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No Federal Discipline For Disbarred Conn. Civil Rights Atty
A Connecticut federal judge has refused to punish a Black civil rights attorney suspended and disbarred by a state superior court judge, saying a similar move in federal court "would result in a grave injustice," and that he found the state judge's decision "puzzling."
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GrayRobinson Expands With Immigration Shareholder In Fla.
GrayRobinson PA has picked up a new immigration-focused shareholder for its business law section in Orlando from Florida In-House Counsel Law Group.
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Weber Gallagher Adds Med Mal Defense Partner In NJ
Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP announced that an experienced litigator has joined the firm's Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, office as a partner in its medical malpractice group.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
During this past week in legal industry news, there were leadership transitions, new offices, and the dissolution of a combination. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Judge Digs Into Counsel Over 'Astronomically High' Fee Bid
Attorneys who represented classes of people who say they received harassing phone calls from real estate agents in violation of federal telemarketing laws are asking for way too much of the $20 million settlement, according to the California federal judge who tore into them Wednesday.
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Anatomy Of A Citation Hallucination: AI Edit, Associate Review
Counsel for consumers in a supplement labeling lawsuit against Amazon responded Wednesday to a Seattle federal judge's order to explain an AI-hallucinated citation, saying the error was introduced by a generative artificial intelligence tool used to "harmonize" drafts of a brief, then missed by a fifth-year Boies Schiller associate tasked with checking the citations.
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Maya Kowalski Says Atty Made Her 'Uncomfortable'
The attorney who persuaded a jury to award $261 million to Netflix documentary subject Maya Kowalski also provided unsolicited dating and sex advice to his 18-year-old client and arranged an advance funding loan for the Kowalski family in violation of Florida Bar rules, according to a statement Kowalski filed.
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Feds Say Atty Used Stolen Nonprofit Funds To Buy Crypto
An attorney and former president of the nonprofit preserving Pittsburgh's Duquesne Incline has been indicted, accused of embezzling nearly $1.4 million from the organization, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
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Plaintiff's Attys Withdraw From Michigan Atty Retaliation Case
Counsel for an attorney pursuing sexual harassment discrimination and retaliation claims against her former firm and ex-mentor have filed to withdraw their representation, citing a "breakdown in the attorney-client relationship."
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AI Errors Likely To Persist Despite Escalating Court Sanctions
Judges have begun issuing sanctions to lawyers, escalating the consequences over artificial intelligence-generated errors, but attorneys say that penalties might not be enough to stop the problem.
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Biz Firm Lauletta Birnbaum Acquires Philly Litigation Boutique
New Jersey-based Lauletta Birnbaum expanded its resources and its reach into Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., with the recent acquisition of litigation boutique firm Harty Williams.
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Prior Counsel In Settled EBay Harassment Case Eyes Payment
An attorney who previously represented a Massachusetts couple in a harassment lawsuit against eBay and three former executives has asked a federal judge to hold off on entering a dismissal in the now-settled case until she receives assurances she will be paid.
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DOJ Understaffing Takes Toll After 'Unprecedented' Exodus
Federal criminal and civil cases, like a recently dismissed gun prosecution in Minnesota, are being plagued by delays, extension requests and missed deadlines as a result of the large number of attorneys who have departed the DOJ since President Donald Trump returned to office and the inexperienced lawyers replacing them.
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NJ Firm Pushes For Rare Arbitration Redo In Fee-Split Dispute
A Garden State law firm urged a New Jersey appellate panel Wednesday to throw out an arbitrator's fee-split award it said was "riddled with obvious mistakes" and issued in violation of the parties' agreement, while acknowledging that overturning arbitration decisions is "difficult" and rarely granted.
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Calif. Bills Would Reform Litigation Funding, Client Recruiting
Two new bills introduced to the California Assembly this week seek to impose reforms on the state's legal industry, including adding mandatory disbarment for attorneys convicted of felony "capping" — or illegally paying for client recruitment — and blocking corporate litigation funders from influencing cases.
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Conn. Justices Won't Hear Ex-Alex Jones Atty's Ethics Case
The Connecticut Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to the two-week suspension of Alex Jones' former lawyer, leaving intact an intermediate Appellate Court decision affirming the pared-down punishment surrounding his law firm's handling of Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims' personal information.
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Hicks Johnson Trial Lawyer Launches Litigation Boutique
After more than 15 years of practicing at firms large and small, a former partner at Texas trial boutique Hicks Johnson PLLC has launched an Austin-based litigation boutique, Yegparian PLLC, with a focus on commercial disputes, particularly in the technology and construction spaces.
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Deals Rebound As Lit Finance Finds Footing After Shakeout
Litigation finance deal volume rebounded modestly in 2025 after two years of decline following an industrywide shakeout, while BigLaw pulled back from tapping into litigation financing opportunities, according to a new report.
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IP Atty Appeals Order Requiring OK To File WDTX Patent Suits
Intellectual property attorney William Ramey is asking the Federal Circuit to overturn a Texas district judge's sanctions order requiring him to seek the court's permission before filing patent suits in the future, saying the judge relied on the wrong evidence in finding the attorney failed to conduct presuit investigations.
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NY Ch. 11 Case Reopened Over Missing $344K Disbursement
The U.S. Trustee had its request granted in New York Bankruptcy Court to reopen a small Chapter 11 case amid an attorney ethics probe, as it searches for about $344,000 that was reportedly deposited into the trust account of a lawyer overseeing the disbursement of estate funds that were allegedly never distributed.
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Manatt Adds 3 Entertainment Attys In LA From Nixon Peabody
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP has expanded its entertainment group by adding a team of four entertainment attorneys to its Los Angeles office, three of them coming from Nixon Peabody LLP.
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Tampa Solo Litigator Named Next President-Elect Of Fla. Bar
The soon-to-be president-elect of the Florida Bar is a Tampa solo practitioner, who won an election over a Miami Beach civil litigator, the bar confirmed Tuesday.
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2nd Circ. Kills Contempt Order In Starbucks False Ad Suit
A New York federal judge overstepped in holding an attorney in contempt for filing what the lower court deemed a "meritless" false advertising lawsuit over the amount of potassium in a Starbucks coffee flavor, the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday.
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Conn. Atty Suspended For Owing $152K To Client Estates
A Connecticut state court judge has temporarily suspended an attorney accused by a disciplinary watchdog of pocketing $152,000 meant for beneficiaries of two estates over which he was serving as executor, finding that he "poses a substantial threat of irreparable harm to his current and/or prospective clients."
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NY Suspends Atty Accused Of Scamming Clients There, Fla.
A New York appellate court has suspended the law license of a Florida-based lawyer accused of "causing great public harm" by abandoning dozens of clients' cases after charging them nonrefundable retainer fees.
Expert Analysis
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Weighing Opportunities, Risks Of PE Investment In Law Firms
Though law firms and private equity firms appear to be strange bedfellows, such combinations may offer opportunities for ailing midsize firms — which must be weighed against risks to culture, brand and growth prospects, say directors at FTI Consulting.
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3 Forces Reshaping The Legal Buyer-Seller Relationship
This year's Buying Legal Council Conference highlighted three emerging forces in how buyers and sellers operate in the legal ecosystem — artificial intelligence, data and preferred panels — and organizations would be well advised to combine them into an integrated framework for transparency, performance and collaboration, says Matthew Prinn at RFP Advisory Group.
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5 Steps For GCs To Drive Generative AI Experimentation
As legal departments face mounting pressure to do more with less, general counsel should lead a structured process for adopting generative artificial intelligence tools to transform productivity, manage risk and align with enterprise priorities, says Maesea McCalpin at Gartner.
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How Attys Can DIY Their Own System For Professional Growth
Amid law firm layoffs of business development staff, lawyers cannot depend solely on their firms to foster their professional growth, and must instead create their own initiatives for building community, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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The Augmented Lawyer: In-House, Outside Counsel AI Collabs
As artificial intelligence changes the dynamic between in-house and outside counsel, both internal and external legal teams must thoughtfully reimagine how to mutually leverage AI tools to collaborate and deliver successful outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Diane Honda at Redis.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Adjust To In-House After BigLaw?
Sirisha Gummaregula at QuisLex offers advice on navigating the challenges that come with taking on an in-house counsel role after leaving law firm life, including learning your company's business goals and leading with empathy and collaboration.
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Adapting Legal Thought Leadership To An AI World
As potential clients with legal questions increasingly rely on summaries generated by artificial intelligence, attorneys must rethink their content strategy to make sure AI chatbots and search overviews cite their thought leadership, say Ioana Good and Adrien Maines at Promova and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing.
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10 Practical Tips For Attorneys Navigating High-Profile Cases
Complex corporate litigation now often unfolds under the glare of a parallel trial in the court of public opinion, requiring attorneys to adopt a cohesive strategy for legal filings, leadership communications and narrative control, says Monica Smith at Integer PR.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Tailor Your Personal Style
In an industry where competition for clients is fierce, a thoughtful approach to personal style can give you the confidence to walk into any room and own it, the magnetism to make connections that matter, and the tools to highlight your deeper professional values, says Leslie Berkoff at Moritt Hock.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Tips For Landing The Client Pitch
In today’s competitive legal market, successful attorneys treat the pitch process with general counsel like the beginning of a relationship, not a one-off sale — showing up with curiosity, commercial awareness and the ability to engage in a meaningful way from the start, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Making Legal Cents: Strategy That Stays In Motion
Instead of lurching between year-end strategic planning season and springtime panic mode, firms need a framework that helps them identify what clients and the market need throughout the year, and then actually adjust course, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Roundup
Legal Tech Talks
Company founders, attorneys and other professionals working in the legal tech space share their journeys into the industry, challenges they face when working with law firms and legal departments, and common misconceptions about technology.
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4 Tips For Attys To Turn An Interim Job Into A Long-Term Role
As some attorneys seek interim roles amid economic uncertainty, big-picture thinking and a few proactive steps can help to turn those short-term assignments into long-term positions, says Amy Vanderhoof at Major Lindsey.
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The Augmented Lawyer: AI Exercises For Junior Attorneys
As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly adept at handling entry-level legal tasks, firms and organizations must consider new ways to train and mentor junior attorneys to prepare them for leadership in an AI-integrated profession, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Embrace LinkedIn
Attorneys who recognize LinkedIn as a powerful professional platform can gain significant competitive advantages in business development via strategic content creation, meaningful industry discussions and consistent visibility within target markets, says Agatha Mouillet at Horvitz & Levy.