Laurie Lin
Laurie Lin is a former D.C. Biglaw associate now living in Charleston, West Virginia with her husband and sons. You can also find her on the Charleston Gazette-Mail op-ed page or West Virginia Public Broadcasting's "Front Porch" podcast. Follow her on Twitter (@wvpundette) or send wedding-related tips to her at leww.tips@gmail.com.
Posts by Laurie Lin
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Don Imus, Free Speech, Litigators, Martin Garbus, Media and Journalism
Don Imus Hires "Ferocious Litigator"
Don Imus has hired a prominent litigator, prompting speculation that the dismissed DJ may be plotting legal action against his former employers (CBS and MSNBC). The lawyer is Davis & Gilbert partner Martin Garbus, named by Time Magazine as “legendary, one of the best trial lawyers in the country.” According to BusinessWeek: A brief sentence […] -
Bar Exams, Prisons, Rank Stupidity, Screw-Ups
Dateline Hickman: Bungling in the Bluegrass State
An inmate charged with beating an elderly man was mistakenly released from the Kentucky Correctional & Psychiatric Center in La Grange after a fake order was faxed to officials at the facility. The mistake went undetected for nearly two weeks. In hindsight, it might not have required bloodhound-like detective skills to smell something fishy about […] - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Duke Lacrosse Team Rape Case, Media and Journalism, New York Times
The Duke Lacrosse Case: Naming the Accuser?
The NYT’s public editor, Byron Calame, reviewed the paper’s coverage of the Duke lacrosse case yesterday, focusing on the review of the case that ran in the Times last August. Critics lambasted that piece for its uncritical reliance on a police officer’s memo written “from memory” four months after the witness interviews it described. (Among […]
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Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Kids, Old People, Torture
Law Firm Day Care: Can't Get Enough of You[r] Baby
The trend of on-site day care is catching on at law firms. Sounds like a good thing, right? But take a close look at this article. The intro anecdote is all about how when work gets “too intense,” a 61-year-old founding partner unwinds by visiting the firm’s nursery to hang out with other lawyers’ kids! […] -
Exercise, Food, Football, Litigators, Sports
Ed Hochuli: Football's Fabulously Fit Finder of Fact
Sunday’s NYT sports section features a short interview with our favorite NFL referee, Ed Hochuli. Hochuli is a minor celebrity among football fans for two things: his brawny physique and the commendably detailed on-field explanations he gives when announcing penalties and other calls. He’s also a partner in the Phoenix law firm of Jones, Skelton, […] -
AutoAdmit / Xoxohth, Bad Ideas, Boalt Hall, Crime, Law Schools, Violence
Troubling Story from the West Coast
A Boalt law student could be facing criminal charges after allegedly posting online threats toward Hastings: UC Hastings officials were alerted on Wednesday afternoon of a blog post threatening a copycat murder-suicide in reference to the events at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Monday, said UC Hastings spokesperson Lorri Ungaretti. “The threat did not specifically reference it, […] -
Admin, Announcements, Blogging
LEWW Is Blog-Sitting!
Good morning from Birmingham, which we’ve got all to ourselves because most of the state is in Tuscaloosa at football practice. We are honored to be filling in here while David takes a well-deserved vaycay. Recent readers know us as the neww LEWW, but while wedding commentary may be our specialty (well, that and tax […] -
New York Times, Pictures, Shopping, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch, April 15: The Love Bug
As spring’s warm breezes waft away the winter chill, even stuffy legal-types are feeling the urge to merge. LEWW has been getting all kinds of STDs from lawyers lately (Save The Dates—sheesh, people!), and we’re exercising our clicking finger for the Great Place-Settings Mass Purchase of ’07. Speaking of that, now that registration with Williams-Sonoma […] - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch, April 8: Love Blossoms
We have to step out for a lunch meeting. But we won’t leave you without entertainment in the meantime. In case you missed the earlier announcement, we have a wonderfully talented new writer here at Legal Eagle Wedding Watch. Please give it up for the fabulous Laurie Lin!!! Laurie’s first LEWW column appeared here. And […] -
Admin, Announcements, Blogging, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Say Hello To Your New Writer!
In response to our request for help with Legal Eagle Wedding Watch, we received many excellent applications. After much deliberation — picking among so many qualified applicants was tough — we finally selected a new LEWW writer. Please welcome Laurie Lin to the pages of ATL! Here’s a little bit about her: Laurie is a […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.