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Daily Business Review

Who is Alejandro Brito? Meet Donald Trump's New Lawyer

Given the past ethics trouble facing some legal representatives of the former president, the question is how Brito plans to avoid ethics missteps or sanctions.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'In Everyone's Best Interest': Attorneys Reach $125K Settlement in Slip-and-Fall Suit

"The plaintiff would most likely take a moderate [to] substantial reduction with regards to comparative negligence," defense counsel said. "However, the nature and size of the condition likely would have worked against my client at trial. ... Double-edged sword sometimes."
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

City of Atlanta Reaches $3.3M Settlement as Outside Counsel Hit With $584K Sanction

"We were hoping, and frankly expecting, that Scrudder, Bass would want to put this behind them and make some kind of offer to settle the sanctions matter," said plaintiff attorney Andrew T. Rogers of Deitch + Rogers in Atlanta. "But they have chosen not to do that."
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lawyers Are Watching as Court Grapples With Legal Malpractice, Anti-SLAPP Immunity

"To say the attorney who was acting as an agent for a client gets to turn around and use that shield as a sword against the client doesn't seem to be required by Youngkin v. Hines, or does it?" Justice Evan Young asked.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

'The Only Woman in the Room': A Latina is Changing the Face of Arbitration in Miami

Being fully bilingual in a South Florida market that reaches into the Caribbean and Latin America has its distinct advantages.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Cap on Punitive Damages Leaves Georgia Litigators to Leverage 'the Unknown'

"They are paying not only the full amount of the judgment but also an amount on top of the judgment in light of, at that point, the unknown of what was going to happen with the cap," said plaintiff attorney Jed Manton of Harris Lowry Manton in Atlanta.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Are Trials Dying? A Federal Judge Is Championing a Program to Get Lawyers in the Courtroom

Fewer cases are going to trial, attorneys said, leaving a gap for young lawyers seeking courtroom experience.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

How Alston & Bird Helped Secure a $5M Judgment in a 20-Year, 2,000-Exhibit Case

"Our team remained focused on telling the larger story," Alston & Bird partner Amanda Waide said, weighing into the strategy behind a contract dispute case that lasted two decades.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'I Made a Mistake': Lawyer Owns up to Error that Led to Reversal

"I have no problem falling on the sword," the trial attorney said.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Entering the Arena: Five Tips for Successful Depositions for the Young Lawyer

Admittedly, depositions in 2023 have changed with the increase in remote proceedings, but there are still certain principles that apply to assist a young lawyer in successfully preparing for a deposition, executing the gameplan in the deposition, and then placing that deposition within the larger context of the case.
7 minute read

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