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Pro Mid Market

3 Keys to Succession Planning, According to People Who Do It

Launch your succession plan with these simple yet comprehensive tips from midsize firm managing partners and leadership consultants.
8 minute read

Law.com

How I Started My Own Law Firm: 'Don't Skimp on Technology,' Says Kathleen Holmes of Holmes Costin & Marcus

"By starting our own firm, we gained the flexibility to make changes easily, to identify and rectify mistakes quickly, and to create a culture that keeps us on top of our business with minimal administrative time."
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

First Department Revives Manhattan Law Firm's Legal-Fees Suit Alleging Fraud by Client

Scarola Zubatov Schaffzin's Supreme Court suit based on alleged fraudulent inducement committed by former client Dynamic Credit Partners and its principal, James Finkel, will go forward after the Appellate Division, First Department ruled that "summary judgment should not have been granted to defendants."
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Disbarred Florida Lawyer Indicted on Racketeering Charges for Allegedly Defrauding NFL Clients

A founding partner at a Tallahassee law firm is accused of defrauding clients who were former NFL players.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pregnant Lawyer Dropped During Merger Sues Marshall Dennehey, Former Firm Alleging Discrimination

"In the press release [announcing the linkup], they used the word 'merger,' and said they're now all going to be working at Marshall Denneheny," Schorr said. "That wasn't true. It wasn't all of them. It was all except the pregnant one. That's the essence of the lawsuit."
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

How Possessive Attorneys and Passive Managers Stymie Succession of Client Relationships

As an aging lawyer population confronts a profession mostly devoid of mandatory retirement policies, territorial equity partners—and the managers who enable them—threaten the future of small and midsize firms.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

6 Things We Found Interesting in the ABA Tech 2022 Survey

This year's ABA Tech survey looks at how legal professionals are using technology to communicate with clients, who within a firm is involved in tech procurement and which entities they rely on when they need guidance with tech decisions.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Abraham Watkins Sues Ex-Associate, Alleging He Took Confidential Information, Solicited Clients

Houston plaintiffs firm Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner seeks up to $1 million in damages from former associate Edward Festeryga, who is now working at another plaintiffs firm in Houston.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Industry Trends: The Hospitality Sector Is Over COVID, but Economic 'Speed Bump' Lies Ahead

"I don't even think anyone in the industry is worried about COVID anymore," said Ari M. Tenzer, founder of business law firm TA.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Vindication for Houston Lawyer, Whose Client Sued Over Fees, Alleged Breach of Duty

Daniel D. Gartner and his firm, Gartner Law Firm, sought about $71,000 in attorney fees.
3 minute read

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