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Montana judge gets unpaid suspension for courthouse hallway comments
A Montana judge is getting a public reprimand and a 30-day unpaid suspension as a result of remarks that he made about a witness while…
Former Proskauer COO withheld raises to create resentment, spur moves to new firm, amended suit says
Former Proskauer Rose chief operating officer Jonathan O’Brien is accused in a revised lawsuit of withholding raises and promotions for key Proskauer Rose employees to…
The public defender approach to personal life
I started my legal career in the Oklahoma County Public Defender’s Office. During one of my 1L first-semester classes, the Oklahoma County public defender and…
$200K is median base pay for new associates, thanks to market pressure from talent wars, NALP says
Associate pay hikes cascaded during a “red-hot recruiting market” over the last two years, leading to a median base salary of $200,000 for new associates…
55 lawyers among 5% of global workforce being laid off at this BigLaw firm
Dechert laid off 55 lawyers and 43 business professionals Tuesday, as the law firm began implementing cuts to “align our staffing levels with demand.” The…
Judge sanctions lawyer for ‘obnoxious’ and ‘appalling’ deposition conduct
A personal injury lawyer will be sanctioned for his deposition conduct after calling the opposing counsel “corporate shills” who “live in an alternate reality,” a…
End of the Cold War launched new efforts to build the rule of law
As chunks of the Berlin Wall were being torn down by jubilant crowds Nov. 9, 1989, James Silkenat was serving his term as chair of…
Jurors award $5M to writer who sued Trump for alleged assault; what evidence supported her allegations?
Jurors in a civil lawsuit filed against former President Donald Trump have found he sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll and he is…
False-records case against Trump ‘stands apart,’ newspaper review finds
The felony business-records case against former President Donald Trump “stands apart” because the indictment does not include any separate charges, according to the New…
‘Warlike action’ exclusion didn’t protect insurers from Merck’s cyberattack claim, appeals court says
A New Jersey appeals court ruled last week that an exclusion for “hostile/warlike action” in insurance policies covering “all risks” didn’t bar a pharmaceutical company’s…