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March 29, 2010 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Last-Ditch Effort To Collect Fees

It is often the ugly end to a once-promising relationship, and it's a step that law firms try to avoid taking. But when economic times aren't flush, some law firms are getting aggressive and filing lawsuits against clients to collect fees. "It's not something we do lightly," said Julia B. Morris, managing partner of O'Connell, Flaherty Attmore in Hartford. "Clients are having a tough time across the board, and our preference is to find some middle ground" to resolve fee disputes.
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June 16, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Hey, Did You Hear The One About….

Many of the nation's most renowned law firms have felt the public relations wallop delivered by law gossip blogs, those online tabloids that can turn an interoffice memo into a virtual billboard of bad news for partners or associates.
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June 29, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Dodging Discipline

Connecticut lawyers facing serious disciplinary charges in the state have long had a career-saving option. If suspended or severely sanctioned, those licensed in another state could simply move there and keep practicing.
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August 17, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A 'Color-Blind' Supreme Court Ignores The Realities Of Race

In more than 70 friend-of-the court briefs filed in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, supporters of the university asked the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the school's ability to take appropriate measures to encourage diversity in its classrooms. The Roberts Court may nonetheless strike down the University of Texas' nuanced admissions program, which considers race as only one of many factors in its review of student applications. Such a decision would be a huge blow to the victory achieved in Brown v. Board of Education, which affirmed our constitutional mandate to combat racial inequality.
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September 07, 2009 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Leisure Reading Judge Jacobs

I make it a habit to scan the opinions and summary orders of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. I do it to keep abreast of the law in my areas of interest, and so I typically focus only on civil rights cases. But I often expand my reads and play games for amusement. For example, in race, gender and other discrimination cases, I'll read all summary orders in addition to published opinions. To test my own (widely shared) views regarding the outcome-oriented approach of certain of that court's members, I'll deliberately skip over the identity of the panelists, read the opinion or order and then guess who the author or panelists are. That I am so frequently correct in my presumptions is both gratifying and depressing.
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July 26, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In Wake of Zimmerman Acquittal, Legislators Plan To Scrutinize Laws

In the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal of murder charges in Florida, Connecticut legislators plan to scrutinize their own state laws, including that concerning the use of deadly force in self defense, for racial bias.
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June 25, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Yes, We'll Walk Your Dog

Immediate access to 401(k) plans. Emergency daycare services. More hands-on training programs. Even the opportunity to work part time.
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March 24, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A New World Order In The Court

Federal court proceedings in Connecticut offer a glimpse into the future of trials, and the result is a more interactive and instantaneous process for everyone involved.
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March 13, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

One Suisman Shapiro Left Standing

It's official. The biggest law firm in southeastern Connecticut, familiarly know as Suisman Shapiro, won't have to fear competition from two sons of the firm's original founders, practicing as Suisman & Shapiro.
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March 05, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Shelley Marcus Approved By Judiciary Committee In Split Vote

The most controversial of 16 new candidates for Superior Court, Shelley Marcus of North Branford, was approved by the legislative Judiciary Committee by a vote of 28 to 12, after being grilled by lawmakers from both parties.
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