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State Appellate Court: 'Trial Court Never Had Jurisdiction' in $400,000 Forfeiture Matter, State Failed to Comply With Attempt to Serve Process

"Wharton's address was obviously known because the State mailed a summons to Wharton's address in Georgia," Judge Anthony N. Lawrence wrote in the appellate court's opinion. "[But] because the State attempted service of process by certified mail but never received or filed a return receipt indicating Wharton had been served and never received or filed the envelope marked 'refused,' the State never completed service of process on Wharton as required in Rule 4(c)(5)."
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Lawyers Are Stressed and Want to Walk Out, New Survey Says

The majority of in-house lawyers in a recent study reported feeling stressed or burned out in their current roles and many planned to leave corporate legal departments altogether.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Shearman & Sterling Unveils Legal Operations Consulting Unit

It's the rare high-end law firm to venture beyond conventional legal services.
3 minute read

Law.com

Simultaneous Representation of Husband and Wife in Adverse Matters Gets Attorney Suspended

Shena Dixon Mason simultaneously represented the couple in matters adverse to one another where there was a significant risk that Mason's representation of each was materially limited by her responsibilities to the other. On behalf of the wife, Mason proceeded with obtaining divorce by publication and sought divorce by default when Mason knew the husband would be adversely affected, while representing him in a separate matter, according to the disposition filing.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

$200M Med-Mal Lawsuit Enters Trial for Georgia Man Left in Paralysis After Visit to Fulton Hospital

"If John had gotten the treatment he deserved in a timely manner, he would not be locked in today."
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Women in Law Roundtable Discussion 2022

This year, the panelists tackled how to combat the post-COVID era's Great Resignation, the move from solely working from home to hybrid schedules and how that will affect women attorneys going forward, and, a familiar topic, the importance of mentors in young women's legal careers. Finally, the panel discussed what a post-COVID workplace will look like in the coming years.
51 minute read

Law.com

Colorado Judicial Districts Seeking Survey Feedback

Attorneys, parties to cases, jurors, and others who handle business in the First, Fourth, Eighth, Ninth, and Twelfth Judicial Districts will be asked to participate in a pilot of a revamped program gathering feedback from court users, the Colorado Judicial Branch announced Friday.
1 minute read

International Edition

The Curious Missing Client Value in Law Firm Project Management

'Project management in the legal sector is seen as an essentially administrative task to keep deadlines and budgets on track for legal advice that is traditionally associated with opaque costs and timelines.'
6 minute read

Law.com

Maryland Bar Foundation Accepting Nominations for Leaders in Legal Community

Details and online nominations can be found at www.marylandbarfoundation.org/awards.
2 minute read

Law.com

Are We Over Thinking Office Return Strategies?

Routines based around 'work from home' are calcifying, and commuting, parking, sandwich shops and childcare are fading into distant memory. With each passing week, the challenge to win attorneys back into the office increases.
5 minute read

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