Steven J Harper

March 14, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Three former Dewey leaders get indicted—and a former Dewey underling gets a trip through the looking glass.

By Steven J. Harper

6 minute read

March 07, 2014 | The American Lawyer

With all the attention being paid to the decline in law school applications, could it be that the crisis in legal education is over? Not a chance.

By Steven J. Harper

5 minute read

February 28, 2014 | The American Lawyer

When smart people are determined to see things a certain way, facts get ignored and the truth becomes a casualty.

By Steven J. Harper

5 minute read

February 21, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Most large law firm leaders like to run their firms as businesses, except when businesses suggest ideas that they don't like.

By Steven J. Harper

6 minute read

February 14, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Albany Law School has attracted some unwanted publicity recently, but the problems it faces could be a harbinger of grimmer things to come.

By Steven J. Harper

6 minute read

February 07, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Two years ago, DLA Piper recruited Tony Angel with great fanfare as a high-profile lateral partner brought in to run the firm. The current news about him is more subdued.

By Steven J. Harper

6 minute read

January 31, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Sometimes the effort to defend what passes for leadership is a fool's errand.

By Steven J. Harper

7 minute read

January 24, 2014 | The American Lawyer

A phony law school transcript may be less important than the larger questions it raises.

By Steven J. Harper

5 minute read

January 17, 2014 | The American Lawyer

When it comes to moral hazard, it's hard to top what's already happening at many of the nation's law schools.

By Steven J. Harper

5 minute read

December 13, 2013 | The American Lawyer

A hit television series about fictional attorneys strikes a resonant chord in the real world.

By Steven J. Harper

5 minute read