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Fitch Even's $1.2M Fee Fight Appears Headed To Arbitration
Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP's $1.2 million fee dispute with a former client and a litigation funder's CEO may be paused and sent to arbitration before the firm can convince an Illinois federal judge to halt any alleged use or transfer of the money at issue.
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NJ Justices Won't Disturb Locke Lord Win In Oil Co.'s Suit
The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to review a lower appellate court decision handing a victory to Locke Lord LLP over malpractice claims from an oil processing company on the grounds that the firm does not have a significant connection to New Jersey and cannot be sued in the state's courts.
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Ex-Reed Smith Atty Says NJ Pay Bias Law Goes Back 6 Years
A former Reed Smith LLP attorney suing the firm for gender discrimination told a New Jersey appeals court Tuesday that a 2018 equal pay law was intended by the Legislature to be a "game changer" and be applied retroactively, expanding the scope of her claims.
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Willkie Adds Ex-Asst. Solicitor General As Group Head
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has added a former assistant to the solicitor general as its new firmwide chair of appeals and strategic motions practice group, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Litigation Funder, Ex-GC To Take Fight Out Of Texas Court
Litigation funder Siltstone Capital LLC has agreed to arbitration with a former general counsel it has accused in a Texas state lawsuit of diverting business opportunities and using confidential business information when secretly forming a new rival litigation funder, Signal Peak Partners LLC.
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Brown Moskowitz Attorney Moves To Hartmann Doherty In NJ
Hartmann Doherty Rosa Berman & Bulbulia LLP announced Tuesday that it has added a former Brown Moskowitz & Kallen PC attorney to its litigation department to bolster its capacity to handle commercial and trusts and estates litigation.
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Walgreens Seeks Atty Sanctions For 'Baseless' Claims
Walgreens has called on a Georgia federal judge to slap sanctions on counsel for a former pharmacist suing the chain for discrimination, arguing that she should pay for the company's efforts to dismiss a handful of claims with "no legal basis" after her attorney refused to voluntarily drop them.
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Michael Best Leader Talks Merger, Denver Growth
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP's merger with Denver firm Allen Vellone Wolf Helfrich & Factor PC is part of the firm's focus on the Mile High City as one of several growth markets, the firm's managing partner told Law360 Pulse.
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Online Test Proctor Fights Suit Over California Bar Exam
ProctorU Inc., which does business as Meazure Learning, asked a federal judge to toss a potential class action from three Californians who accuse the company of administering a glitch-ridden state bar exam that they were unable to complete as planned, arguing that it made no direct promises or sales to the test-takers, and isn't covered by the cited consumer protection laws.
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On The Ballot: NYC Mayoral Candidates' Plans For Law Dept.
The New York City Law Department could boost the number of attorneys on its bench or create a unit to reduce frivolous lawsuits, according to proposals from two of the three candidates vying to be the next mayor.
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Hinshaw Expands Miami Ops With Veteran Business Litigator
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced Tuesday that a veteran business litigator with over 20 years of experience has joined the firm's Miami office from Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC.
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Fla. Lawyer Accused Of Scamming Clients Suspended
A Florida lawyer accused of abandoning dozens of clients after charging them legal fees has been suspended from practicing law in the state on an emergency basis.
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CM Law Adds Ex-SEC Enforcement Atty In Texas
CM Law PLLC has brought on a former Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement attorney in Austin, Texas, as a partner in the firm's corporate and business services, litigation and dispute resolution and government, regulatory and compliance practice groups.
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Ex-National Security Prosecutor Rejoins Munger Tolles In LA
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP is welcoming back an attorney who oversaw national security matters in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Central District of California.
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Seattle Law Firm Inks Insurance Deal In $1M Data Breach Suit
Insurers Cowbell Cyber Inc. and Spinnaker Insurance Co. have reached a tentative agreement with a Seattle law firm over the firm's alleged loss of more than $1 million following a data breach by hackers, according to an order Monday in Washington federal court.
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Bernstein, Robbins Geller Vie For Top Co-Counsel In Deal Row
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP are vying to be co-lead counsel in a Delaware Chancery Court class action over the $14.30-per-share, $8.9 billion buyout of a healthcare management company, arguing its clients have a stronger case than others.
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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
Last week, the owner of the Kentucky Derby was hit with a suit accusing it of withholding escrow funds for environmental compliance violations owed under a 2022 deal with hospitality company Enchantment Holdings LLC.
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Grassley Probes Judges' Possible AI Use In Faulty Rulings
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed two federal judges on Monday about their possible use of artificial intelligence in court orders that contained a multitude of errors.
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Hagens Berman Fights Sanctions Over Thalidomide Suits
Plaintiffs firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP strenuously denied claims that it should be sanctioned for filing since-dropped product liability cases, responding to a judge's show cause order by saying it spent hundreds of hours researching the legal theories it pursued before filing the cases and devoted substantial time and resources to them.
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Judge Questions MSU's Refusal To Pay Trustee's Legal Fees
A Michigan claims court judge said Monday that Michigan State University's legal position is "enormously curious," as the university defends its decision to stop paying a law firm that represented its former board chair in a misconduct investigation.
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NJ High Court Skeptical Of Expanding Nonclient Malpractice
The New Jersey Supreme Court appeared doubtful Monday about extending the ability of nonclients to sue attorneys for malpractice claims, with one justice noting how the proposed duty would have "no bounds."
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Atty Awarded $203K In ADA Suit Over Alcoholism Relapse
A federal judge in Washington state has confirmed a $203,523 JAMS arbitration award issued to a Seattle-area lawyer, permanently ending the attorney's disability bias suit against a personal injury firm he alleged fired him over an alcoholism relapse.
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Atty Sanctioned For 'Reckless' AI Use In DC FCA Case
An attorney who admitted to relying on generative artificial intelligence to help craft a brief that contained errors in all of its nine citations, was ordered to pay fee sanctions in a judge's order that emphasized attorneys should stick to the fundamentals taught in law school: "check your legal citations for accuracy."
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Texas Class Action Nixed Over Law Firm's La. Hurricane Ads
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a litigation funder and a Houston-area attorney will not face a proposed class action alleging that a law firm engaged in deceptive advertising targeting hurricane victims in Louisiana, finding that a prior Texas Supreme Court ruling dooms the case.
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8th Circ. Revives Part Of Legal Tech Worker's OT Dispute
The Eighth Circuit said in a published opinion Monday that the Minnesota federal district court must reexamine whether it has jurisdiction over an employee at legal document review company Consilio's pursuit of statutory damages for unpaid overtime under the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.
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Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets
Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.