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National Law Journal

Cosby Prosecutor Kristen Gibbons Feden on Securing a Verdict

"I'm always of the strong belief that our case rose and fell with Andrea Constand," Feden says. "Her testimony at the first trial and at the second trial was … unwavering."
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Mitchell & Sheahan Expands, Opens Third Office

A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, led by Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe. The new office is located at 246 Post Rd. East, on the second floor.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Failure to Launch: Why Is Your Firm Failing to Be a 21st Century Employer?

Back in November 2017, I wrote the article, “Why Law Firms Should Already Be Embracing the Mobile Workforce”. That piece mainly focused on firms having work-from-home policies for attorneys and only slightly touched on similar policies for staff. Six months later, it doesn't seem like much has changed.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Are Law Firm Bonuses Considered 'Wages'?

Whether bonus payments to employees are “wages” under the New York Labor Law is an oft-litigated issue in employment disputes.
9 minute read

Law.com

Khan Academy's Free LSAT Prep Program Draws Jeers, Cheers

The highly anticipated program, created in conjunction with the organization that makes the law school entrance exam, is set to go live June 1.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

If I am representing a client for estate planning, can I accept a referral fee from an insurance agent or an investment company I have worked with in the past for referring the estate business?
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Will Law Firms Bow to Pressure to End Mandatory Arbitration?

More and more voices are calling for big law firms to abandon mandatory arbitration and nondisclosure agreements for their own lawyers. Should the firms listen?
13 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'You Have to Eat': How Working During Law School Hurts Bar Exam Performance

"Preparing for the bar exam needs to be a full-time job," said Justin Dion, director of the Bar Success Program at Western New England University School of Law.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bill Cosby Prosecutor Joins Philadelphia Plaintiffs Firm

M. Stewart Ryan is leaving the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office to join Laffey, Bucci & Kent, but he will stick with the Cosby case through sentencing as a special prosecutor.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

First Department to Hold Call of the Dismissal Calendars

The call of the calendars required by Section 600.12(c) of the Rules of Practice of the Appellate Division, First Department, will be held on May 31,…
1 minute read

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