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The American Lawyer

BCLP Sues Miss America Competitions for Nearly $1 Million in Unpaid Fees

The Florida complaint comes two years after a St. Louis County judge entered a default judgment in favor of the law firm.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

After Unanticipated Slow Start of Year, Law Firms Are Left Waiting For M&A Rebound

Southeast firms surveyed by Citi reported revenue and demand gains in the first half of 2024 as expenses also soared.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Lawyer Sentenced to 16 Years for Child Pornography

The attorney pleaded guilty to one count of producing child sexual abuse material.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Hope Mehlman Is Leaving Discover for Nation's Biggest All-Digital Bank

Discover revealed late Friday that Mehlman was departing for a new job but didn't say what it was. A North Carolina company with a long history but a disruptive culture resolved that mystery Monday.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Forced to Choose How to Die, S.C. Inmate Lets Lawyer Pick Lethal Injection

Still undecided by the state Supreme Court is a request by the man to postpone his death so his lawyers can argue his co-defendant lied about having a deal to avoid the death penalty or a life sentence in exchange for testifying that he pulled the trigger to kill a clerk after she struggled to open the safe in a store they were robbing in 1997.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Law Firm Leaders See Rapid Movement by Laterals as Red Flag

"I think the businesses have to pay attention and hire people that they think are going to be a good, long-term investment and pass on those who seem to be moving further on self- and short-term gain," said John Hall of Hall Booth Smith.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Rebuffed by 2 Law Firms, Slip-and-Fall Plaintiff Gets $1.8M Settlement

"We turned an enormously challenging case into a seven-figure recovery," plaintiff counsel Justin Shapiro said.
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Midsize Firms Claim Attorney Disengagement Has Yet to Hit Them Even as Some Offer Remote Options

Midsize firm leaders in Florida and Texas, two booming legal markets, are targeting policies around fostering a cooperative work environment instead of cracking down on remote work as a response to attorney disengagement.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

With Locke Lord, Troutman Pepper Merger OK'd, Firms Have Much to Decide Before January Launch

While Locke Lord and Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders are set to merge on Jan. 1, 2025, firm leaders remain focused on finishing 2024 strong.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

11th Circuit Rejects Private School's Religious Rights Claim When Stopped From Broadcasting Public Prayer

The court found that using the PA system for a communal prayer would reasonably be considered "government speech," not private speech, and therefore is open for regulation by the FHSAA.
6 minute read

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