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3rd Circ. Skeptical Of Philly Firm's Ch. 7 Case Fee Quest
The Third Circuit on Wednesday seemed skeptical that Spector Gaden Rosen Vinci PC properly informed a bankruptcy court of the billing and services provided to a couple in a Chapter 7 case in which a judge sanctioned the firm for violating disclosure rules, a matter that left one appeals judge "shocked" at the Philadelphia firm's alleged shortfall.
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KPMG's US Law Firm Plan Still Under Review By Ariz. Justices
Accounting giant KPMG's bid to own a U.S. law firm remains unresolved after the Arizona Supreme Court held a scheduled meeting on the matter.
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Largest Firms Saw Outsized Income Growth In 'Strong' 2024
U.S. law firm revenue rose 12.5% on average in 2024 compared to the previous year, marking the industry's biggest jump in revenue outside of 2021, with the 50 largest law firms driving the average upward with outsized increases in income and profits, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday.
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Buzbee Client Drops Assault, Malpractice Suit
A woman has moved to drop a lawsuit in New York state court alleging Texas personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee — known lately for representing women who have accused Sean "Diddy" Combs and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter of sexual misconduct — assaulted her and mishandled her divorce case.
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Miami-Based AXS Law Arrives In DC With Invenio Partnership
Miami-based business litigation boutique AXS LAW announced Tuesday that it is expanding into the nation's capital through a partnership with Invenio LLP.
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Firms Hook $850K Fee Award In Eyewear Co. Data Breach Deal
Class counsel in a data breach suit against eye wear company Luxottica of America Inc. secured $850,000 in attorney fees on Tuesday as part of a $250,000 settlement ending claims the retailer failed to protect customers' personal information, according to an Ohio judge's order.
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Amid Big Bets, Tom Goldstein Argued 'Poker Is Not Gambling'
A federal indictment's jarring portrayal of pioneering U.S. Supreme Court advocate Tom Goldstein as an "ultrahigh-stakes" gambler who dodged taxes has left the legal community virtually speechless. But Goldstein's status as a serious poker player was not a secret, and in past court cases, he proclaimed the card game "fundamentally dissimilar" from conventional gambling, even while preparing to wager millions on matches.
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Watchdog Wants Conn. Atty Suspended For Escrow Theft
Connecticut's Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel is calling for an attorney with a history of court reprimands and grievances to face a license suspension, after she was found liable for statutory theft of client funds.
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Gawthrop Greenwood Elects New Chair For New Year
Regional Pennsylvania law firm Gawthrop Greenwood PC made some changes at the top with the recent selection of a new chair of its management committee.
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Mich. Steakhouse Drops $2M Negligence Suit Against Atty
A Michigan steakhouse has dropped its malpractice suit against its former attorney after claiming the lawyer made mistakes in franchise agreements that cost it more than $2 million, according to a stipulated order Tuesday.
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Colo. Atty Hits DC-Area Law Firm With Bias Suit Over Firing
A Colorado attorney has sued the Washington, D.C.-area firm Volkov Law Group, alleging it discriminated against her based on age and gender when she was "abruptly and unlawfully fired" in October 2023 at the age of 56, and accusing the firm of wrongfully withholding wages.
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Ga. Appeals Panel Revives Malpractice Suit Against Law Firm
The Georgia Court of Appeals partly reinstated a malpractice suit accusing a Georgia law firm and one of its former attorneys of failing to show up at a client's bench trial that ended with a $100,000 judgment against the client.
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Bressler Adds 4 Attys From Austin Transactions Boutique
Bressler Amery & Ross PC announced that it added four attorneys including two partners with corporate and commercial transaction experience from Austin, Texas, boutique firm Pearce Shambach PLLC.
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Meet The Attys Surrounding Pa. Wealth Manager In Fraud Case
By the time Scott Mason and his company Rubicon Wealth Management were hit with criminal and regulatory enforcement claims alleging he stole $20 million from clients, the suburban Philadelphia wealth manager was already defending multiple civil lawsuits in Pennsylvania state court.
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Arrested Atty Can't Sue Sheriff's Office Either, Pa. Judge Says
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday dismissed the last of a group of Allegheny County government officials and entities named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by two brothers who claimed they were unlawfully detained when they failed to meet discovery deadlines in a separate case.
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Buzbee Seeks Sanctions In Ex-Client's Fraud Suit
Amid his high-profile battles with music moguls Sean "Diddy" Combs and Shawn "Jay Z" Carter, Houston personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee is seeking sanctions against the lawyers pursuing a separate fraud suit against him, saying they brought up unrelated accusations to harass Buzbee and damage his reputation.
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SCOTUSblog Publisher Pleads Not Guilty To Tax Crimes
U.S. Supreme Court advocate and SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein pled not guilty in Maryland federal court on Monday to charges that he schemed to evade taxes and used funds from his boutique law firm to cover gambling debts.
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KPMG Partner On The Ethics Of Its Arizona Law Firm
KPMG is on the verge of becoming the first Big Four accounting firm to have its own legal practice in the U.S. — a milestone that could potentially disrupt the traditional law firm model and also raises several ethical concerns. KPMG's Christian Athanasoulas spoke to Law360 Pulse about these concerns, as well as the role of AI in its legal practice and the broader impact across the legal profession.
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Judge Tosses Bias Suit Over Deadlines, AI-Generated Filings
A D.C. federal judge has dismissed the remaining age-discrimination claim in a lawsuit filed by former D.C. Department of Public Works employees after the remaining plaintiff failed to comply with discovery deadlines and submitted filings with inaccurate citations, further raising concerns about the use of AI-generated content.
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Mergers On The Rise: A Shift For Regional Law Firms
As the legal industry grows ever more competitive, smaller regional firms are seeking new strategies to level the playing field with their larger counterparts. The solution many are turning to? Mergers.
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Baker Botts Partners Join Boutique Litigation Firm In DC
A pair of powerhouse litigators from Baker Botts LLP who scored a nearly billion-dollar verdict in a complex securities fraud case have stepped away from BigLaw to join Washington, D.C.-based boutique litigation firm Bourelly George & Brodey PLLC, launched less than a year ago.
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Various Law Offices Evacuated As Hughes Fire Burns Nearby
Within hours of igniting Wednesday, the Hughes Fire became the third-largest blaze to affect Los Angeles County this month — and prompted various lawyers in the area to evacuate their offices.
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Boston Firm Says IT Vendor Holding Computers 'Hostage'
Boston-based law firm Melick & Porter LLP says a company it hired to manage its information technology is now holding its computer network and data "hostage" by refusing to cooperate with the transition to a new vendor unless Melick pays it $380,000.
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Mass Tort Atty Files Ch. 11 Owing $202M To Litigation Funders
A Houston plaintiffs attorney has filed for personal Chapter 11 protection with more than $202 million of litigation funding liabilities, according to his petition in the Southern District of Texas.
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Grier Wright Tapped For Insurance Mogul's $2B Liquidation
Bankruptcy attorney Joseph Grier of Grier Wright Martinez PA will serve as special master to identify, receive, track and distribute billions of dollars that will go toward restitution to victims defrauded by convicted insurance mogul Greg Lindberg, a North Carolina federal judge ruled.
Expert Analysis
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ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Lawyers
Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.
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Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.
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Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan
Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates?
Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.
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10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems
Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.
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Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law
The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.
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9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term
Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.