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New York Law Journal

Cicala v. Jacobs

Doctor Denied Motion to Disqualify Patient's Counsel; Motion Appears to Be Tactical Move
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

The 'No-Fee' Fee Letter

The "no-fee" letter comes into play when a lawyer provides a service but doesn't charge a fee. By its very terms, the rule only applies to clients, but a "client" can be anyone who receives legal services from a lawyer.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Name Recognition Doesn't Make the Phone Ring

As far as building business when a government attorney comes on board, it's just a matter of leaning back and waiting for the phone to ring, right?
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Eric Holder's Advice to Jeff Sessions: Don't Force Career Staff to 'Defend the Indefensible'

From one U.S. attorney general to another, Eric Holder Jr. recently offered Jeff Sessions some leadership advice. Holder's observations were not solicited. "I urge you not to force them to further defend the indefensible—the president's inhumane and unjust executive orders," the Covington & Burling partner wrote to Sessions. Holder's letter, written on behalf of the California Senate, was attached to an amicus brief California lawmakers filed in support of Chicago's challenge to Trump administration immigration policies.
14 minute read

The American Lawyer

Maria Sharapova's Return Has No. 1 Fan in Fox Rothschild Partner

Maria Sharapova is set to take the court Friday night at the U.S. Open in New York, the latest step in a return to the court for the five-time Grand Slam champion following a 15-month ban for taking the banned substance meldonium. Cheering her on will be Fox Rothschild's litigation co-chair John Haggerty.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Instagram: The Next Frontier for Law Firm Branding

Law firms intent on branding themselves around their community, culture and clients are missing an opportunity to tap into a base of users that's 700 million strong—and growing.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Guzik v. Albright

Former Client Denied Judgment in Lawyer's Pro Se Action to Recover in Quantum Meruit
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Dear Client, I'm on Vacation. So Bug Off.

Who wants to read serious, long-winded pieces about the legal profession in late August? No one. Certainly, not moi. So here's the beach edition of the latest news
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Celebrity Chefs Land Sidman on Carlton Fields' Front Burner

"If I'm in a courtroom, something has gone very wrong," joked attorney Steve Sidman as he described his unique practice, built on a client list populated by celebrity and acclaimed chefs, top-of-the-line restaurateurs, emerging and avant-garde musicians and creatives of all sorts. In fact, things are going quite well for Sidman, who is settling into his new digs in the Atlanta main office of Carlton Fields, the newest addition to that firm's intellectual property group.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Alternative Fee Arrangements' Challenge to the Billable Hour

Robert D. Lang and Lenore E. Benessere write: Like Blockbuster succumbing to Netflix or Kodak film being replaced by digital, attorneys do not want their firm to become a case study for how the billable hour was replaced by alternative fee arrangements. While the complete rejection of the fee-for-service model is probably an overreaction, practitioners should learn from the paradigm shift at Microsoft how to successfully enter into, and profit from, AFAs.
8 minute read

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