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December 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

Can Law Firms Avoid Landing on 'Enemy' List During the Trump Administration?

Large law firms appear to be keeping their heads down for now, not looking to make waves with the incoming administration.
5 minute read
December 11, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Former Morgan Lewis Chair John Shenefield Dies at 85

Morgan Lewis said he played a crucial role in helping to develop, evolve and expand the law firm during his time as chair.
3 minute read
December 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Orders New Trial in $45M Med Mal Case Against Temple Hospital

"The jury clearly either made a mistake in their calculations or were swayed by sympathy or some other improper basis for decision making, as the award simply does not align with the evidence presented,” Judge Glynnis Hill ruled.
4 minute read
December 11, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Starting a Pro Bono Program: A Blueprint for Law Firms

For law firms like mine, pro bono work not only serves to help bridge the gap between the need and availability of legal aid services but also offers invaluable benefits. By establishing or enhancing pro bono programs, firms can make a meaningful difference in their communities while enriching their attorneys’ professional lives.
7 minute read
December 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Will the Cream of the Crop Curdle Under the Next Administration?

Drawing from the policies of Trump's first term and the proposals outlined in Project 2025, it is clear that reforms targeting employment-based and other legal immigration processes are forthcoming, signaling a more restrictive environment ahead.
6 minute read
December 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 11, 2024—Antheil Maslow, Faye Riva

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn partner and family law attorney Melanie J. Wender is scheduled to serve as moderator for a continuing legal education program titled, "The Real Lawyers of Arbitration: A Day in the Life of a Family Law Arbitration" at the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Family Law Section Winter Meeting, which is to be held from Jan. 17 to 19, 2025.
2 minute read
December 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Federal District Courts Reach Full Complement Following Latest Confirmation

"It hasn't happened in a while as I remember it. There are so many judgeships in Pennsylvania you have to really stay on top of it or you can't keep them filled," University of Richmond School of Law professor Carl Tobias said.
3 minute read
December 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Close Our Borders?' Senate Judiciary Committee Examines Economics, Legal Predicate for Mass Deportation Proposal

"I fear the consequences of mass deportation on a personal level, on a community level and on a society level," Foday Turay, an assistant prosecutor in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, told the Senate Judiciary Committee as a DACA immigrant.
3 minute read
December 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

High Verdicts and Venue Rule Land Pa. Courts on Top of 'Judicial Hellhole' List

“This is a dishonest, disgraceful personal attack on our hardworking thoughtful justices and judges,” asserted Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association President Andrew Duffy.
5 minute read
December 10, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Suspected Shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Is Charged With Murder in New York. Now What?

Former veteran prosecutor and law professor Gary Galperin lays out the road map for getting Luigi Mangione, chief suspect in the shooting death of Brian Thompson, back to Manhattan to face murder charges following his arrest in Pennsylvania. Mangione is fighting extradition.
4 minute read

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