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The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Bar Chancellor Reflects on Boosting Association's Role as 'Convener of Different Constituencies'

"It was very important to me that their voices be at the table," Zucker said, "Particularly the voice of the District Attorney's Office, which I think had largely been absent from our criminal justice section."
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Congratulations to New Superior Court Judge Alice Benton

Judge Benton will be well served by her 29 years of experience in the legal profession, with a primary focus on family law and divorce cases. In addition to her career in private practice, she has also worked in the Fulton County and Cobb County District Attorney's Offices and the Forsyth County Solicitor General's Office.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Supreme Court of Georgia Accepts 2 Lawyers' Voluntary Surrender of License

The court issued two attorney discipline opinions on Tuesday.
20 minute read

The Recorder

Bar Exam Alternative Proposal Goes to the Supreme Court—Along With Questions

The state bar's top executive said "100%" of the so-called portfolio bar exam's startup costs would be covered by a philanthropic group. But questions remain about who might pay the bills and what the bar will have to do to get the money.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rikers Island Must Be Turned Over to a Federal Receiver

Drawing on observations gathered by a delegation of New York City Bar Association members who visited the troubled jail complex on Rikers Island, the organization has joined a chorus of voices calling for the facility to be placed into federal receivership.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bar Report - December 18, 2023

The NJSBA's weekly report.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

The Season of Caring—Shining a Light on Mental Health of Lawyers

Attorneys can go far in helping each other out, and thankfully many state bars, including Georgia's, take it upon themselves to provide support for their members. Here's what lawyers should know in order to provide support for themselves or colleagues at this time of year.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Going Beyond Fear: The Next Phase in Addressing Attorney Mental Health

In 2012, I tried to take my own life and then learned that I had been for, well, a long time, been dealing with undiagnosed and untreated bipolar disorder. Along the road to my attempt, I did some unethical things, and consequently had some time away from the law.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Incoming Phila. Bar Chancellor Aims to Ramp Up Organization's DEI Efforts

"I am incredibly proud of our association, but we have more to accomplish," Jennifer Coatsworth said at the association's annual meeting.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

On the Move and After Hours: Fox Rothschild; Javerbaum Wurgaft; Cole Schotz; Epstein Ostrove; Barnes & Thornburg

Fox Rothschild welcomes back a partner; Epstein Ostrove celebrate "Giving Tuesday"; and more moves.
6 minute read

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