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How AI Is Fueling New Law Firm Ownership Rule Changes
The next wave of states that test and permit nonlawyer ownership of law firms will be driven primarily by advancements in legal technology.
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Harrison Acquires DC-Based Estate Planning Boutique
Wealth planning law firm Harrison LLP has expanded to the nation's capital, announcing Tuesday that it has combined with the Washington, D.C.-based estate planning boutique Birchstone Moore LLC.
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Law Firm Sought To Collect Expired Debts, 3rd Circ. Told
A New Jersey woman has urged the Third Circuit to revive her proposed class action against Garden State law firm Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP over its debt collection practices, arguing a lower court was too loose with its standard for the timeliness of the two lawsuits involved.
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Braverman Greenspun Acquires NY Real Estate Boutique
Braverman Greenspun PC said Tuesday it has acquired real estate boutique Zingman & Associates PLLC, allowing it to deepen its capabilities in landlord-tenant related issues.
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Fla. Judge Denies Attys' Recusal Bid In Malpractice Case
A Florida state judge has denied a request to recuse himself in a legal malpractice case by the victim of a car accident, rejecting the defense's argument that he should be disqualified because he oversaw the underlying matter.
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Approach The Bench: Justice Goodwin Liu On Oral Argument
When Goodwin Liu became a California Supreme Court justice in 2011, the constitutional law professor found the intellectual demands of judging similar to academia, but was surprised to learn that "the art of judging is much more practical than people think."
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Investment Adviser Says Attys' Mistakes Cost Him His Career
A Colorado investment adviser has sued two of his former attorneys for malpractice in state court, claiming one failed to clarify that a deal he signed over securities violations also would bar him from working in other states, while the other allegedly failed to timely file an appeal to dispute the settlements.
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Holland & Knight Adds Attys From Calif. Private Wealth Firm
Holland & Knight LLP is vastly expanding its private wealth services, announcing Monday it is adding all eight of the attorneys from 17-year-old Los Angeles-based private wealth services boutique Karlin & Peebles LLP.
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Convicted Atty Who 'Lost Everything' Fights To Keep License
A Philadelphia-based personal injury attorney who was convicted for not paying income tax on more than $8 million in revenue he earned and for failing to pay almost $60,000 in payroll taxes argued Monday he should not permanently lose his ability to practice law in New Jersey.
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Pashman Stein Avoids Atty's Claims, Rips Threat Accusation
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC has defeated an attempt from an attorney and former client to countersue it for breach of contract in New Jersey state litigation from the firm over unpaid fees, accusing the lawyer of a "flagrant attempt to manipulate the judicial process."
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Former Palm Beach State Atty Launches Litigation Boutique
Longtime Palm Beach County, Florida, State Attorney Dave Aronberg is starting a new journey in private practice with the launch of a new boutique law firm.
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Withers Brings On 8-Atty Trusts And Estates Boutique In LA
International law firm Withers has expanded its Los Angeles office by absorbing the eight-attorney boutique Hoffman Sabban & Watenmaker, Withers announced Monday.
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Nichols Liu Hires WilmerHale Atty To Lead Gov't Affairs Group
Nichols Liu LLP has hired as the leader of its strategic and government affairs practice a former WilmerHale counsel who told Law360 Pulse in an interview Monday he had long admired Nichols Liu's model since it first launched eight years ago.
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Ex-Sunstein Partner Says Firm Sat On Payments For Months
A former nonequity partner at Sunstein LLP says the firm waited months to pay him approximately $85,000 he was owed for work he performed for two clients he originated for the firm, according to a suit alleging violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act.
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Suits Allege California Law Firm Committed Debt Relief Fraud
Two people filed lawsuits this week against a California law firm, alleging that it had promised to fix their debt problems but instead took hundreds of dollars from their bank accounts each month and did nothing to help.
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Battling Berts: Judge Enjoins Ga. Law Firm In Trademark Row
A Georgia federal judge Friday temporarily barred an Atlanta-based law firm from advertising and promoting its personal injury legal services through messaging like "If You're Hurt ... Call Bert!" and "If You're Hurt, Call Bert," ruling that it is too similar to another personal injury firm's trademarked slogan.
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Ga. Law Firm Says Investment Co. Dodging $182K Bill
A Michigan-based investment firm is facing allegations it dodged paying more than $180,000 in legal fees owed to an Atlanta-area law firm, according to a suit removed to Georgia federal court Friday.
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Horst Krekstein Hires Full Staff From Closed Mayers Firm
Boutique insurance firm Horst Krekstein & Runyon LLC has brought in six attorneys and six other staffers from the recently shuttered Mayers Firm in the largest single expansion to date for the 3-and-a-half-year-old firm based in the Philadelphia suburbs.
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Disbarred Fla. Atty Can't Shake $780K Verdict For Firms
A Florida state appeals court has refused to disturb a jury verdict in favor of several law firms going after a disbarred attorney who improperly received a $780,000 payment when he owed those firms millions in connection with professional misconduct.
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NY Litigation Boutique Dontzin Nagy Changes Name
New York litigation boutique Dontzin Nagy & Fleissig LLP said Friday that it has a new name on the masthead effective immediately.
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Atty Wants Free Speech Suit Over Tenn. Court Rule Kept Alive
A free speech challenge to a Middle District of Tennessee rule barring attorneys from making "any extrajudicial statements" about cases in the district should be allowed to move forward since the court is not entitled to sovereign immunity, according to the Nashville civil rights lawyer behind the suit.
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Ala. Judge Won't Recuse In Talc Fight Due To Law Firm Work
An Alabama federal judge will not recuse himself from a fight between two leading plaintiffs law firms in the multibillion-dollar litigation over Johnson & Johnson's tainted talcum powder, saying Friday that his previous representation of Beasley Allen Law Firm won't bias him against Smith Law Firm PLLC.
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Clyde & Co. Merges With Dallas Insurance Boutique
Clyde & Co. LLP has announced a merger with Dallas boutique Tillman Batchelor LLP, expanding the global law firm's insurance capabilities in Texas amid its ongoing growth in North America.
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Murdaugh Hit With $15M Tab In Insurance Case Set For Trial
A South Carolina federal judge hit ex-lawyer and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh with a $14.8 million default judgment Thursday in favor of Nautilus Insurance Co., days before the insurer is set for trial against another lawyer and law firm who allegedly should have known about Murdaugh's insurance fraud.
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Beasley Allen Aims To Toss Suit From Ex-Ally Firm
Beasley Allen has called on a Mississippi federal court to dismiss or transfer a defamation and breach of contract lawsuit from The Smith Law Firm PLLC over their joint venture agreement for talc litigation against Johnson & Johnson, arguing the case should be tossed in favor of its own suit filed earlier in Alabama.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.