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New Jersey Law Journal

Law Journal Diverse Attorneys of the Year Announced

After receiving many worthwhile nominations for the third biannual Diverse Attorneys of the Year honors, and going through a challenging review process, the Law Journal congratulates this year's winners.
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Daily Business Review

Florida Judges Rolling Their Eyes Over New CBS Courtroom Drama 'All Rise'

"In the real world, the objections would have been flying," Broward Circuit Judge Shari Africk Olefson said about CBS' new courtroom drama, "All Rise," depicting a prosecutor's rise to the bench.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers, Judges and $20M—Working to Improve Behavioral Health

"This legislative session, we allocated $20 million for local health departments to better treat mental health issues," Gov. Brian Kemp said. "Working together with communities and families, this commission of legislators, judges, subject-matter experts, and citizens will now examine how the state can improve access and delivery of behavioral health services for the people of Georgia."
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

After Hours

New Jersey lawyers and judges, and their extracurricular activities.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Wild Wild ... East—900 Connecticut Attorneys Faced Discipline in Last 5 Years

In five years, disciplinary committees in Connecticut doled out 244 presentments, 105 reprimands, 31 continuing legal education orders and 16 disbarments to lawyers charged with ethics violations.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

'They Can't Get Out of Bed': The Mental-Health Specter in Attorney-Discipline Cases

"We all make mistakes," said Connecticut's first chief disciplinary counsel, Mark Dubois. "But many of these, if you really tease back to the root cause, arise out of mental health or substance abuse or physical illness."
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Law.com

More Grit, Less 'Polish.' What It Means to Be a First Generation Lawyer

Being the first in one's family to hold a professional job—or perhaps even go to college—creates a unique set of challenges for new attorneys.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Dragonetti Act: A Tale of Statutory Interpretation

The common law cause of action for wrongful use of civil proceedings has been codified at 42 Pa.C.S.A. Section 8352, et seq. The statute is referred to as the Dragonetti Act.
6 minute read

Law.com

It's Time to Talk About the Family's Role in the Mental Health of Legal Professionals

A broader view of helping lawyers and legal staff means recognizing that the struggle with depression, anxiety or substance abuse is likely to touch loved ones.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Find Your Path to Better Lawyering

Three Virtues of Self Reflection
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