Sign in to follow

Daily Report Online

Lawyer’s Resolutions: Focusing on 2025

The practice of law is a very busy profession, with many demands on lawyers’ time. Thus, the new year can be a great opportunity to assess one’s practice and evaluate areas for improvement.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers’ Letters to Santa

For those lawyers who made Santa’s “Nice List” this year, hopefully Santa will bring them a risk management tool to help keep them protected in 2025.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

The Mediator’s Proposal: A Useful Tool for Breaking Impasse

When a proposal is made by the mediator, reactive devaluation is significantly reduced. Thus, a party might agree to a proposal made by the mediator, even though it would not have agreed to that proposal if it had come from the opposing party.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

What to Know About Naming a Law Firm

By being aware of the rules governing law firm names, lawyers can move forward with a firm name that helps them maximize their potential for growth without running afoul of any requirements.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Business Breakups: Why Business and Commercial Cases Are Well-Suited to Mediation

A public airing of a business dispute or partnership breakup can be harmful to the reputations of all the parties. Mediation allows the parties to resolve their differences in a confidential setting and to move forward.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Do We Have an Agreement? Don't Forget the Terms!

Litigators know there is nothing more disheartening than reaching an agreement at mediation—which may take hours or even days—only to have the resolution fall apart because of a disagreement over the final terms.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Addressing Outside-The-Box Conflicts in an Ethical Way

Going beyond the traditional conflict of interest analysis that occurs at the beginning of a new representation or matter, there are other conflicts-related issues that can arise for lawyers and implicate their ethical obligations.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers, the Rule of Law and Taking a Stand

Fascism is not some facile epithet; it is a description of a form of government that is the very antithesis of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, the Reconstruction Amendments, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

How My Legal Career Unexpectedly Led Me to Become an Advocate for Domestic Violence Victims and Survivors

Employers can be an important part of a victim's path to safety.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Mediating False Claims Act Cases: Issues for Attorneys to Keep in Mind

Choosing mediation, with a mediator who has experience with FCA cases, can help expedite a settlement that all the parties agree to. This can let the parties get back to their careers, businesses and their lives.
7 minute read

TRENDING STORIES

Law Pro Logo

Featured Firms

Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.

(470) 294-1674

Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone

(857) 444-6468

Smith & Hassler

(713) 739-1250

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • Aligning Client Needs with Lawyer Growth and Profitability

    Brought to you by BigHand

    Download Now

  • Technology to Make E-Discovery Smarter, Not Harder

    Brought to you by Nuix

    Download Now

  • Does Generative AI Have the Power to Transform Legal Services?

    Brought to you by HaystackID

    Download Now

  • International Export and Trade Assistance State Law Survey

    Brought to you by LexisNexis®

    Download Now