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'I Believed in Jeremy': Why a Small Firm Stood With a Disgraced South Florida Lawyer

Jeremy Alters' Florida operations dwindled from 57 people in 2010 to about 18 one year later. Now, in 2018, he is down to five colleagues, including two other attorneys.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Eviscerated Preliminary Hearing

The criminal preliminary hearing in Pennsylvania, at least for the time being, is of no practical use nor does it provide any meaningful protection to a defendant.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Key Points in Negotiating and Preparing Settlement Agreements and Releases

With fewer and fewer cases going to trial, lawyers must be competent in settling claims and preparing settlement documents that accurately capture the terms of the settlement.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Simple but Important Role in Diversity for Big Law

Sitting in a diversity and inclusion orientation session when I joined my firm as a first-year associate in the fall of 2014, I quickly became reacquainted with the low numbers and low retention rates of diverse associates at big law firms generally, statistics I was only previously aware of in the abstract.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Young Lawyers: Try to Find the Right Balance in Your Career Now

It's no secret that work-life balance is difficult to strike in many professions. Especially as lawyers, we have consistently demanding schedules that never seem to stop.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Mastering Legal Holds: When Does the Hold Obligation Arise? Part II

In the first of this three-part series on mastering legal holds, I introduced the concept of a legal hold and offered seven steps for implementing a hold.
1 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

The 'MFW' Framework Gains Traction Outside the Merger Context

Controlling-stockholder transactions are a regular part of many companies' business; in some cases, they are essential. When challenged, however, such transactions have often been scrutinized under the entire fairness standard, the most exacting standard under Delaware law.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hurry Up and Wait: Indian Foreign Nationals Facing Immigration Backlogs

Immigration paths for many foreign nationals are being methodically deterred by the current administration in Washington, but citizens from India seem to have a multitude of barriers to continue living and working in the United States after completing their college education.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

What Class Action Litigators (and Objectors) Need to Know About Amendments to Rule 23

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will take effect on Dec. 1, 2018, subject to Supreme Court approval and arguably no substantive area of law will be more impacted than federal class action litigation, in particular, the procedures for addressing objections to class settlements.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Prominent Dallas Attorney Appeals Sanction Over 'Push Poll' to Texas Supreme Court

After two courts slammed him for using what amounted to a “push poll” to sway a jury pool in a wrongful death case, prominent Dallas attorney William…
4 minute read

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