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Texas Lawyer

Many Judges Earn Less Than Lawyers: Texas Judiciary Asks for 30% Raise

Office of Court Administration Executive Director Megan LaVoie said 26% of judges who voluntarily retire said salary was a contributing factor.
5 minute read

International Edition

Spencer West's 70-30 Fee Split May Be a Game-Changer for African Law Firms

The firm, with more than 260 partners in the U.K. and overseas, launched two offices in Africa in early 2024 and hopes to disrupt the market with their remuneration model.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

DeSantis Takeover of Disney's Home District Inflated Its Legal Budget by More Than 60%, Mostly Going to District's New Counsel

The biggest beneficiary is Winter Park-based boutique Fishback Dominick, which earned nearly $700,000 in the second half of 2023 from the Central Florida Oversight Tourism District. The firm hadn't previously billed the entity in recent years.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Study: Civil Legal Services Lawyers Make as Much as 45% Less Than Public-Sector Counterparts

The decades-old IOLA fund pays for low-income state residents' civil legal services, and the coalition said the account is a critical source of infrastructure that will be used to increase salaries. But Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal could upset that plan, they said.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Some New Lawyers Make $214K. Judges Make $140K. And That's a Problem

Age limits and low pay are putting the squeeze on Texas' judiciary.
6 minute read

Law.com

Virginia Supreme Court Increases Fee for Court-Appointed Counsel, Effective Next Week

"Court-appointed counsel serve a vital role in our appellate justice system. This adjustment continues the commitment of Virginia's appellate courts to ensure that court-appointed counsel are adequately compensated for their services," Chief Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn said in a statement.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Finally—a Pay Hike for These South Florida Lawyers

"The whole compensation package is certainly well within the range of a well-compensated private sector job—if you look at it in terms of a whole package," said Ana Bierman, the Florida International University College of Law assistant dean in charge of planning and placement.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

D.C.'s Holtzman Vogel Is the Favorite For Gov. DeSantis' Culture War Legal Work So Far This Year

The current pot of contract money is quickly catching up to the political law and lobbying shop's total earnings during Gov. Ron DeSantis' first term, which came in at $3.3 million.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

New NYSBA President Plans to Target 'Legal Deserts', Delivery of Services to Clients

Richard C. Lewis, special counsel at Hinman, Howard and Kattell in BInghamton, discussed his goals on his second day as president in his Albany office.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

These 5 Bills Could Affect Texas Judges and Courts

"Anyone, other than a justice or judge, commits a Class A misdemeanor offense if that person knowingly discloses, wholly or partly, the contents of any non-public judicial work product," according to SB 372.
4 minute read

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