner in its Healthcare practice in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Dave is a former leader at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), serving as a director in the...
How I Made Office Managing Partner: ‘Build Your Personal Brand at the Firm,’ Says Kelly Engebretson of Cozen O’Connor
"As a young associate, I took advantage of opportunities to contribute to the firm's culture. I led our firm's associate legal aid 'one-hour of sharing' campaign, participated in as many firm-sponsored events as possible, and enjoyed mentoring several of our younger...
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: New Mexico Asks for $35B Judgment Against Meta; Settlement Halts Uber Sexual Assault Trial
The judge in the case asked if New Mexico should effectively be penalized because of it modest population size. The judge in the case asked if New Mexico should effectively be penalized because of it modest population size.
Ethics Dangers for Law Firms Using AI Tools for Marketing and Client Communications
Annette Choti | The risks of overeager and under-cautious integration of AI tools for marketing and client communications are real, but so are the advantages. Here's what law firms should know when boarding the AI bullet train. The post Ethics Dangers for Law Firms...
Attorney of the Year Finalist Ben Diessel on Advising the Murdoch Family and Getting Big Cases as a New England Firm
Attorney of the Year finalist Ben Diessel, a partner at Wiggin and Dana, said his firm's biggest wins came from people, mentorship and the work done outside the spotlight. Attorney of the Year finalist Ben Diessel, a partner at Wiggin and Dana, said his firm's...
Buchalter Establishes Strong Texas Presence With Offices in Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, and Houston
DALLAS, TX—Buchalter today announced a significant expansion of its presence in Texas, growing its existing Dallas office and opening new offices in Dallas Fort Worth, Austin and Houston, adding more than 40 lawyers to the firm. The expansion is propelled by the...
Samuel Alito’s Midterm Turnout Strategy — See Also
Samuel Alito Isn’t Retiring, But He’d Like Republicans To Vote Like He Might: Nothing gets the base out like a vacancy that may or may not exist. Today, I’ll Be Performing A Monologue From…: Judge James Ho elevates his desperate audition for the Supreme Court by...
This Attorney Advised Four Presidents Before A Rogue Bank Undid Him
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Who spent four decades as Washington’s consummate insider — a St. Louis lawyer turned White House counsel who advised every Democratic president from Truman to Carter, masterminded an upset reelection,...
In Legal Malpractice Suits Against Am Law 200 Firms, Stranger Things Surfaced
Law.com Radar detected nearly 50 cases against Big Law in September, most of them alleging professional misconduct. Law.com Radar detected nearly 50 cases against Big Law in September, most of them alleging professional misconduct.
What’s Next For Legal Operations?
To mark UpLevel Ops’ 10th anniversary, Stephanie Corey sat down with her longtime friend Reese Arrowsmith, EVP for legal operations at Fox Corp., to trace the profession from its earliest days to where it’s headed next. The conversation turned practical: why document...
Biglaw Created A Recruiting Problem, And Law Students Get To Suffer For It
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The only reason there’s a feeling that you must move early or you’re going to miss out is that all the firms are artificially constraining their pipeline to a handful of schools. It’s that FOMO effect. — Nikia...
Department Of Justice Ordered To Call Artificial Intelligence ‘SI’ To Satisfy Donald Trump Fever Dreams
NBC News reports that the Trump administration has ordered the Justice Department to officially transition to referring to artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” the new branding Trump imposed upon the technology in an executive order that misspelled “United...
Insurance Literacy Is A Career Advantage — And No One Teaches It
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 Jeanine M. Donohue back to our pages. Click here if you’d like to donate to MothersEsquire. There is a...
Attorneys Don’t See ‘Freilich’ as the End of Challenges to Pa. Damages Cap
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a 5-2 opinion upholding the state's $250,000 cap on damages brought against the state, justifying the legislature's constitutional right to implement it while urging the state to redress it to be more just. The Pennsylvania...
Live from RelFest with Martha Louks
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Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Lawsuit Over Intel’s Retirement Plans
Former Intel employees have argued that the company's plan managers flouted their fiduciary duty to act with "prudence" in pursuing their investment strategy for Intel's retirement plans, missing out on significant gains. Former Intel employees have argued that...
James Ho Uses Opinion To Whine About People Accusing Judges Of Auditioning For Promotions
Last week, the Fifth Circuit resolved a random trade secrets squabble between two logistics companies over three-and-a-smidgeon relatively uneventful pages. The only wrinkle in the case was the magistrate judge’s ex parte meeting with one side, which earned a...
AI Can Never Give Lawyers All Their Time Back
8am spent its Kaleidoscope conference in Las Vegas last week promising lawyers their time back. CEO Jeff Hughes opened with the company’s “Admin Misery Index” — 1,600 lawyers surveyed, 73 percent calling busywork a substantial problem, “at least 200 hours per year”...
Job Of The Month: Senior Corporate And ECVC Counsel / Partner
Kinney Recruiting is working closely with a boutique corporate law firm in New York, NY, on a search for a counsel- or partner-level corporate lawyer. The attorneys at this firm are all former lawyers from large law firms who decided their clients would be better...
Samuel Alito Would Like Conservative Voters To Know His Seat Is On The Ballot
The Supreme Court opened its new Term on Monday, which means it’s time once again for another entry into legal media’s favorite pastime: Is Sam Alito going to retire? This round of speculation didn’t come from a column in The Nation or a misheard announcement in the...
NCBE Has A New Plan To Avoid Another Gigantic Bar Exam Disaster
After the inaugural NextGen Uniform Bar Exam turned into a six-hour technological nightmare in Washington — with hundreds of examinees unable to begin the test before the entire administration was canceled — the National Conference of Bar Examiners has found a novel...
Law School In The Age Of AI: Rethinking It From The Ground Up
We have all heard it. AI is creating a generation of mindless lawyers who won’t know how to think. They won’t know how to write. They won’t know how to do research. They’ll just type a question into AI, copy whatever they get back and merrily send slop on its way. And...
FBT Gibbons Adds Labor & Employment Partners Teresa D. Hudson and Adam S. Mocciolo in Houston and New York
NEWARK, NJ—FBT Gibbons LLP has added Teresa D. Hudson and Adam S. Mocciolo as partners in its Labor & Employment practice group, joining the firm’s Houston and New York offices, respectively. Together, they add depth to the national practice group in all aspects...
Brown Rudnick Launches National Security Practice in D.C. With Seven Person Team
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Brown Rudnick today announced that the firm is launching a National Security practice and growing its Washington, D.C. presence, bringing on a seven-person team with significant experience in the U.S. government’s defense, security, and intelligence...
Snell & Wilmer Welcomes Anthony R. Scisciani as Litigation, Investigations, and Trials Partner in Seattle
SEATTLE, WA—Snell & Wilmer announced the arrival of Anthony R. Scisciani III to the firm’s Litigation, Investigations, and Trials practice in Seattle. Tony joins from HWS Law Group, where he practiced for 24 years and served as Managing Partner since 2020. He...
Do You Also Want Your Money Back?
I want my money back. How about you? The cost of changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” has been about 500 grand. I’d like my share back, please. The cost of changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America”? Perplexity can’t help me. The...
AI In The Courtroom: The Rules Are Coming, Just Not How Lawyers Expect
The legal profession is waiting for clarity. It wants rules. Bright lines. A defined set of dos and don’ts for using artificial intelligence in legal work. Something concrete that says, “This is acceptable,” and “This is not.” But that’s not how this is going to...
Federal Judge in Chicago Joins Third Circuit, Shielding Kalshi From State Regulations
The decision hinged on whether the sports-related contracts sold by Kalshi count as "swaps" under the Commodity Exchange Act. Courts across the country are divided on the issue. The decision hinged on whether the sports-related contracts sold by Kalshi count as...
Relativity CEO Says 2028 Server Deadline Stands; Will Prioritize Partnering With Frontier Labs Over Legal AI Companies
The post Relativity CEO Says 2028 Server Deadline Stands; Will Prioritize Partnering With Frontier Labs Over Legal AI Companies appeared first on Above the Law.Relativity is holding firm on its plan to require that all new matters be hosted in the cloud beginning Jan....
Cozen O’Connor Lands Veteran South Florida Real Estate Attorney Carlos M. Rodriguez
MIAMI, FL—Cozen O’Connor has continued its South Florida growth, adding one of the state’s most established and well-regarded real estate attorneys, Carlos M. Rodriguez, to its Miami office. Rodriguez — who brings a multi-faceted, 25-year legal career in commercial...
Segal McCambridge Expands New Jersey Litigation Bench with Shareholder Sunil S. Tilak
ROSELAND, NJ—Segal McCambridge announced that Attorney Sunil S. Tilak has joined the firm as a Shareholder in its Roseland, New Jersey office. Tilak brings significant experience handling complex civil litigation, with a practice spanning transportation, premises...
The Kryder Law Group Opens Office in Davenport, Iowa
DAVENPORT, IA—The Kryder Law Group, LLC announced its expansion from Illinois to Iowa. The Chicago, Illinois-based personal injury law firm has established an office just across the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa. Founded in 2002 by Attorney, Andrew S. Kryder...
Trump’s ACA Fraud Crackdown: Experts Urge Going After Bad Actors, Not Patients
The post Trump’s ACA Fraud Crackdown: Experts Urge Going After Bad Actors, Not Patients appeared first on Above the Law.Addressing fraud, waste and abuse in healthcare has been a major focus of the Trump Administration, particularly with the creation of the White...
Morning Docket: 10.06.26
* “Justices Fret Any Climate Tort Ruling Will Open Pandora’s Box.” Yeah, you wouldn’t want to unleash some sort of compounding harm without any mechanism for controlling it… [Law360] * Judge James Ho complains about judges being accused of using their power to...
HSF Kramer Integration Period Drawing to a Close After Pay Structure Settled
As the biggest integration challenges are addressed more than a year on after the merger, Law.com speaks with ex-partners and firm leaders. As the biggest integration challenges are addressed more than a year on after the merger, Law.com speaks with ex-partners...
What to Do With Your Law Firm’s Books Before December 31
Here's law firm bookkeeping pro Amy Coats' year-end checklist of every account that deserves a review, and everything your CPA wants to see. The post What to Do With Your Law Firm’s Books Before December 31 appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and...
Sam Alito Rings In The New Term By Telling Fox News He Knows Who Leaked Dobbs
On Sunday, ahead of the new Term, the justice sat down with Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday, and the conversation turned, as it so often does with Alito, to Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Alito said he “anticipated” the ruling would “anger a great many...
These Days, The First Monday In October Only Means One Thing
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! What year did the Supreme Court begin its tradition of starting the Term on the first Monday in October? Hint: Before that, the Court would meet Februarys and Augusts. See the answer on the next page....
Gotta Love A Perjury-Trap Subtweet — See Also
Jack Smith Takes Selfies With Fans At Power To The People Fest While Foo Fighters Roast Eric Schmitt: Fans of his legal stylings lined up for selfies. First Monday In October, Same Old Alito Leak Bullsh*t: The new Term is here, and so is Alito’s favorite grievance....
Judicial Panel Spreads Out Spinal Cord Stimulator Suits to Illinois, California
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict litigation, in separate orders has transferred lawsuits against Abbott Laboratories and Nevro to U.S. District Judge Lindsay Jenkins, in the Northern District of Illinois, and U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam, in the...
VF Law Welcomes Associate Attorney Alex Robertson
LAKE OSWEGO, OR—VF Law announced that Alex Robertson has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Robertson supports the firm’s commercial litigation, insurance defense, and construction law practices, representing clients in matters involving jobsite injuries,...
Baker Donelson Earns Five Finalist Recognitions in the 25th Annual M&A Advisor Awards
MEMPHIS, TN—Baker Donelson has been named a finalist in five categories of the 25th Annual M&A Advisor Awards. The annual awards program, presented by The M&A Advisor, recognizes notable transactions, firms, and professionals in the mergers and acquisitions,...
Bradley Attorney Buddy Cox Elected to Board of Regents for American College of Environmental Lawyers
BIRMINGHAM, AL—Bradley announced that William S. “Buddy” Cox, a partner in the Birmingham office, has been elected to the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) Board of Regents. Mr. Cox was inducted into the ACOEL as a Fellow in 2022, and he will serve a...
Dean J. Zipser, Esq., Joins JAMS in Orange County
IRVINE, CA—JAMS announced that Dean J. Zipser, Esq., has joined its panel. Mr. Zipser joins JAMS following more than four decades as a litigator and trial lawyer representing plaintiffs and defendants in complex business disputes across a wide range of industries and...
Ashurst Perkins Coie Appoints David Byrne as Chief Business Development Officer, Americas
CHICAGO, IL—Ashurst Perkins Coie announced David Byrne has joined the firm as the Chief Business Development Officer, Americas. Based in the Chicago office, David will lead the Business Development team for the United States and will work closely with Adam Soames, the...
Dave Grohl Dedicates ‘My Hero’ To Jack Smith, Wears Iowa Hawkeyes Shirt To Really Twist The Knife
Former special counsel Jack Smith spent Saturday at the Power to the People festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. That’s the Tom Morello-organized mega-concert raising money for the voting rights groups VoteRiders and HeadCount, and Smith wore...
Biglaw Partner Pay Has Officially Gone Major League
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. At the top end of the market, among the largest and most profitable law firms, some of the compensation that’s reportedly being paid is unlike anything legal has ever seen. It sounds more like professional...
NYC Sues Personal Injury Firm Under RICO, Claims It Fabricated Hundreds of Cases
New York City filed suit against Asher & Associates and its two principals Monday, claiming they used false accident narratives and subsequent litigation to pursue compensation from the city. New York City filed suit against Asher & Associates and its...
Kash Patel Fires ‘Whistleblower’ For MAGA Pod Hits, Gets Sued
Last August, the FBI reinstated agent Stephen Friend, who left the bureau in 2023, and awarded him a lump sum settlement of $61,430, plus “hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay.” In December, FBI Director Kash Patel personally fired him for “unprofessional...
Live from RelFest with Dorna Moini
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Supreme Court Blanches at Oil Companies’ ‘Complicated’ Defense to Climate Suits
At a high-stakes hearing Monday, the justices seemed unswayed by ExxonMobil's “complicated defense to a state climate change lawsuit. At a high-stakes hearing Monday, the justices seemed unswayed by ExxonMobil's “complicated defense to a state climate change...
Open Letter To Users Of Westlaw And LexisNexis
Lexis and Westlaw have been best in class in legal research. As of today, that is no longer true. Your skepticism is welcome. Lawyers are paid to be right. But they are expected to not be wrong. You are justifiably hesitant to experiment. But you should experiment....
Legal Ethics Roundup: RIP Justice Melissa Hart, ‘The Law Is Ours’ NYC Bar Campaign, Legal Ethics In Pop Culture, Reading Recommendations, Headlines, Trivia, Events, Jobs & More
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back topages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Hello First Monday! What is a “First Monday” edition? Every Monday here at the LER you receive a summary of the top ten legal ethics...
Glenn Agre Recognized by Victim Rights Law Center for Advocacy of Students in Department of Education Lawsuit
NEW YORK, NY—Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP announced that the firm has received the 2026 Champion Award from the Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC) for its advocacy of three students and their families and the VRLC in a complaint against the U.S. Department of...
Cozen O’Connor Adds Elite Commercial Leasing Attorney Russell G. Wohl to its New York City Office
NEW YORK, NY—Cozen O’Connor announced a significant addition to its multi-faceted, full service Real Estate Practice with the hiring of renowned leasing attorney Russell G. Wohl. Wohl comes to the firm from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and brings...
Carlton Fields Names Richard Choi CEO-Elect Ahead of 2028 Leadership Transition
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Carlton Fields has elected Richard Choi as the firm’s next chief executive officer, to succeed longtime President and CEO Gary Sasso. Choi currently serves as managing shareholder of the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, and will assume the role of CEO...
Glenn Agre Expands San Francisco Office with Trial Lawyer and Strategic Advisor KC Maxwell
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP announced today that KC Maxwell, a trial lawyer and strategic advisor with three decades of experience representing individuals, executives and organizations in high-stakes criminal and civil matters, has joined...
Hausfeld Welcomes Nationally Recognized Technology and Privacy Trial Lawyer Thomas E. Loeser
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Hausfeld announced that Thomas E. “Tom” Loeser has joined the firm as a partner in its San Francisco office and as a member of its Technology & Data Breach practice. A veteran of some of the largest consumer and privacy class actions in the...
Farah & Farah Secures $1.06 Million Recovery in Stalled I-75 Trucking Accident Case
FT MYERS, FL—Attorney Tyler Dupuy and his team at Farah & Farah’s Fort Myers office secured a $1,064,313.76 settlement for a husband and wife following a severe commercial tractor-trailer collision on Interstate 75 in Southwest Florida. The case came to Dupuy...
Trump DOJ Considers Mission To Exonerate Richard Nixon
According to the Wall Street Journal, a senior Justice Department official invited an 81-year-old Dick Nixon deadender to headquarters to spend two hours walking the Office of Professional Responsibility through a lengthy slidedeck he created called “Watergate As...
Who Owns The Rules For An AI Agent?
A company deploys an AI agent to manage software purchases. Procurement tells it to reduce costs. The business tells it to close quickly. Security requires specific protections. Finance imposes spending limits. Legal prohibits certain contractual terms. Whose...
King & Spalding Strengthens Restructuring Platform With Addition of Ted Dillman in New York
NEW YORK, NY—King & Spalding announced that Ted Dillman has joined the firm as a partner in its Finance & Restructuring practice group. He is based in the firm’s New York office. Dillman advises debtors, creditors, private equity sponsors, investment funds and...
Kelley Drye Announces Expanded Leadership Structure to Support Strategic Growth
NEW YORK, NY—Kelley Drye & Warren LLP today announced an expanded leadership structure to guide the firm’s next phase of growth and support its continued investment in clients, talent, and strategic priorities. Effective January 1, 2027, Michael Lynch will become...
Liskow Expands Maritime Practice, Adds Fisheries Capabilities and Team in New England
NEW ORLEANS, LA—Liskow today announced the expansion of the firm and its maritime practice with the addition of three attorneys: Samuel P. Blatchley, Patrick J. O’Connor, and Michael J. Pluhowski. The addition brings an established fisheries litigation and maritime...
How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘Think Beyond Individual Matters,’ Says Allen Pegg of Hogan Lovells
"To be effective, you need to understand what your group needs, where the market is headed, and how your office, firm, and clients fit into that larger picture. That requires being attuned to people and their development, while also gaining a management perspective on...
Kash Patel Fires ‘Whistleblower’ For MAGA Pod Hits, Gets Sued
Last August, the FBI reinstated agent Stephen Friend, who left the bureau in 2023, and awarded him a lump sum settlement of $61,430, plus “hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay.” In December, FBI Director Kash Patel personally fired him for “unprofessional...
DoD Demo Contract Takes A Step Closer To Beaming Solar Power From Space
The post DoD Demo Contract Takes A Step Closer To Beaming Solar Power From Space appeared first on Above the Law.WASHINGTON — Virginia-based startup Overview Energy has been contracted by the Pentagon’s Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF) to...
Morning Docket: 10.05.26
* Justice Alito went public with vague plan to retire in the near future, which is surely genuine and not at all an instance of a deeply cynical actor making a last ditch bid to rally Republican midterm hopes. [Law360] * Supreme Court opens its new Term. Here’s a...
How Attorney of the Year Finalist Aliki Sofis Went From ‘My Cousin Vinny’ Fan to Leading Trial Lawyer
"I pretty much always had tunnel vision of being a stand-up lawyer in the courtroom," Aliki Sofis, co-managing partner for Quinn Emmanuel's Boston office, told Law.com. "I pretty much always had tunnel vision of being a stand-up lawyer in the courtroom," Aliki...
Before Your Law Firm Buys Another AI Tool, Ask Why
Before asking which AI tool your firm should adopt next, ask a more fundamental question: What problem are we trying to solve? Michael Maschke, Sharon Nelson and John Simek on figuring out AI's real competitive advantage. The post Before Your Law Firm Buys Another AI...
Missouri’s Terrible Week — See Generally
Three Time Losers: The Supreme Court shut down the third attempt to impose Missouri’s gerrymandered map for this election in direct violation of applicable law. Along the way, the Court directed significant shade toward the Eighth Circuit, noting that the panel’s...
Big Law’s Biggest Nightmare Isn’t Partner Poaching or Mergers. It’s AI
As AI agents slip their guardrails and threaten Big Law's traditional business model, firm leaders face a dual risk: operational chaos in institutions built on confidentiality and trust, and economic upheaval that talent wars and mega-mergers can't fix, writes The...
He Invented Courtroom Theater, Then Took His Act To Star Trek
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! What attorney was crowned “the King of Torts” by Life magazine in 1954, this flamboyant San Francisco trial lawyer transformed personal-injury law by wheeling scale models, films, and even a client’s...
A Biglaw Firm’s Precursor To A Milbank Match? — See Also
And You Get $180K! And You Get $180K! Another litigation powerhouse is offering market-leading clerkship bonuses. So What Is White & Case Planning, Exactly? The firm’s new job posting is telling a tale. Schrödinger’s U.S. Attorney: The Trump administration and the...
Vacations Are Not Impossible
I am currently writing this column from Europe, where I am spending some time on vacation. Lawyers deserve to take vacations like everyone else, but business operations may require lawyers to complete tasks while they are away. Attorneys should take a few steps to...
How To Create Evergreen Resource Libraries That Dominate Search
Evergreen content is the foundation of a strong law firm website because it provides information that remains relevant and useful to potential clients over time. The most effective resource libraries are organized around content hubs or pillars that connect related...