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Am Law 200 Lawyers Reflect on Life in the War Zone
Among the more than 1 million Americans who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan since 2001, a handful are returning to prewar lives as lawyers with large firms. The American Lawyer's interviews with more than two dozen attorneys show that although the war has been largely unfelt in Am Law 200 offices, it is intensely personal for those who have worked or served in the war zone. By serving, they also pushed against colleagues' unspoken assumption that wars are fought by someone other than lawyers.Delegates Pass Measure To Shield Experts' Drafts From Discovery
The American Bar Association decided last Monday to push for a federal rule change to protect expert draft reports from discovery, including communications between attorneys and their experts.Morris Manning Partner Becomes Second Woman to Lead a Large Atlanta Firm
Morris Manning & Martin has announced that residential real estate partner Louise M. Wells will become the second managing partner in the firm's 34-year history. She'll take over in January and will maintain her practice. Wells has spent her entire career at Morris Manning, which she joined in 1978, becoming the firm's first female lawyer and later its first female partner. She is the second woman to lead a large Atlanta law firm; Diane L. Prucino became the co-managing partner of Kilpatrick Stockton in 2007.In Katrina's Wake, Law Firm Disaster Teams See Action
Much of the New Orleans legal community -- which includes about one-third of Louisiana's lawyers -- is in shambles following the devastation from Hurricane Katrina. Legal professionals said they thought they had planned for the worst and would escape much of the predicted damage, until the levee collapse that flooded about 80 percent of the city. Said one bar association leader, "We have never dealt with something of this magnitude, but we're going to have to."At a secret meeting last week, before the new proposals even came out, pharma execs and their lawyers tried to persuade agency officials that Dodd-Frank whistleblower provisions are going to wreak havoc. They should know--even before Dodd-Frank, Big Pharma has shelled out billions in whistleblower-initiated claims.
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