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Making Sense of Legal AI: What It Means for Your Practice and What's Ahead

There's so much happening in legal AI right now that it can be hard to separate hype from reality. We have a crash course for you on this week's Legal Speak podcast.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Recent Cases Address Undue Influence in Will Contests

Unfortunately, for every Abel there is a Cain, and our elderly sometimes succumb to the desires of others to ensure their own survival.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

From Janitor to Lawyer: How Michael Gelfand Earned His Real Estate Practice

As a teenager, Gelfand fixed plumbing and did masonry, roofing, painting and general handyman work in apartments until his early college years.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Ethics of E-Discovery, Part 2: Smarter—But Unethical—Clients

In Klipsch, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the Southern District of New York's order that even though “the likely valuation of actual damages” caused by the defendant's discovery violations was $25,000, the defendant additionally had to pay the plaintiff a total of $5 million as “compensation” for “discovery efforts” the plaintiff had to take solely because of the defendant's misconduct, as well as for “restraint … appropriate to secure” the plaintiff's “likely recovery of treble damages and attorney fees at the conclusion of the case.”
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am an older lawyer who is a solo practitioner. Is there anything I should be doing to protect my clients if I should pass away unexpectedly?
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

On State Bar Pass Rates, Florida Sits Near the Bottom

Results for the Sunshine State aren't so sunny compared with other states. The good news is Florida beat California.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Spring Crop of Ethics Issues in Trump's World

Despite appearances, it's spring and Donald Trump and his attorney Michael Cohen have provided us with a brand new crop of ethics issues. Let's take a look at the issues that have come up and how they would be treated under the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Closing Time! But What if Insurance Can't Be Bound?

As Hurricane Irma grew in strength in the Caribbean and started to approach Florida last September, I was boarding a plane from Tampa to Birmingham for a meeting. I received several emails and calls from a colleague related to an urgent client issue, and I quickly returned his call before we departed.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Legal Remedies for Domestic Violence in the #MeToo Era

The #MeToo movement has brought the issue of sexual abuse and sexual assault out of hiding and into the public view. In the past, victims of sexual abuse or assault often felt silenced and ashamed and, as a result, the crimes went unreported or uncharged by authorities.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'An Example of Tolerance and Resilience': Birmingham Bombing Survivor Shares Story

In celebration of Black History Month, the men and women of Weber Gallagher's diversity committee considered various guest speakers to emphasize the importance of the African American experience in the United States, and how that experience can inform our client relationships and our business strategies.
4 minute read

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