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Connecticut Law Tribune

Offensive Personality

Something about summer in California brings out the crazy. Developments in the law of lawyer conduct are not immune.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

High Praise for Missouri Public Defender Who Appointed Governor to Represent Criminal Defendant

Rebuffed time and again by the Missouri legislature and Gov. Jay Nixon, who refused to substantially increase the budget for indigent criminal defense, the chief public defender, Michael Barrett, had enough. He recently took an unusual and desperate step. He appointed Nixon, a licensed Missouri attorney, to represent an indigent client accused in an assault case. We applaud this bold action.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Do I Need a Makeover to Get a Job?

Advice from the Lawyer Whisperer.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Strategic Removal and the Voluntary-Involuntary Rule

The choice between federal and state court is one of the most strategically significant decisions made in the course of litigation. It can dramatically favor one party over another, affecting everything from the pace and expense of litigation to the governing procedural (and, in some instances, substantive) law.
24 minute read

Corporate Counsel

This GC Is on a Mission to Improve Legal Writing

Adam Rosman, the general counsel of First Data Corp., is frustrated with the legal writing he sees. So he's recently become an advocate, of sorts, for removing jargon from legal documents.
5 minute read

International Edition

Mayer Brown Hires Ashurst Finance Partner in Hong Kong

Mayer Brown has hired Ashurst finance partner Doo-Soon Choi in Hong Kong.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Confronting Difficult Issues in Jury Selection Head On

In their Trial Advocacy column, Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan write: With discovery and depositions as broad as they currently are, problematic issues in a case should be laid bare before you even walk into the courtroom. It is not the fact that there is a problem but often the trial lawyer's ability to confront and address the problem during jury selection that can make the difference in the outcome of a case.
23 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Fairfield Lawyer Pens Book on Divorce

Divorce proceedings are anything but easy, but veteran divorce lawyer and mediator Larry Sarezky hopes the book he just wrote on the topic is a breeze to get through.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

On the Move

By | August 02, 2016
Parker McCay welcomes Tama Hughes, who joins the firm as counsel in the corporate law practice group.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Mess Up, Fess Up

By | August 01, 2016
None of us is perfect. We all screw up on occasion. How we react and how we handle the matter when the inevitable occurs, can sometimes cause problems.
9 minute read

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