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Kristen Gibbons Feden: Former Prosecutor Turned Civil Litigator, Verdict Generator

"I get a lot of happiness in this job by getting to call my clients and say, 'Hey, this is what you got,'" Feden said in an interview. "I got to call seven different people to let them know about the awards. It's satisfying from a career perspective and emotional perspective as well."
4 minute read

Law.com

'I Expect This Cancer to Kill Me': A Lawyer Fights for His Life

"I've never died before," said workers' compensation attorney Travis Jablonski. "I don't know how to do it—and I'd like to do it well."
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Meet DBR Award Nominee Tequisha Yvette Myles: 'Patience, Passion, Advocacy'

"If you don't stand up for something, you'll fall for anything," said Tequisha Myles, Florida Legal Award nominee.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Logging 5,500 Miles to Handle 3 Arguments in 11 Days, Capped With a Quake

After Wiggin and Dana partner Jonathan Freiman argued in the Second Circuit late last month and the California Supreme Court on April 3, he flew back East for a repeat argument in the Second Circuit just after the April 5 earthquake that shook the court.
6 minute read

Law.com

Treated as an 'Idiot' at First Deanship, Nell Jessup Newton Reflects on Industry Progress for Women in Leadership

After she left the University of Denver Law, "this small group actually sent flowers and candy to the chair of the dean search committee and sent cards to many other faculty members saying, 'Thank you for taking our incompetent dean off our hands,'" she shared, saying that a lot of what happened was very gendered and was a "product of the time."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Meet Daniel Balmori: Unsung Hero, Multi-Generation Lawyer

"I know there are a lot of lawyer jokes out there," Daniel Balmori said. "But the examples that I had in my life showed this to be a really admirable profession."
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

After Munger Litigation Partner's AI-Focused Fellowship, a Call for More 'Tech Bono'

After serving as a fellow at the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology during her sabbatical from Munger, Tolles & Olson, Miriam Kim is calling on firms to expand their pro bono efforts beyond lawyer hours to include providing technical assistance to legal aid organizations.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Lawyer Rises at Firm While Pioneering a Cause

Someone once asked the attorney if he were a shark or a goldfish. "I like goldfish," he responded. "You can call me a goldfish."
6 minute read

Law.com

Dean Danielle Conway Encourages Women Leaders: 'Do Not Change Who You Are'

"It is definitely a challenge for women leaders because we often second guess ourselves," said Danielle Conway, dean of Penn State Dickinson Law, adding, "What I took from that experience was do not discount how you are observing and experiencing a situation."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Having a Whale of a Time in Heaven': A South Florida Lawyer Has Died

"May we carry on his passion for justice for all and protection of the rule of law," Said Judge Patricia Seitz about the passing of this long-time Miami attorney.
10 minute read

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