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Ga. Supreme Court Takes Some Jabs During Bar Conference

Former Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears, now a partner with Smith, Gambrell & Russell, took issue with the look-alike nature of Gov. Nathan Deal's appointments to the state's highest court while speaking on a panel addressing the judicial system at the State Bar of Georgia.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorney in High-Profile Lesbian Custody Case Disbarred

Real estate attorney Allison Scollar, a lesbian mother who won custody of her adoptive daughter in a highly publicized case, has been disbarred but the decision was kept under seal until now.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

A 'Tsunami' of Website Accessibility Cases Means Compliance Challenges for Companies

Pharrell Williams is the latest to experience the litigation that can come along with the issue of website accessibility under the Americans With Disabilities Act.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

1 More Civil War Statue for Forgotten Hero

Mississippi should commission the creation of a new statue to recognize a real state hero, Hiram Robles Revels, to be placed in the National Statuary Hall as the first black U.S. senator to serve.
6 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Mid-Market Recap: Signs of Momentum for Female Leadership at Midsize Firms

The legal profession, particularly when it comes to firm leadership and highest paid partners, remains, amazingly in 2018, overwhelmingly white and…
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

History Repeats Itself With More 'Mockingbirds' to Kill

So what should the model be for lawyers today? Should we adopt Atticus Finch's model of compromise and quiet service while hoping and waiting for change or Thurgood Marshall's full-frontal attack on injustice?
5 minute read

The Recorder

Ogletree Deakins and LA-Based Partner Hit With Sex Harassment Suit

The new lawsuit claims the firm did nothing about the plaintiff's internal complaints about unwanted come-ons and sexually explicit talk from a Los Angeles-based partner.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

What's Working to Increase Diversity Among Associates, Partners? Midsize Firms Share Their Secrets

There are some midsize firms that have made dramatic changes or at least started on the evolutionary path to diversity. Here are their secrets.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

For Many Midsize Law Firms in NY, Diversity Remains Elusive

New York's midsize law firms are struggling to achieve diversity, especially at the partnership level.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

DiFiore Names 2 to Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission on Minorities

Fourth Department Justice Shirley Troutman and First Department Justice Troy K. Webber were appointed by Chief Judge DiFiore to a judicial commission that works to promote participation and equal justice for minorities in the state's court system.
2 minute read

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