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Small Firms Take It to the Bank
After years of consolidation in the banking industry, there are fewer clients to go around. And borrowers who usually foot the legal bills are putting pressure on banks, which in turn demand flat-fee arrangements and lower rates from law firms. That's good news to banking boutiques like husband-and-wife-run Rehon & Roberts, but not to bigger firms. These days large firms tend to view their lending practices more as a complementary service to their higher billing areas rather than a revenue driver in itself.Small Firms Take It to the Bank
After years of consolidation in the banking industry, there are fewer clients to go around. And borrowers who usually foot the legal bills are putting pressure on banks, which in turn demand flat-fee arrangements and lower rates from law firms. That's good news to banking boutiques like husband-and-wife-run Rehon & Roberts, but not to bigger firms. These days large firms tend to view their lending practices more as a complementary service to their higher billing areas rather than a revenue driver in itself.Challenge to DOMA Concentrates on Small Steps
As the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow considers the Defense of Marriage Act in the case of 'United States v. Windsor,' it is faced with dozens of briefs from, among others, groups of former military officials, intelligence officers and even a bankruptcy judge urging it to strike down the law. The question is whether the justices - and especially Anthony Kennedy - will agree that the time has come to change course.Dozens of briefs filed before DOMA arguments
Just before signing the Defense of Marriage Act into law in 1996, President Bill Clinton said, "I have long opposed governmental recognition of same-gender marriages and this legislation is consistent with that position."Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection List of Ineligible Attorneys
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