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Texas Firm Says Couple Can't Double Dip On Damages
The Morley Law Firm, now doing business as Zenith Law PC, told a Texas state court in Houston that a couple's $250,000 suit alleging the firm allowed an attorney without a law license to represent them in a case against the seller of their home is barred because they previously obtained a declaratory judgment against the seller.
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Atty DQ'd In NJ Cosmetics Biz Dispute Over Privileged Docs
A New Jersey federal judge disqualified a Garden State attorney from representing a former executive of a South Korean cosmetics company in a contentious employment dispute with the business because the lawyer obtained privileged documents belonging to the company.
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11th Circ. Rejects Disbarred Ga. Atty's Reinstatement Bid
A disbarred Georgia attorney lost her bid Friday to have the Eleventh Circuit revive her lawsuit alleging the Georgia Office of Bar Admissions violated her due process rights by refusing to reinstate her.
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Conn. Atty Convicted In Shooting Faces Suspension Bid
A Connecticut court should suspend longtime Cramer & Anderson LLP partner Robert L. Fisher Jr. from the practice of law on an interim basis after his conviction on a manslaughter charge for shooting an attacker, the state's attorney discipline authority has said in a filing.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Schlichter Bogard LLC and the University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court revived a class action from Cornell University workers who said their retirement plans were saddled with excessive fees.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as BigLaw firms hired new talent and the D.C. Bar kicked off its annual election. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Fla. Legal Consultant Says La. Atty Stole Info, Started Own Biz
A Florida company that advises small law firms on how to run successful businesses has sued a lawyer and former manager for allegedly stealing confidential information, saying he quit and ran off to Louisiana to start a competing business using trade secrets he learned at his previous job.
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Debt Firm's Successor, Ch. 11 Trustee End Latest Pay Dispute
A law firm that bought thousands of client files left over from the collapse of bankrupt California-based debt relief business Litigation Practice Group PC has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to the bankruptcy estate to help settle a payment dispute that began months ago.
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Seeger Weiss Adds 2 Attys From Gibson Dunn, NY AG's Office
Plaintiffs firm Seeger Weiss LLP announced two additions to its New Jersey and Pennsylvania teams, including a counsel who joins from the Office of the New York Attorney General and an associate who joins from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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Former Law Firm Leader Launches Whistleblower Suit In Fla.
The former Jacksonville office managing partner of Matthiesen Wickert & Lehrer SC has launched a whistleblower lawsuit in Florida state court against the firm alleging she was forced to leave because a paralegal was engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.
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Mansfield Rule Widely Adopted By BigLaw Faces DOJ Scrutiny
A system for sourcing job candidates used by the vast majority of large U.S. law firms called the Mansfield Rule was highlighted by the U.S. Department of Justice in a court filing accusing Perkins Coie LLP of discriminatory hiring practices. However, employment law experts say the program appears to comply with federal antidiscrimination laws.
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Groups Urge Congress To Probe DC's Use Of Private Attys
The American Tort Reform Association and two other groups called on Congress on Wednesday to investigate District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb for the office's use of outside counsel for litigation, which they say has issued millions in legal contracts with little transparency or accountability.
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Chiropractor Sues Law Firm For Filing Delay After $3M Verdict
A Florida chiropractor is suing his former law firm for malpractice after he says it failed to timely file an action against his liability insurer following a $3.7 million judgment against him.
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Ex-Pa. State Lawmaker Joins Fellerman & Ciarimboli
Regional firm Fellerman & Ciarimboli Law PC has expanded services in its Kingston, Pennsylvania, office with the addition of a former state representative who moved back to the private sector after serving in state government for 10 years.
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Paralegal Tells NC Justices Not To Disturb Appellate Victory
The convicted former paralegal of a disbarred attorney has urged North Carolina's highest court to let stand an intermediate appellate ruling offering her another chance to dismiss the state's embezzlement charges against her, arguing the decision doesn't meet the high bar for review.
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Marshall Dennehey Hires Appeals Expert In New York
The former head of appeals at litigation boutique Barry McTiernan & Moore has joined Marshall Dennehey as special counsel, a role in which she will continue her work focused on a range of environmental, general liability and construction appellate matters.
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Disbarred Atty Gets 2½ Years For Investment Scheme
A New Jersey federal judge sentenced a disbarred attorney to 2½ years in prison after he admitted to misleading would-be investors in his financial services company with false promises before using their money for his personal expenses.
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Ex-Atty Pleads Guilty To ID Theft In Insurance Settlement Case
A former attorney has pled guilty in Washington state court to theft and identity theft over a scheme to lift thousands of dollars from a client's insurance settlement, money that was supposed to pay medical expenses after a traffic accident.
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Boies Schiller Can't Escape Guo Clawback Claim, Judge Rules
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP must face a Chapter 11 trustee's nearly $654,000 clawback case for receiving cash from a company connected to since-convicted Chinese exile Miles Guo, a Connecticut bankruptcy judge has ruled, advancing the case against the firm's motion to dismiss.
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Holland & Knight Litigator Heads To Florida Boutique
Florida-based litigation and appellate boutique Lawson Huck Gonzalez PLLC has added a former Holland & Knight LLP partner to its Miami-area office, bringing on an attorney who has handled high-stakes litigation and appellate matters for clients in private practice.
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Unfilled Legal Jobs Up Amid Political, Economic Uncertainties
While hiring demand in the legal sector remains virtually unchanged from last year, more positions are going unfilled, which suggests a growing sense of caution among law firms due to broader economic uncertainty, according to a report released Tuesday by legal data company Leopard Solutions.
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Law Firm Fights 'Career Ending' Calif. Sanctions At Fed. Circ.
Three attorneys from Texas patent firm Ramey LLP asked the Federal Circuit to press pause on a California magistrate judge's sanctions against them, arguing that their case was not filed in bad faith, they were not practicing law in California without a license and the penalties imposed on them are too harsh.
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East Coast Firm Lachtman Cohen & Belowich Expands To LA
A little more than a year after its launch, New York-based Lachtman Cohen & Belowich LLP is expanding to the West Coast, announcing Monday it is opening a Los Angeles office.
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Small Firms Step Up In Legal Fight Over Federal Job Cuts
Small employment and civil rights firms are charting new waters as they take the lead in representing federal workers who have lost their jobs under the new Trump administration.
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Greenblatt Pierce Wins DuPont Wage Case Fee Spat With Atty
Philadelphia firm Greenblatt Pierce Funt & Flores LLC has been awarded fees in a case against a former member who took over an employment class action against DuPont, with a city judge ruling that it was entitled to a piece of the settlement's fee for the work it put into the case.
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Looking Under The Hood Of The $3,000 Billable Hour
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In recent years, top-tier law firms have pushed hourly rates to unprecedented heights, with some partners commanding $3,000 per hour — but this eye-popping number doesn’t tell the full story, as there are numerous caveats and rigorous winnowing along the way, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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How Law Firms Can Keep Nonequity Partners Happy
Law firms that successfully manage two-tiered partnership do so by creating a culture that treats everyone with respect and by establishing financial incentives outside their base compensation to reward performance, says Carol Morganstern at Major Lindsey.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio
If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI?
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
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Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan
Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration
To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right
As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal
As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections
One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Lessons From Developing A CTA Compliance Application
Corporate Transparency Act challenges pushed our firm to develop an in-house compliance solution, and for firms exploring similar initiatives, the keys are to build consensus, foster collaboration and remain adaptable to change, says David McCarville at Fennemore Craig.
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Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader
Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
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How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.