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New Jersey Law Journal

'Give Someone New the Opportunity': Bergen Bar's 'Go-to-Guy' Frank O'Marra Ends 35-Year Tenure

O'Marra, who turned 70 last month, said it was time to step aside as Jackie Guenego, a former attorney who arrives from Cancer Care, assumes the role on Monday. "Just like judges have a mandatory retirement age of 70, this was the convenient time to step away and to give someone new the opportunity to refresh the organization," O'Marra said.
11 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Law on the Books Versus Law in Action: Text in Context

Legal texts, like scripts, can be performed, interpreted, and applied in diverse manners, says Randy D. Gordon, a partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Cost of a Toxic Company Culture

While having a strong, positive culture does not guarantee success, the opposite almost certainly guarantees failure.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ogletree Hires C-Suite Talent Officer, as Firms Focus More on Recruiting and Retention

Between the pandemic, remote work, social injustice protests and political turmoil, Meg Holman, Ogletree's new chief talent officer, is looking at how the changes affect talent retention and development.
5 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Creating a Cultural Commitment To Drive D&I Programs Forward

To help firms move forward and create the right culture, here are some ideas and lessons learned from companies who have collected and analyzed data to determine the need for change and have designed their D&I strategy to match their business objectives.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Not-So-Bad Bits: 7 Stories From 2020 That Didn't Suck

It was certainly a character-building year for the South Florida legal community. But here's a look back at some of the positive developments that…
1 minute read

National Law Journal

Citing Missed Deadlines, Judge Dismisses Ex-Associate's Bias Suit Against Quinn Emanuel

The former Quinn Emanuel associate's "habitual lack of diligence and refusal to abide by this court's deadlines warrants dismissal," McFadden wrote in his new ruling. The firm, contesting the allegations, had moved to dismiss the claims.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Something May Be Wrong': Emergency Suspension of Florida Lawyer

The attorney is accused of making some clients cry with verbal abuse.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Outgoing Phila. Bar Chancellor Talks 2020 Challenges, Lessons Learned

"When people know that you have a leader of the association who is going to speak out publicly on issues that affect the public, I think that that energizes both the profession as well as the public," Mike Snyder, the Philadelphia Bar Association's outgoing chancellor, said.
13 minute read

The American Lawyer

Abbe Lowell Responds to Questions Around Clemency Case, Calls for Defense of Lawyers

"Let's kill the lawyers," Lowell writes. His work for the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, along with a clemency request he made for another client, has raised some suspicion. He says people are quicker to assume the worst motives more so now than in any time in the decades he's worked in Washington.
5 minute read

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