Small Law


  • Hand Arendall, Barron & Redding Merge In Northwest Florida

    Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC, a firm serving Alabama and Northwest Florida, announced Friday it is merging with Barron & Redding PA, a full-service boutique based in Panama City, Florida.

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    NJ Justices Nix Atty Registration Fee Hike After Bar Pushback

    The New Jersey Supreme Court has rejected a request to raise the annual registration fee for attorneys after the state's bar association complained that a proposed $27 hike for certain attorneys, following prior year increases, was too much at a time when they and their firms face "significantly increasing operational costs."

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    Bruce Fein Unauthorized To Represent Maduro, Atty Says

    When constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein entered an appearance as counsel for former Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro on Tuesday, it was without having ever spoken to the client, according to a Thursday filing by Maduro's attorney Barry Pollack seeking to remove Fein from the case.

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    How NY Atty Helped Win 12-Year Fight Over Hospital Pricing

    When Matthew Cantor got involved in a sweeping antitrust case against California-based healthcare network Sutter Health, his youngest son was in the first grade. By the time the case settled in the fall, he was a sophomore in college. Here’s the story of how Cantor and his team kept fighting for more than a decade.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry kicked off the new year with a busy week filled with lateral moves, leadership changes, office openings and judicial nominations. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

  • Calif. Law Firm Wins $3M From Deal Made Without Client's OK

    A California state appeals court ruled that a Los Angeles personal injury law firm was entitled to over $3 million in payout from a $6 million settlement even though the firm initially entered into the deal without its client's consent and was later fired.

  • Conn. Steel Firm's Counsel Shuffle Averts Ch. 11 Meltdown

    A Connecticut bankruptcy judge Thursday allowed a steel company to replace its counsel at Pullman & Comley LLC after failing to pay the firm more than $389,000 in fees and expenses, avoiding a possible dismissal of the Chapter 11 case.

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    Bernstein Litowitz Shakeup Brings In Ross Aronstam Atty

    Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP announced Thursday it has bolstered its corporate governance practice by bringing on a Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP attorney as it reorganizes its governance department following the contentious departure of a group of attorneys for a boutique firm.

  • PLLCs Ineligible To Serve As Trustees In NC, Court Finds

    A North Carolina appeals court ruled Wednesday that a law firm organized as a professional limited liability company cannot serve as trustee of a trust or executor of a will without being explicitly authorized to do so under state law.

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    Smith Katzenstein Brings On Litigation Partner In Delaware

    Delaware firm Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP has added a corporate and commercial litigator who was formerly a named partner at Pinckney Weidinger Urban & Joyce LLC.

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    Ex-BigLaw Tax Atty Goes All In On Solo Practice

    After a long legal career that’s included stints at Big Four accounting firm KPMG, Nike and several BigLaw firms, there was only one final frontier left for New Jersey tax attorney Jeremy Abrams to explore after leaving Foley & Lardner last month: hanging his own shingle.

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    Meet The Md. Federal Judge In Goldstein's Tax Crimes Trial

    The Maryland federal judge presiding over the criminal tax evasion trial of former SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein is known as a meticulous jurist who spent decades in public service before joining the district court several years ago and overseeing a number of high-profile cases.

  • NJ Panel Backs Atty's Defamation Suit Against GOP

    A New Jersey appellate panel refused Thursday to short‑circuit a Garden State municipal attorney's defamation suit against a slate of Republican candidates and their campaign committee, holding that the state's new anti‑SLAPP statute does not entitle the defendants to early dismissal or fees because key factual disputes require discovery.

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    Leason Ellis Hires 9 Life Sciences Pros From Haley Guiliano

    Leason Ellis LLP announced Thursday that it has hired nine professionals with backgrounds in the life sciences from Haley Guiliano LLP, a patent practice that originated as a spin-off from Ropes & Gray LLP.

  • Production Co. Drops Malpractice Suit Against Vegas Atty

    A Nevada production company has dropped a Georgia state court malpractice suit against a Las Vegas attorney over a botched deal to build a basketball facility in Atlanta, after the two sides reportedly attended alternative dispute resolution.

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    Gfeller Laurie Expands To Vermont With 3 New Attys

    Gfeller Laurie LLP has expanded its footprint with three attorneys and a new office in Vermont, the Connecticut-based firm's second new office in about six months.

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    Husch Blackwell Expands With 18-Person Immigration Team

    Husch Blackwell LLP has hired an 18-person immigration team made up of two lawyers, eight paralegals and eight business professionals from an Illinois boutique, the firm announced this week.

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    Law Firm Real Estate Report

    A handful of firms in the Midwest and the East Coast finished out 2025 by completing relocation plans for offices in markets including Chicago, New York, Maryland, Philadelphia and Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • DOJ To Appeal Reinstatement Of Clearance For Mark Zaid

    The Trump administration told a D.C. federal judge on Wednesday that it will obey his injunction to reinstate attorney Mark Zaid's security clearance as it appeals the ruling in the D.C. Circuit, but left open the possibility that government intelligence agencies could try to revoke it again for new reasons.

  • Three Crowns Comes To Dubai International Financial Centre

    International arbitration law firm Three Crowns LLP has expanded its global footprint with a new office in the Dubai International Financial Centre, saying it now operates out of offices in London, Paris, Singapore, Madrid and Washington, D.C., as well as in its new DIFC locale.

  • Vets Allege Firm's Data Breach Jeopardizes Private Info

    A Pennsylvania law firm that handles veterans' Social Security and VA disability claims is facing proposed class claims over a November data breach that potentially affected the private health and financial information of thousands of clients. 

  • Kaplan Fox Remains Lead In Securities Suit After Ex-Client DQ

    Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP will continue leading a putative securities class action against Spectrum Pharmaceuticals after a previously appointed lead plaintiff was removed from the case for allegedly going behind his lawyers' backs to push his own settlement plan and unrelated conspiracy theories.

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    Feds Want To Use Goldstein's Comments To NYT At Trial

    Federal prosecutors preparing to try SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein for tax crimes next week are looking to use his comments in a New York Times Magazine article against him, claiming that admissions and details from the article "directly prove" certain charges the government has brought.

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    Manning Kass Absorbs Litigation Firm In California Expansion

    Manning & Kass Ellrod Ramirez Trester LLP has opened another California office, its eighth nationally, by absorbing the Riverside-based Smith Law Offices LLP and bringing on nine of its attorneys.

  • Firm In 'Maya' Verdict Seeks Coverage For Spinoff Fee Row

    The firm that secured a $213 million award in favor of Maya Kowalski, the person at the center of the Netflix documentary "Take Care of Maya," told a Florida federal court that its professional liability insurer owed coverage for a spinoff suit involving trial consultant fees. 

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Expert Analysis

  • Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw Author Photo

    Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.

  • 6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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    With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster Author Photo

    To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay? Author Photo

    Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.

  • How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids Author Photo

    Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter Author Photo

    Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.

  • Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills? Author Photo

    Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder Author Photo

    New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach Author Photo

    Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.

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    Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader Author Photo

    Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.

  • Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce Author Photo

    In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates Author Photo

    One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.

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    Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD Author Photo

    Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.

  • 3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
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    Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian Author Photo

    Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.

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