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Retired BigLaw partner tells tales of lawyers, FBI and kidnapping epidemic of 1930s in new book
Carolyn Cox tells me what she loved the most about practicing law was “hands down trying to figure out what the facts were.” She adds…
Chief deputy DA in Vegas writes column criticizing Disney wokeness and spurs Twitter backlash
The chief deputy district attorney in Clark County, Nevada, has been labeled a “Disney Karen” after he wrote a newspaper commentary criticizing Disney World for…
Lawyer gets stayed suspension for ‘unintelligible’ brief; she said she mistakenly filed the draft version
An Ohio lawyer chided for submitting an appellate brief that was “inadequate, incoherent and unintelligible” will receive a stayed suspension from law practice. Lawyer…
Lawyer gets 5-year suspension for firing gun into colleague’s law office
A lawyer who practices in Portland, Oregon, has received a five-year suspension for firing six bullets into the law office of a colleague, narrowly missing…
Afternoon Briefs: ABA Journal Board of Editors selects next leader; associate hiring drops during pandemic
Meet the next chair of the ABA Journal Board of Editors The ABA Journal Board of Editors has selected a new chair, retired Judge Herbert…
Afternoon Briefs: Chauvin found guilty in George Floyd’s death; why red flag law wasn’t used against FedEx gunman
Chauvin is found guilty of all charges in George Floyd’s death Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of all charges in…
Data shows decrease in long-term, full-time jobs for 2020 law school grads
For 2020 graduates of ABA-accredited law schools, 77.4% had long-term, full-time jobs that required or preferred bar passage, compared to 80.6% for the class of…