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Ga. Atty Wins Appeal In 'Too Broadly' Applied Fees Ruling
A Georgia Court of Appeals panel on Thursday threw out a trial court order requiring an Atlanta-based family law attorney and his client to pay about $86,484 in attorney fees from a contested divorce proceeding, finding that the trial court applied a statute "too broadly" among other missteps.
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Law Students' Pro Bono Hours Valued At Over $157M
Law school students in the class of 2024 contributed at least 4.7 million hours of pro bono services valued at roughly $157 million as part of their education, a survey released this week by the Association of American Law Schools says.
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Asset Recovery Ace Rejoins Shumaker In Fla. From Solo Firm
Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP announced that an experienced attorney who's spent over 30 years working on the asset recovery process has rejoined the firm's Sarasota, Florida, office as a senior counsel.
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Maron Marvel Adds 15 Attys From Closing Lavin Cedrone
More than a dozen attorneys and additional support staff from the closing Lavin Cedrone Graver Boyd & DiSipio have found a soft place to land with a plan to move to Maron Marvel Bardley Anderson & Tardy LLC's Philadelphia office this summer.
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Del. Paralegal Completes Path To Atty At Brockstedt Mandalas
The journey from paralegal to lawyer has been a challenging but rewarding one for a soon-to-be associate at Delaware-based Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC who decided to attend law school after raising her son as a single mom.
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Miami Atty Disbarred Over Insistence Of Foreclosure Fraud
The Florida Supreme Court disbarred a Miami attorney after accusations that he misled courts, impugned judges and brought frivolous pleadings over his insistence that clients' homes were fraudulently foreclosed, despite previous suspensions from allegations of similar conduct in the past.
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AY Strauss Launches Cannabis Practice With Vicente Atty
A.Y. Strauss announced a new cannabis practice this week, adding an expert in New York and New Jersey cannabis licensing, regulatory compliance, corporate transactions and other services for cannabis clients from Vicente LLP to launch the practice.
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Atty Says SC Firm Owes Triple Damages For Not Paying Her
A South Carolina law firm failed to pay an attorney her earned wages during several pay periods until she got her own lawyers involved, she told a federal court, saying the firm should be put on the hook for triple damages and attorney fees.
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Girardi Hospitalized Ahead Of Mental Evaluation Hearing
Disbarred attorney Tom Girardi was hospitalized Wednesday for a liver problem and is unable to attend a scheduled hearing Thursday before a California federal judge who is evaluating his mental health to determine if he should be sent to prison, according to a filing with the court by his attorneys.
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Ex-DOJ Attys Launch DC Firm Focused On Federal Workers
Two former U.S. Department of Justice attorneys who recently left their government positions have launched a Washington, D.C.-based firm they say will fight the Trump administration's efforts "to dismantle the federal workforce."
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Ga. Law Firm Must Back Up Class Claims Against State Farm
A Georgia federal judge on Wednesday gave a law firm until next week to establish that a putative class action alleging State Farm has underpaid it and other insureds belongs in federal court, where the amount in controversy must meet a $5 million threshold.
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NJ Justices Deem Town Liable For Frivolous Lawsuits
Frivolous litigation by local government officials is not constitutionally protected and carries financial consequences, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a 5-0 decision reining in baseless legal battles.
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Fla. Law Firm Says Paralegal Stole Its Trade Secrets
A law firm in Miami is suing a former paralegal in Florida state court, saying she misappropriated trade secrets and stole thousands of attorney-client records following a negative performance review.
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Healthcare Duo Joins Epstein Becker In California, DC
Epstein Becker Green announced Wednesday that the firm hired a pair of experienced healthcare regulatory attorneys based in California and Washington, D.C. who came aboard following longtime stints with Crowell & Moring LLP and Reed Smith LLP.
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Feds Seek 13 Years In Avenatti's California Resentencing
California federal prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to sentence Michael Avenatti to 160 months in prison for tax fraud and stealing from clients, to be served atop the five-year term imposed in a pair of New York cases where Avenatti was convicted of trying to extort Nike Inc. and defrauding former client Stormy Daniels.
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Mintz M&A Pro Joins Spiro Harrison To Lead Corporate Group
After more than two decades in Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC's New York office, a veteran corporate attorney is moving a little closer to home and joining Spiro Harrison & Nelson's Red Bank, New Jersey, office.
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BigLaw Dreams? These Schools Can Make Them Real
More law school students are finding that a position at a law firm is their preferred landing place after graduation. Here's a look at the choices students are making and the schools that are sending the highest percentage of their students directly to BigLaw.
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The Law School Legal Industry Job Tracker: Class Of 2024
Want to know which schools are sending the highest percentage of graduates to BigLaw? How big a slice are landing those prized clerkships in federal or state courts? Explore the ins and outs of law school graduate placement in our interactive graphic.
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The Top Law Schools For Legal Industry Jobs: A Data Review
A law degree opens up a range of job opportunities, in private law firms, government, business and beyond, the ABA's data shows. Find out which schools came out on top for job placements in BigLaw, federal and state court clerkships, public interest and more.
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Sorrels Law Adds Commercial Litigation Head In Houston
Sorrels Law's new head of commercial litigation formerly served as managing partner of Stacy & Baker PC, a Houston-area litigation boutique that closed its doors this month.
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White & Case's Co-Head Of PE Strikes Out On Her Own
Taurie Zeitzer has said goodbye to White & Case LLP just 16 months after joining the law firm as its co-head of private equity, according to an announcement Tuesday by Zeitzer that revealed she is forming her own strategic advisory firm.
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National Security Atty Who Lost Clearance Sues Trump Admin
National security whistleblower lawyer Mark S. Zaid alleged in a suit this week that Donald Trump's administration stripped his security clearance as an act of political retaliation, and Zaid is backed by a big legal team that includes a new law firm that specializes in defending people in similar situations.
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Jay-Z Claims Atty Buzbee's Conspiracy Extends To NY Lawyer
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter expanded his malicious prosecution claims against attorney Tony Buzbee over a rape suit that has since been dropped to also target a New York personal injury lawyer over what the music mogul alleged was a conspiracy to coerce him into paying off their client.
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Firms Beat Malpractice Suit Over Chicken Plant Pollution
Delaware's Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a trial court's dismissal of a malpractice suit against Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC and Schochor Staton Goldberg & Cardea PA for their alleged mishandling of claims associated with a child's "catastrophic injuries" purportedly caused by contamination from a chicken plant.
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Atty's Derisive Comments Warrant New Trial, NJ Panel Says
A New Jersey appellate panel on Monday said that an attorney's comments during her opening and closing arguments in a trial over a real estate transaction gone wrong went way too far, vacating a jury's $420,000 verdict in favor of her clients.
Expert Analysis
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.