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October 01, 2002 |

2002 Associates Survey: From Mayer Brown to Wolf Block

The firm-by-firm breakdown of responses to the survey.
50 minute read
February 23, 2005 |

What Religion Is -- And What It Isn't

Workers' strongly held religious beliefs are increasingly coming into conflict with their employers' policies -- or with other employees' beliefs and practices. As a result, employers can find themselves acting as referees and even expose themselves to litigation in the process. What are employers' legal responsibilities in this climate? Taking these steps will help employers resolve conflicts early on -- and help reduce the risk of adverse decisions if things do reach the point of litigation.
7 minute read
June 18, 2007 |

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.
6 minute read
March 11, 2010 |

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July 17, 2008 |

Judges, lawyers work to stanch foreclosures

Alarmed by the dramatic rise in housing foreclosures across the nation, judges have taken a variety of actions to slow the pace, ranging from outright dismissals for incomplete work to mandated mediation to threatening attorneys with sanctions.While attorneys hold "boot camps" to train colleagues on how to handle foreclosures, judges have been closing down shortcuts, such as telephone hearings.
9 minute read
April 05, 2010 |

Nominees for 2d, 10th, Federal Circuits report net worth over $1 million

Three nominees for federal appellate judgeships have hardly been living hand-to-mouth, and one who's married to a Big Law partner has a net worth of $4.5 million, according to newly released disclosure reports.
2 minute read
December 14, 2004 |

Rebel Without a Cause of Action

A man who was fired for refusing to stop displaying Confederate flags in his workplace has lost his bid to revive an employment discrimination suit that said he was discriminated against on the basis of his religion and his national origin as a Confederate Southern-American.
6 minute read
July 21, 2010 |

Watts at Stake: AEP Powers Up With a New Top Lawyer in the Socket

When you're dealing with power, it always pays to have a backup plan. This philosophy came in handy for American Electric Power Company, Inc., in April, when its general counsel, secretary, and chief compliance officer, John Keane, announced his retirement. Without missing a beat — or losing power — the company plugged deputy general counsel D. Michael Miller into the position. His appointment is effective July 1.
3 minute read
February 26, 2003 |

A Tightrope Victory

The defense win in the wrongful-death trial of a 15-year-old gunned down by a stalker convinced she'd spurned his love was formidable. Defense teams for both the stalker's therapist and the clinic where he'd been a psychiatric patient took a remarkable path: They claimed that the stalker had received appropriate psychiatric care and suggested that the plaintiffs were not blameless in their daughter's death.
6 minute read

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