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Florida House Unanimously Passes Sexual Harassment Bill

Florida officials, government employees and the lobbyists and contractors who deal with them could be subject to new rules and penalties for sexual harassment under a bill the House passed unanimously.
3 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Mid-Market Recap: Using Bankruptcy to Break in to the Big Apple

   As discussed in this column just a few weeks ago, New York City would seem a daunting and unforgiving market for anyone to want to…
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am being conflicted out of a personal injury case. I have requested the client go to a good friend of mine who is an excellent lawyer to represent him in the personal injury case. May that lawyer pay me a one-third referral fee, assuming the client does not object?
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

After Hours: Photos From the P20 Atlanta Launch Party

The P20 held its Atlanta launch party on Feb. 26 at the offices of its premier sponsor, Holland & Knight.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

To Sheppard Mullin Litigators Appearing in Oscar-Nominated Film, Telling 'Great Story' Is a Win

New York-based partner Robert Friedman and associate Sarah Aberg, along with former partner Kevin Puvalowski, all appeared in last year's riveting documentary, "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail."
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Four Things They Don't Teach You in Law School

You've mastered the IRAC method, especially after that formidable civil procedure International Shoe v. Washington case as a 1L. You passed the bar, and now you're ready to be a lawyer … right? Not exactly.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Firm in Hot Water for Ghostwriting Pleadings for Pro Se Defendants

The firm says there's widespread ignorance about a rule that allows it to write, but not sign, documents prepared for litigants representing themselves in court.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Considerations for Attorney Work Product in the Client File

It is not uncommon for clients to request a copy of their file from their attorneys. Sometimes, the situation in which such a request is made is a…
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Supreme Court Takes Some Jabs During Bar Conference

Former Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears, now a partner with Smith, Gambrell & Russell, took issue with the look-alike nature of Gov. Nathan Deal's appointments to the state's highest court while speaking on a panel addressing the judicial system at the State Bar of Georgia.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Not Just 'Small' Claims: County Courts Might Soon Handle Cases Up to $50,000

Under Florida law, county courts handle cases with up to $15,000 at stake, but that limit could more than triple under proposed legislation.
4 minute read

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