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February 10, 2011 |

Pop Quiz, Lawyers: Are You Culturally Competent?

I recently attended a program on cultural competence for lawyers only to confirm a fear: It turns out, I am not very culturally competent. Apparently, I am not alone, and many lawyers are not as savvy as we should be when it comes to interacting with people from different cultures.
6 minute read
January 28, 2004 |

Martha Stewart's Lawyer Blasts Government as Overzealous

Attorney Robert Morvillo offered a rousing defense of Martha Stewart Tuesday, telling a jury she had no motive to lie to investigators about the sale of her ImClone Systems Inc. stock. Top prosecutor Karen Patton Seymour told the panel the case could have been avoided had Stewart and her co-defendant and former broker, Peter Bacanovic, not conspired to save their skins and frustrate investigators.
7 minute read
November 06, 2009 |

The Issues in Moving From Law Firm Lockstep to 'Levels' Compensation

Law firms are changing the way they hire, evaluate, develop, promote and pay their associates. Case in point: the accelerating interest among law firms in moving from "lockstep" to "levels."
11 minute read
March 08, 2004 |

Lengthy Prison Term for Stewart Unlikely

After absorbing the shock of a guilty verdict on all counts for Martha Stewart, lead defense attorney Robert Morvillo must move to set aside the verdict, prepare her appeal, and work his hardest to win the most favorable sentence possible. Veteran white-collar attorneys and former prosecutors say that, absent a surprise, the arguments will most likely focus on a defense motion for a downward departure from a sentencing range of 10 to 16 months.
5 minute read
June 27, 2005 |

Decision summaries from The NLJ

First Amendment doesn't apply to legal advocacy�and other decisions from The National Law Journal.
8 minute read
November 23, 2005 |

Can They Make Coffee, Too?

Mobile phones are becoming the Swiss Army knives of modern gadgetry. Surfing the Web at near-broadband speeds, storing crucial work files, editing memos -- these are things that people can do right on a phone. Salespeople will tell you whatever they think you want to hear, so it can be hard to sort the facts from the nonsense regarding wireless. Here's a quick primer on what the modern cellular user needs to know right now.
6 minute read
August 06, 2007 |

COURT DECISIONS

Although demands for juries are required to be in writing, a trial court erred in denying a tenant a jury trial in a landlord's action for possession when the litigant was unable to file her written demand due to a courthouse computer malfunction, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals held on July 26 � and other court decisions from The National Law Journal.
15 minute read
November 23, 2005 |

Can They Make Coffee, Too?

Mobile phones are becoming the Swiss Army knives of modern gadgetry. Surfing the Web at near-broadband speeds, storing crucial work files, editing memos -- these are things that people can do right on a phone. Salespeople will tell you whatever they think you want to hear, so it can be hard to sort the facts from the nonsense regarding wireless. Here's a quick primer on what the modern cellular user needs to know right now.
6 minute read
March 24, 2005 |

Only Pinstripes These Yanks Wear Are in Suits

Meredith [email protected] P. Thatcher's golf game has suffered over the past year, ever since he started playing baseball in the Atlanta Men's Senior Baseball League.Thatcher, a business litigator at Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams Martin, is starting his second season for the Yankees-the Atlanta Yankees, that is.
10 minute read
November 06, 2009 |

The Issues in Moving From Law Firm Lockstep to 'Levels' Compensation

Law firms are changing the way they hire, evaluate, develop, promote and pay their associates, says consultant Larry Richard. Case in point: the accelerating interest among law firms in moving from the traditional lockstep to a more performance-based "levels" system of compensation. Richard notes that for a levels system to work, a firm needs both well-functioning infrastructure systems and a widely held perception that the systems are fair and accurate. He discusses the major organizational changes required.
11 minute read

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