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May 06, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Panel: Law Schools Will Shift Toward Preparing Students for After Graduation

Law schools across the country may soon feel the push toward making their curricula more real world oriented, according to one panel of law school deans.
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September 04, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Words to the Wise

Elizabeth Rotenberg-Schwartz, a fourth-year associate at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, lists the notes she wishes she could have given to her first-year self: Speak highly of the people with whom you work, show appropriate respect for them and the firm, and remember that you represent the firm wherever you are. Your reputation matters: Once you are labeled the 'party guy' or 'lazy one' it is difficult to obtain a new moniker, so keep your personal life private.
13 minute read
December 28, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

An Attorney Who Is All Business

As long as his friends have known him, attorney Ted Phillips been a volunteer of spectacular scope. "He's probably done as much pro bono work as he's done regular work," said Todd Postler, owner of the Wireless Zone stores in Norwich and Lisbon, and incoming chairman of the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce.
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December 30, 1999 | Law.com

A Fistful of Fees

Comparing contingency fee lawyers to hired guns might be a tired clichi, but, at their best, these lawyers boast skills and special talents needed by many but possessed by only a few. The other extreme? Lawyers who train their guns on their own client. In a recent sidebar to the Orange County bankruptcy litigation, the firm of Hennigan, Mercer & Bennett did exactly that, according to Richard Zitrin and Carol M. Langford's Moral Compass.
9 minute read
July 31, 2009 | The Recorder

Federal Law May Trump MLB Genetic Testing

Employment lawyers are doubtful that Major League Baseball will be able to continue the tests under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
4 minute read
January 08, 2010 | The Recorder

Quitting the Judging Game

Justice William Bedsworth says it's been a good run, but now he's done.
8 minute read
November 28, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Joint/Several Liability Can Apply In Crashworthiness Doctrine Cases

Plaintiffs who file suit against an auto manufacturer under the crashworthiness doctrine are not precluded from also asserting claims against the original tortfeasor -- such as the trucker whose negligent driving caused the accident from which the litigation stems, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled in a unanimous decision.
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September 16, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

Friendly Hearings: A Primer

Settling a minor?s case pre-suit is just the beginning of finalizing the case. Here is a step-by-step procedure that will hopefully put a "friendly" smile on the faces of all those involved.
8 minute read
April 30, 2010 | Law.com

Source: Obama Interviews 9th Circuit Judge for U.S. Supreme Court Seat

President Barack Obama on Thursday interviewed federal appeals court Judge Sidney Thomas for an opening on the Supreme Court, a person familiar with the conversation told The Associated Press. The roughly hour-long session at the White House was the first known formal interview that Obama has conducted for the upcoming vacancy on the high court. It is not clear whether Obama has interviewed other candidates in person.
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August 24, 2007 | Law.com

Commentary: How Michael Vick Is Like Richard Nixon

Star quarterback Michael Vick, facing up to five years in prison for conspiring to run a dogfighting ring, is caught in one of the oldest traps in American justice: the illegal shift. The illegal shift occurs when an activity that is against the law, but rarely enforced as such, suddenly launches into public prominence, leaving those targeted for prosecution disoriented and disbelieving. And the consequences are much more severe than a five-yard penalty, writes Legal Times editor Douglas McCollam.
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