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The Legal Intelligencer

For Lawyers, the Cease and Desist Letter Is the New Press Release

For the longest time, the life of a lawyer's cease and desist letter was an unpleasant one. For one, the letter was typically written too quickly to allow for important considerations such as, oh, readability and persuasion.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I received a letter from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel about a client. Can I meet with the client or should I have no further contact since there is a disciplinary investigation? Further, if I can meet with the client, can I resolve the issues and have the client withdraw the disciplinary complaint
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In Focus: A Practical Primer on Interviewing Witnesses

Part of your practice—whether it focuses on civil or criminal litigation, internal investigations or even business transactions—will involve interviewing witnesses who will inform your matters. Here are a few tips, gleaned from my experience in speaking and listening to witnesses in offices, roadside diners and detention facilities, for conducting effective interviews.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

DLA Piper Loses Another Leader as Poulos Prepares to Join McDermott

Michael Poulos, a Chicago-based rainmaker at DLA Piper and until recently the firm's co-managing partner of the Americas, is poised to take a team of lawyers to McDermott Will & Emery.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dilworth Paxson Social Media Practice Head Goes Virtual at FisherBroyles

Eric Meyer said cloud-based lawyering offered greater flexibility and a bigger platform for his practice.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawsuits Shine Spotlight on Law Firm Advertising Practices

A recent federal court decision sent a message to law firms: Lying in advertisements about your firm may be wrong, but it won't necessarily carry a price tag in civil litigation.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Roy Oppenheim Represented the Downtrodden — And Made a Good Living Doing It

"I was quoted at one time as saying that ... foreclosure defense is the bottom of the barrel," Oppenheim said. "Lower than being a divorce lawyer."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Arrive Early to Eat That Frog

What needs to get done in the first hour Monday morning to make the week go well? What chore is in the "critical path" for the firm this week?
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Arnold & Porter Sees Progress on Revenue, Profits After Kaye Scholer Deal

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer moved the needle on key financial metrics in its first post-merger year, but the firm said it has its eye on long-term growth.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am being conflicted out of a personal injury case. I have requested the client go to a good friend of mine who is an excellent lawyer to represent him in the personal injury case. May that lawyer pay me a one-third referral fee, assuming the client does not object?
7 minute read

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