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Connecticut Law Tribune

High Praise for Missouri Public Defender Who Appointed Governor to Represent Criminal Defendant

Rebuffed time and again by the Missouri legislature and Gov. Jay Nixon, who refused to substantially increase the budget for indigent criminal defense, the chief public defender, Michael Barrett, had enough. He recently took an unusual and desperate step. He appointed Nixon, a licensed Missouri attorney, to represent an indigent client accused in an assault case. We applaud this bold action.
4 minute read

The Recorder

I Got Fired From a Horrible Job. What Should I Tell Prospective Employers?

Advice from The Lawyer Whisperer.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Check Out After Hours Photos that Spotlight Lawyers' Lives Outside Their Offices

By | August 24, 2016
Events include Daily Report's Atlanta Braves night and The Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association dinner reception.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Law Office Managers' Group Dives Into Data

By | August 22, 2016
The Atlanta Association of Legal Administrators held a conference Aug. 17 at the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Justice David Borden: A Man for All Seasons

By | August 22, 2016
When asked by a Connecticut Bar Association group how he wanted to be remembered, he answered "as someone who was intellectually honest."
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyer Turns Upcoming Himalayas Climb Into Atlanta Bar Fundraiser

David Schaeffer's motto, "always aim for the highest heights," has impelled him to climb some of the tallest mountains in the world. He's using his latest expedition climbing Mount Cho Oyu in the Himalayas as a novel fundraiser to help alumni of the Atlanta Bar Association's summer law internship program reach their aspirations of becoming lawyers.
13 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Zara Can't View Former GC's Emails, Judge Rules

In what may strike some as a surprising ruling, a judge has blocked Zara from seeing files its former GC, who is suing for discrimination, stored on a company laptop.
14 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

The Abyss Claims Another Lawyer

I am deflated suddenly, staring out the window wondering about the point of it all. News is just now breaking that another lawyer has committed suicide. The body of Meriden's John Ivers Jr., 50, reported missing this month, has been recovered. A self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the police say. Did it have to come to this?
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Meriden Lawyer's Suicide Puts Spotlight on Mental Health Awareness

Following a Meriden lawyer's self-inflicted death last week, some attorneys in the state say there's still work to be done to increase awareness of mental health problems in the legal community.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Women of Legal Tech: Alison Grounds Makes the Business Case

18 minute read

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