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High-Profile Defense Attorney Last Of His Breed

Pleas bargains have displaced trials, and lawyers with big personalities have generally decided that law firms are safer and more […]

Pipeline Protest Groups Sued, Potential $1 Billion Damages

Claiming damages that could approach $1 billion, Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) has sued Greenpeace and other protest groups in […]

Steptoe Swoops Up 16 College Clients

A consortium of 16 private liberal arts colleges has retained Steptoe & Johnson as its outside counsel. Under the agreement, […]

Extreme Hurricanes Could Spawn Climate Litigation

The U.S. EPA says there is no causal relationship between climate change and the destructive power of Hurricane Harvey, but […]

Philadelphia Lawyer, Mum At Traffic Stop, Wins $30K

When the lawyer, stopped for speeding by New Jersey state troopers, chose to remain silent in the face of the […]

Duplicity The Business Model At Failed Law School

According to an editorial in the Charlotte Observer, duplicity was central to the business model of the recently-closed Charlotte School […]

Law Firm Now Accepting Bitcoins

The 500-lawyer firm Frost Brown Todd says that it will now accept payment for services with bitcoins. “Our clients are […]

Labor Abuse Alleged At Trump Project In Dubai

For construction workers at a Trump mega-project in Dubai, payment is often slow, with much of it ending up in the hands of the recruiter. Housing is crowded and …

Running A Successful Annual Partners Meeting

Make sure you have a killer keynote speaker, and that the microphone works. Have a focused overall theme, and stick […]

More Female Attorneys Please, Says Brooklyn Judge

Jack B. Weinstein, 96, a senior federal judge in Brooklyn, has issued a rule urging a visible and substantive role […]

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