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Connecticut Law Tribune

Yale Law Students Help Nearly 1,600 Veterans Win Class Certification for Radiation Exposure

A group of about a dozen Yale University Law clinic students have notched a victory against the government. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has certified a class of veterans that were sent to Palomares. Spain in the 1960s. Many of those veterans—who are fighting for disability benefits—are believed to have been exposed to radiation.
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Law.com

2019 Law Grad Pro Bono Efforts Valued at $111 Million

The average number of pro bono hours performed by graduating law students rose from 211 in 2018 to 221 in 2019, according to new figures from the Association of American Law Schools.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

After Hours: Muslim Lawyers Association; Hunterdon County Bar; Day Pitney

NJ Muslim Lawyers Association Holds Annual Gala The New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association hosted its annual gala on Nov. 15 at the Hyatt in New Brunswick.…
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Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Wilmer Leads the Way With Pro Bono Sex Trafficking Victory

After opening arguments in Massachusetts federal court and one day of powerful testimony from the victim, the groundbreaking case settled on what WilmerHale partner Cynthia Vreeland said were favorable terms to her client.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Dec. 16

Fort Worth Firm Adds Transactional Associate Transactional attorney Nimroz Ali has joined Underwood Law Firm in Fort Worth as an associate and will…
7 minute read

The Recorder

Hueston Hennigan Sues to Revive Hotline for Detained Immigrants Featured on 'Orange Is the New Black'

The firm's lawyers write that in "the most perverse form of art imitating life imitating art" the government shut down free access to the hotline after it appeared in a plotline in the popular Netflix prison series.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of December 9, 2019

Attorney Joins Houston Firm's Litigation Practice as Partner  Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced that Robert Ford has joined the firm's…
7 minute read

International Edition

Travers Appoints First Full-Time Pro Bono Director

The firm has selected a senior counsel in its dispute resolution team to co-lead its pro bono efforts.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

After Hours: Volunteer Lawyers for Justice; Sills Cummis; Drinker Biddle

Volunteer Lawyers For Justice honors Eisai Inc. and the Giantomasi Family; Sills Cummis holds Thanksgiving food drive; Drinker Biddle aids Market Street Mission in Morristown.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Williams & Connolly Blasts Feds for Withholding Major Exculpatory Evidence (Again) in Blockbuster Case

"Enough is enough," the Williams & Connolly team wrote in a motion for a new trial. "Mr. Slatten's service to this country has been repaid with more than a decade of flawed legal proceedings caused by repeated government transgressions."
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