A recent e-discovery decision provides important lessons for lawyers and companies about spoliation sanctions. The defendant’s e-discovery failures in Victor Stanley Inc. v. Creative Pipe Inc. — known as Victor Stanley II ...
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Read More »Call it the non-fiction version of “The Firm” (without Tom Cruise). The American Bar Association’s Law Practice Management Section recently released “Introduction to Law Firm Practice,” by Michael Downey ...
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Read More »Should defendants be held to the heightened pleading standard articulated in the Twombly-Iqbal line of U.S. Supreme Court cases for plaintiffs’ complaints? U.S. District Courts across the country are split on the question.
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Read More »It’s been an unusual year for estate planners. The lack of a federal estate tax, and the uncertainty about whether it will return, has encouraged some clients to transfer their wealth by making gifts.
Read More »Technology has come to jury selection with a new app for the iPad called iJuror.
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Read More »Solos and small firms looking for ways to attract new customers and stabilize their income should consider an increasingly popular option: portfolio billing. Portfolio billing is an arrangement where a law firm takes on all the legal work ...
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Read More »Along with the summer heat comes summer attire, reminding lawyers and law firms about the importance of establishing a dress code for themselves and their clients.
Read More »While many lawyers are taking advantage of abundant networking and marketing opportunities using Web 2.0 platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, they should be aware of a number of ethical pitfalls.
Read More »The national debate over health care covered a broad spectrum of topics and invited opinions from every citizen. And like any political issue, the debate will affect potential jurors, said Richard Gabriel ...
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Read More »A U.S. Supreme Court decision that went against a debtor earlier this month actually may prove to be a boon for future consumer debtors.
Read More »A ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court last week might make it easier for ERISA claimants to recover attorney fees and costs.
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Read More »A lawyer may ethically play a limited role in representing a client and ghostwrite documents for court proceedings, according to a recent ethics opinion.
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