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December 28, 2000 | Law.com

Many law firms offer part-time schedules to their senior associates and partners, but few take advantage of the option, according to a National Association for Law Placement survey. Among the findings: Part-time associates make up 3.5 percent of all associates in the largest firms and 4.9 percent in mid-size firms; and Boston, Denver and San Francisco have the highest percentage of part-time attorneys.

By Julia D. Gray

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March 22, 2001 | Law.com

Emory University's administrative setup is starting to resemble a game of musical chairs. Howard O. "Woody" Hunter, who resigned Dec. 12 as dean of Emory's law school, will become interim provost of the university. The current provost, Rebecca S. Chopp, has been named dean of the Yale University Divinity School. She will be the first woman to hold the post.

By Julia D. Gray

2 minute read

August 22, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

In 1994, Kendall Gray was a briefing attorney at the Texas Supreme Court. When he and his co-clerks looked at the briefs and sat in the courtroom listening to arguments, they often thought the lawyering wasn't especially good, he remembers. They thought they could do at least as well, if not better. But he says he now knows that appellate practice is not as easy as it looks.

By Kendall Gray

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February 14, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

While commercial bankruptcy filings have decreased from recent historic levels, each new filing presents the prospect of litigation against every counterparty of the failing company, write Melanie Gray and Scarlett Collings. In-house counsel should resist the temptation to analyze bankruptcy litigation as a two-party dispute.

By Melanie Gray and Scarlett Collings

4 minute read

January 22, 2003 | Law.com

Emory University School of Law has hired a King & Spalding lawyer as its assistant dean of academic affairs. Carolyn E. Wright, who graduated from Emory Law in 1992, was picked from some 125 applicants for the newly created post. Wright will work on the school's strategic plan, including the budget, quality assurance and reports to the university, American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schools.

By Julia D. Gray

2 minute read

January 08, 2010 | Law.com

The Kansas attorney general's office has declined to file charges against a defense attorney who brought a dead grenade into a courtroom in November. Sam Kepfield was defending a client on forgery and theft charges when he pulled out the dud grenade as part of his attempt to demonstrate "imminent threat" and to convince jurors that his client committed the crimes under threat of bodily harm.

By Darcy Gray

3 minute read

February 14, 2001 | Law.com

Attorneys working for Atlanta corporations are the highest paid in-house lawyers in the nation based on a comparison of the cost of living in nine cities. A survey of 440 corporate law departments in those cities shows that a relatively high level of cash compensation and a low cost of living combine to give corporate attorneys in Atlanta more buying power.

By Julia D. Gray

3 minute read

January 15, 2001 | Law.com

Noting that when he was a young attorney, "Every lawyer was expected to take some criminal defense work," Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes urged young lawyers last week to become more involved in indigent defense. Addressing the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia, Barnes said it is "part of our duty" as lawyers to represent clients who cannot afford adequate counsel.

By Julia D. Gray

2 minute read

January 16, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Not every local barrister reaches their 50th anniversary as a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association.

By Christine Gray

3 minute read

June 04, 2003 | Law.com

University of Georgia School of Law Dean David E. Shipley will leave his post on June 30 to join the school's teaching faculty. Shipley, who has served as UGA's law dean since 1998, plans to teach an administrative law, copyright or intellectual property survey course. Rebecca H. White, a law professor who has been serving as associate provost, will become interim law dean on July 1.

By Julia D. Gray

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