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Floyd Prosecutor, Defense Atty To Represent Pretti's Family
The relatives of a Minnesota intensive care nurse killed by ICE agents have secured legal representation from a former federal prosecutor who helped secure the conviction of an ex-police officer in the killing of George Floyd, and a criminal defense attorney coming off a high-profile murder case.
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Baker McKenzie Describes Client Fallout After Assault Claims
Several clients asked the leader of Baker McKenzie's Washington, D.C., office to stop handling work for them after he was accused of sexual assault, according to a new filing in a defamation case against the former firm associate who made the allegations.
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Haynes Boone Adds Ex-SDNY Atty From Winston & Strawn
Haynes Boone LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired a former Southern District of New York prosecutor from Winston & Strawn LLP to promote the growth of its white collar and investigations practice.
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Tyler Technologies Acquires For The Record For $212M
Public sector software company Tyler Technologies announced Monday that it's set to acquire For The Record, a provider of digital recording within courtrooms, for $212.5 million.
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Queens Defenders Ex-Director Admits Embezzling Over $100K
The former longtime head of Queens Defenders copped to a count of fraud conspiracy in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday after prosecutors said she diverted over $100,000 intended for indigent residents and used the money for a lavish lifestyle.
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Colorado Supreme Court Nominees For Vacancy Announced
Colorado's nominating commission for the state's next Supreme Court justice has nominated three candidates for the high court's vacancy, the Colorado Judicial Branch announced Tuesday.
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5 Key Topics To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting
The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider nearly 30 proposals at its semiannual meeting, including several pieces of legislation addressing the intersection of today's political unrest and the law.
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Habeas Cases Flood Courts After Immigrant Detention Shift
Federal courts have been inundated with a flood of cases stemming from the Trump administration's revised approach to the detention of unauthorized immigrants, with judges routinely ruling against the government as immigration attorneys scramble to keep up.
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First Woman Justice Elected To Wash. High Court To Retire
Washington State Supreme Court Justice Barbara A. Madsen, the first woman to be voted onto the court and the second-longest serving justice in state history, said Monday she plans to retire this spring after 33 years on the bench.
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7th Circ. Hands Dead Packaging Worker's 401(k) To Ex-Wife
The Seventh Circuit awarded the 401(k) account balance of a dead Packaging Corp. of America worker to his ex-wife Monday, concluding that a lower court erred in determining she wasn't entitled to benefits based on a fax requesting a beneficiary designation change that he transmitted after a divorce.
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NJ Sens. Probe AG Nominee On Immigration, Accountability
Gov. Mikie Sherrill's pick for New Jersey Attorney General passed a vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday after a lengthy hearing in which state senators questioned her on hot-button issues, including the state's relationship with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and state anti-corruption prosecutions.
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DOJ Defends NJ US Atty Office Funding Amid Scrutiny
Defending the three-person leadership structure of New Jersey's federal prosecution operations since the departure of Alina Habba, an administrator told a federal court that two of the attorneys running the office are paid through the office's budget and the third is funded through the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Georgia Judge Accused Of Bias Departing For Advocacy Role
A Georgia state judge is resigning at the end of February to lead an antisemitism initiative at the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, a move that comes after an advocacy group criticized her social media comments as anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim.
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Watchdog Renews Halligan Bar Complaint After Court Rulings
The nonprofit Campaign for Accountability on Monday once again launched a bar complaint against former interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan in Virginia, after the Virginia State Bar declined to pursue an ethics investigation against the attorney last year, calling it a matter for the courts to determine.
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6th Circ. Clears Judge Boasberg In DOJ Ethics Complaint
The complaint the U.S. Department of Justice filed against Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of the District of Columbia has been dismissed.
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3rd Circ. Affirms Fee Awards For Immigration Habeas Actions
A Third Circuit panel ruled federal law authorizes attorney fee awards for immigrants who successfully challenge their detention through habeas actions, affirming awards made to two noncitizens who were detained for over a year and denied bond hearings.
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Judiciary Open As Usual Until Thursday Despite Shutdown
The federal judiciary has enough funding to sustain normal operations until Thursday, following the partial government shutdown that started at midnight on Saturday.
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Bill Regulating Attorney AI Use Passes California Senate
A proposed California law that would regulate attorneys and arbitrators' use of generative artificial intelligence statewide has headed to the Assembly after the state Senate unanimously approved the measure.
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House To Vote On Reform Of Court Nondisclosure Orders
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., fumed at the House on Friday for trying to undo a provision that allows him and other senators investigated by special counsel Jack Smith to sue for damages and held up the government funding vote as a result. But a bill the House is poised to take up next week could alleviate some of his concerns.
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Attys Rip Judge-Shopping Sanctions As Bid To 'Rewrite' Rules
Two Alabama attorneys who were sanctioned for allegedly judge shopping in a civil rights case urged the Eleventh Circuit to toss the sanctions Friday, arguing the judges accusing them were seeking to "rewrite" the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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FTC Warns 42 Law Firms Of DEI 'Anticompetitive Collusion'
The Federal Trade Commission announced Friday that it has sent warning letters to 42 major law firms for their purported participation in an outside diversity, equity and inclusion program, alleging their participation could constitute anticompetitive collusion.
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1st Circ. Upholds Atty's 7-Year Sentence In Email Fraud Case
A panel of the First Circuit has affirmed a more than seven-year prison term and $2 million restitution order for an Illinois lawyer convicted of collecting proceeds from a romance and real estate email fraud scheme.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of January with insight into law firm performance and news of a Hollywood adaptation. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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DC Administrative Judge Is Renominated To Superior Court
President Donald Trump has nominated Sharon Goodie, an administrative law judge in Washington, D.C., to be an associate judge on the Superior Court for the District of Columbia.
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Prosecutors Can't Revive RICO Case Against NJ Powerbroker
The New Jersey Appellate Division on Friday rejected a bid from state prosecutors to revive the criminal racketeering case against South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross and several others, finding that the allegations either did not amount to crimes or were brought too late.
Expert Analysis
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For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past
At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
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Why All Law Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital
Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.
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ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Lawyers
Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.
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Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.
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Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan
Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.
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Priorities For Improving The Legal Industry In Texas
To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.
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Leading Your Law Firm's Creation Of A New Practice Group
Marjorie Peerce and Peter Jaslow at Ballard Spahr discuss the challenges of building a new law firm practice group from the ground up, and how sustained commitment, communication and collaboration are the key ingredients for success.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates?
Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.
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10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems
Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.
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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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Incorporating ADA Guidance Into Lawyer Wellness Movement
The Americans with Disabilities Act and rules of professional conduct may help the legal profession promote lawyer well-being by focusing on mental conditions' actual impact, rather than on associated stereotypes, says Alex Long at the University of Tennessee College of Law.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can New Partners Generate Business?
Christine Wong at MoFo discusses how newly elected partners can prioritize business development by creating a strategic plan with the firm's marketing team and strengthening relationships with professional and personal networks.
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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.
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What Web3 Means For Lawyers' Ethical Duties
As law firms embrace Web3 technologies by accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal fees, investing in metaverse departments and more, lawyers should remember their ethical duties to warn clients of the benefits and risks of technology in a murky regulatory environment, says Heidi Frostestad Kuehl at Northern Illinois University College of Law.
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NY's Cybersecurity CLE Rule Is A Sign Of Changing Times
New York's recently announced requirement that lawyers complete cybersecurity training as part of their continuing legal education is a reminder that securing client information is more complicated in an increasingly digital world, and that expectations around attorneys' technology competence are changing, says Jason Schwent at Clark Hill.