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ABA Says Attys Must Be Clear About Neutrality In Mediations
Attorneys who agree to work as neutral, third-party mediators must make it explicitly clear that they are not advising or holding privilege with participants, the American Bar Association has warned in its latest ethics opinion.
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Goldstein Can't Dismiss 2016 Tax Charges As Time-Barred
A Maryland federal judge denied SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein's motion to dismiss four of the 22 federal tax charges brought against him in January, ruling that his defense that the counts stemming from the 2016 tax year should be time-barred will have to be raised at trial.
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'Lapse In Judgment' Didn't Merit Atty DQ, Ga. Panel Rules
The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's disqualification of an attorney from a property dispute over discussions the lawyer had that initiated property damage central to the case, ruling that while the talks showed a "lapse in judgment," they did not warrant his removal.
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Atty Fights Walgreens Sanction Bid In Georgia Bias Suit
A former pharmacist suing Walgreens for discrimination asked a Georgia federal judge to reject the chain's sanctions bid against her attorney, saying the chain did not give the lawyer enough time to respond to a series of communications that led to the motion for sanctions.
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Chicago's Much Shelist Hires 6 Attys From LA Healthcare Firm
Chicago midsize law firm Much Shelist PC has hired six attorneys and two staff members from small California healthcare-focused law firm Fenton Jurkowitz, a move that helps the larger firm expand in Los Angeles.
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Coffey Modica Continues Southeast Expansion With Ga. Office
Business and insurance defense litigation firm Coffey Modica LLP has opened its first office in Georgia and named a partner with litigation expertise to open and lead the new location, a move that comes after the firm launched its first office in Florida.
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Former DOJ South Fla. Appellate Leader Joins Boutique
The former appellate chief at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida joined appellate boutique Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP in Miami.
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Brown Paindiris & Scott Eyes Deal In Data Breach Suit
After the defense pointed to ongoing discussions that could lead to a "resolution," a Connecticut federal judge has agreed to stretch a deadline for Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP to respond to a proposed class action complaint that accuses the law firm of waiting more than a year to notify clients of a 2023 data breach.
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DHS Says Seizure Of Atty's Phone Tied To Employment Probe
The government is pushing back on a Massachusetts immigration attorney's allegations that his work phone was seized in retaliation for his criticism of the Trump administration and advocacy for noncitizens, saying it's looking into whether he violated federal employment verification laws.
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NJ, Del. Judges Stress Value Of Local Counsel For IP Attys
Six judges with significant experience overseeing pharmaceutical patent litigation in the districts of New Jersey and Delaware urged litigators on Tuesday to rely on the expertise of local counsel if they're hoping to impress the court.
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NY State Court Sanctions Atty For Doubling Down On AI
A New York state court said a New Jersey-based attorney must face sanctions for both submitting filings with inaccurate and outright made-up case details written in part by artificial intelligence and for subsequently doubling down by submitting more "AI-hallucinated" material to defend his conduct.
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Indiana Firm Krieg DeVault Absorbs 12-Member Firm
In a combination of two Indiana law firms with expertise in banking and healthcare, midsize Indianapolis-based law firm Krieg DeVault LLP has announced plans to absorb 12-attorney Rothberg Law Firm, giving it a foothold in the state's second-largest city of Fort Wayne.
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Ex-OneTaste Staffer Fights Firm's Bid To Toss Malpractice Suit
A former OneTaste employee is urging a Pennsylvania federal court to reject Kohn Swift & Graf PC's bid to dismiss her legal malpractice suit alleging that the firm was negligent when it represented her in connection with a federal subpoena related to an investigation of the sexual wellness company, asserting that her claims are valid.
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Ex-Atty Says Contested Embezzlement Not Denial Of Remorse
A Pennsylvania attorney disbarred for allegedly embezzling money from the Philadelphia school district told an ethics panel Tuesday that he should be reinstated because a disciplinary hearing committee ignored evidence that he had shown remorse, all while denying he'd directly benefited from the scheme.
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Boutique DTO Law Adds Former Calif. Federal Prosecutor
DTO Law, a boutique focused on commercial litigation, transactions, appeals and white collar matters, has hired the former deputy chief of the major frauds section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
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Law Firm Seeks To Uphold $6.6M Arbitral Award In Fee Dispute
A personal injury law firm embroiled in a long-running dispute over fees owed in litigation over a 1983 terrorist bombing in Lebanon urged a New York federal court to preserve a $6.59 million arbitral award it had secured for its work, arguing that tossing the arbitrator's "carefully balanced" decision would wrongly send the parties back to square one.
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11th Circ. Says Insurer Must Defend Atty Malpractice Suit
A law firm's professional liability insurer has a duty to defend it and one of its attorneys in an underlying malpractice lawsuit stemming from their representation of defendants that faced civil forfeiture claims, the Eleventh Circuit ruled Friday, finding that a "misappropriation exclusion" did not wholly foreclose coverage.
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Atty's Due Process Claims Challenging Disbarments Trimmed
A former attorney has had most of a due process suit fighting his disbarment in Florida and reciprocal discipline in Massachusetts and New York thrown out, with a Manhattan federal judge finding that New York lacks personal jurisdiction over out-of-state disciplinary officials.
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More Disciplinary Info On Atty Sent To Judge In Flores Case
An attorney representing the NFL in the racial discrimination dispute with former head coach Brian Flores has informed a New York federal judge of additional disciplinary action against the former attorney for one of Flores' co-plaintiffs, as the judge is investigating whether the lawyer misrepresented his license to practice.
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Q3 Law Firm Lateral Hiring Reflects Cautious Optimism
Lateral attorney hiring at the nation's largest law firms continued to climb in the third quarter of 2025, signaling that the legal talent market is gradually stabilizing after a sluggish start to the year, according to a new report from legal intelligence provider Firm Prospects.
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Atty Can't Win AI Misconduct Sanctions In Malpractice Case
A New York federal judge will not sanction a plaintiff over alleged misuse of generative artificial intelligence in a malpractice case against her former lawyer, finding the attorney seeking sanctions had also "vexatiously protracted" the nearly decade-long litigation.
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Pa. Law Firm Settles Ex-Paralegal's Disability Bias Suit
A Pennsylvania law firm has agreed to settle a former paralegal's lawsuit claiming she was fired for taking medical leave to undergo treatment for a panic disorder, according to a filing in federal court Friday.
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Torridon Adds Former Energy Adviser To Consulting Firm
A former acting assistant secretary to a division of the U.S. Department of Energy has left the public sector to join Torridon Group LLC, a strategic advisory firm and subsidiary of former Attorney General Bill Barr's law firm Torridon Law PLLC.
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Influencer Slams Atty DQ Bid Over Brief Call As Delay Tactic
A social media optimization company's push to disqualify the law firm representing an influencer it is suing in a copyright dispute in Texas federal court is nothing more than an attempt to use a "procedural weapon to delay proceedings, increase costs, and peddle false narratives," according to a court filing.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the full Ninth Circuit held that denials of California anti-SLAPP motions can no longer be appealed in the midst of litigation.
Expert Analysis
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Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law
The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.
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9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term
Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.