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6th Circ. Backs Convictions In FirstEnergy Scandal
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday backed the convictions of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and Republican lobbyist Matthew Borges for their roles in a FirstEnergy Corp. bribery scandal, saying in a published opinion that the jury instructions were clear enough to draw a distinction between legal campaign contributions and bribes.
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Ex-OneTaste Leaders Face Trial On Forced Labor Charges
After nearly three years of bruising pretrial litigation, jury selection began Monday for OneTaste founder and "orgasmic meditation" advocate Nicole Daedone and her former deputy over allegations that they extracted free labor from followers by fostering an abusive environment at the sexual wellness company.
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Calif. Atty Gets 21 Months In Prison For $8.8M Investor Scam
An Orange County lawyer who purported to provide short-term high-interest loans to the rich and famous but used the funds to gamble away about $8.8 million at Las Vegas casinos and live a lavish lifestyle was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Monday in California federal court.
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Long Island Judge Installed As Interim EDNY US Atty
Long Island state court Judge Joseph Nocella Jr. was sworn in Monday as the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, a post he will hold for 120 days, or until the U.S. Senate confirms his nomination by President Donald Trump, the attorney's office announced.
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Critical Deadline For Interim DC US Attorney Ed Martin Nears
The clock might be ticking on Ed Martin's tenure as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
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Texas Rep. Cuellar, Wife Must Face Bribery Trial In Houston
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and his wife must face bribery and corruption charges in Houston, a federal judge has ruled.
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The Lawyers Battling Over Payout After Atty's Killing Of Wife
Ahead of a hearing Tuesday on competing summary judgment bids, eight attorneys are guiding parties in a dispute over the wrongful-death settlement proceeds related to the killing of a Georgia woman by her husband, an ex-BigLaw partner.
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7th Circ. Affirms Funder's Loss In Fraud Suit Against Law Firm
The Seventh Circuit on Friday upheld an Illinois federal court's rulings ending a litigation funder's claims that a law firm illegally dropped the funder to represent a former employee and her competing venture, saying the lower court's detailed orders show it carefully resolved the issue.
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Gair Gallo Adds Prosecutor Who Led Girardi Probe In Chicago
Chicago litigation boutique Gair Gallo Eberhard LLP announced Monday it has brought on a former federal prosecutor who led an investigation that resulted in now-disbarred attorney Tom Girardi's indictment in Illinois for allegedly misappropriating millions in client funds.
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Longtime DOJ Antitrust Atty Joins Axinn In DC
Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP announced Monday that an experienced antitrust litigator who spent nearly a decade working at the U.S. Department of Justice has joined the firm's Washington, D.C., office as a partner.
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NJ AG Seeks Public Office Ban For Menendez Over Conviction
Former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez should be banned from running for, applying for or holding any public office or employment in state or municipal government because of his corruption conviction in federal court last year, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin told a New Jersey state court Monday.
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Ga. Defense Atty, Jurist Proposed For Open State Judgeship
The Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission issued two recommendations for an open seat on the Superior Court of the Flint Judicial Circuit, suggesting one criminal defense and family law attorney and a Henry County State Court judge for the spot.
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Justice Dept. Seeks To Nix ABA Suit Over Terminated Grants
The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to throw out the American Bar Association's lawsuit over the termination of grants to the ABA's Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence, arguing the courts lack power to force the government to honor a contractual obligation.
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Former Texas Admin. Law Judge Joins Troutman In Austin
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP announced Monday that it has added a partner to its energy regulatory practice group in Austin who has experience as a Lone Star State administrative law judge and who most recently practiced with Duggins Wren Mann & Romero LLP.
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2nd Circ. Finds Lack Of Atty At Hearing Not Basis For Appeal
The Second Circuit said Monday that a former IT worker at an unidentified New Jersey law firm who pled guilty to fraud had no right to a court-appointed attorney under the Sixth Amendment for a postjudgment hearing over substituting an asset to satisfy a forfeiture order.
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Former NC Solicitor General Joins McGuireWoods In Raleigh
Former North Carolina Solicitor General Ryan Park has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in the appeals and issues practice group and co-leader of the North Carolina appellate practice, the firm announced Monday.
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Justices Skip Recusal Case Over Fitbit Judge's Google Ties
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a patent owner's argument that a California federal judge should have recused herself from an infringement suit against Fitbit due to her alleged financial ties to the wearable tech company's parent, Google.
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DOGE Takes Social Security Data Access Fight To High Court
The Social Security Administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to lift a Maryland federal judge's order that limits the Department of Government Efficiency's access to millions of Americans' data, in the first high court case involving the supposed fraud-busting actions of Elon Musk's group.
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A Look At Trump's Pick For The 6th Circuit
President Donald Trump's first judicial nominee, Whitney Hermandorfer, who's been tapped for a seat Democrats tried to fill while Joe Biden was in the White House, has been part of litigation on several politically charged issues due to her job with the Tennessee Attorney General's office.
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Abbe Lowell Launches New Firm With Ex-Skadden Associates
Tapping a team of ex-BigLaw associates, some of whom publicly quit their firms in response to deals struck to avoid scrutiny from the Trump administration, prominent defense lawyer and former Winston & Strawn LLP partner Abbe David Lowell launched a new boutique Friday aimed at helping clients facing what it called "politicized investigations" by the government.
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JC Penney Says Emails Show Jackson Walker Hid Romance
The wind down estate of J.C. Penney beefed up its allegations that Jackson Walker covered up a relationship between a former bankruptcy partner and Texas bankruptcy judge in an updated lawsuit to recover over $1 million in legal fees from its 2020 Chapter 11, shedding light on the firms emails with a public relations firm and outside ethics counsel.
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One-Judge Divisions: 'Shopping' Fears, Public Access Collide
The federal courts' single-judge divisions can improve access to the courts for those living in rural areas far from population centers, say some experts, but others warn those divisions are being misused to judge-shop, concentrating certain litigation in specific jurisdictions and undermining confidence in the judiciary.
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NJ Bankruptcy Judges May Be Tapped As Unpaid Mediators
Bankruptcy judges may be among the jurists called upon to mediate New Jersey federal court cases without compensation, according to a proposed amendment to court rules.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in five cases this week, including over whether states can exclude private religious schools from charter school programs and if disabled children must meet a more stringent standard when seeking relief for educational discrimination, while issuing two decisions involving extra payments due hospitals and military reservists. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Head Of Calif. State Bar To Step Down After Botched Exam
The leader of the State Bar of California, who oversaw the problem-plagued rollout of this year's state bar exam, will be leaving the organization when her contract expires in July, the bar announced Friday.
Expert Analysis
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Law Firm Guardrails For Responsible Generative AI Use
ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools pose significant risks to the integrity of legal work, but the key for law firms is not to ban these tools, but to implement them responsibly and with appropriate safeguards, say Natalie Pierce and Stephanie Goutos at Gunderson Dettmer.
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Opinion
We Must Continue DEI Efforts Despite High Court Headwinds
Though the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down affirmative action in higher education, law firms and their clients must keep up the legal industry’s recent momentum advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the profession in order to help achieve a just and prosperous society for all, says Angela Winfield at the Law School Admission Council.
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Law Firms Cannot Ignore Attorneys' Personal Cybersecurity
Law firms that fail to consider their attorneys' online habits away from work are not using their best efforts to protect client information and are simplifying the job of plaintiffs attorneys in the case of a breach, say Mark Hurley and Carmine Cicalese at Digital Privacy and Protection.
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Why Writing CLE Should Be Mandatory For Lawyers
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Though effective writing is foundational to law, no state requires attorneys to take continuing legal education in this skill — something that must change if today's attorneys are to have the communication abilities they need to fulfill their professional and ethical duties to their clients, colleagues and courts, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona.
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How To Find Your Inner Calm When Client Obligations Pile Up
In the most stressful times for attorneys, when several transactions for different partners and clients peak at the same time and the phone won’t stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys?
Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.
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Firm Tips For Helping New Lawyers Succeed Post-Pandemic
Ten steps can help firms significantly enhance the experience of attorneys who started their careers in the coronavirus pandemic era, including facilitating opportunities for cross-firm connection, which can ultimately help build momentum for business development, says Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners.
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Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects
There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.
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How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks
Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.
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Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School
Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.
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Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts?
Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.
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Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English
To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can I Negotiate My Separation Agreement?
Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey discusses how a law firm associate can navigate being laid off, what to look for in a separation agreement and why to be upfront about it with prospective employers.
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DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help
Recent legal challenges against DoNotPay’s "robot lawyer” application highlight pressing questions about the degree to which artificial intelligence can be used for legal tasks while remaining on the right side of both consumer protection laws and prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law, says Kristen Niven at Frankfurt Kurnit.
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For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past
At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.