Divorce
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Divorce Train Wrecks, Lawyer Advertising, Women's Issues
Women Are All Scheming Biatches Per Female Divorce Attorney
If you're married to a woman, she's already cheating on you with a youth sports coach. Sorry. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
A Messy Divorce Offers An Inside Look At Biglaw Partner Pay
Divorce litigation reveals the partner pay structure at one leading law firm. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Copyright, Divorce Train Wrecks, Intellectual Property, Music
Smokey Robinson Sues Ex-Wife To Prevent Her From Claiming 50% Of His Recaptured Motown Hits
Smokey Robinson wants to contort the law to box out his ex-wife. He's hoping for a miracle.
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Divorce Train Wrecks, Legal Ethics, Non-Sequiturs, Police, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 01.10.14
* In the annals of “do we have to explain everything to you idiots,” a woman is suing her lawyer for failing to explain that her divorce would end her marriage. [Gawker] * Recess appointments make for strange bedfellows. Like C. Boyden Gray, the former ambassador to the EU, or William J. Olson, formerly a Director of the Legal Services Corporation, who are hoping the Supreme Court robs President Obama of his recess appointment power. Even though Gray and Olson were, themselves, recess appointments (they claim they were “real” recess appointments defined as “before the Democrats taught everyone to run fake sessions and pretend it’s a session). Or maybe “being partisan hacks in a conservative echo chamber” makes for strange bedfellows. [New York Times] * Let’s check back in with Law Grad Working Retail and the unfortunate concept of G-G-MILFs. [Law Grad Working Retail] * If you’re going to steal a car, turn off your phone first. The money quote is at the end of the article when the alleged thief makes the police detective an… interesting offer. [The Journal] * The long-running debate over legal ethics and LinkedIn endorsements has prompted the networking site to change its settings to address concerns raised by the Florida Bar. Dare I “endorse” this move? [Daily Business Review] * San Diego used to be on the lookout for racial profiling. Now they’ve just stopped caring and a bunch of folks are rightly concerned. But what more can you expect from a city founded by the Germans in 1904? [Voice of San Diego] * Elie was on Mike Sacks’s Legalese It! this afternoon along with Professor Garrett Epps and Professor Lisa McElroy. Video embedded after the jump… [HuffPo Live] -
Admin, Announcements, Asians, Bar Exams, Biglaw, Bonuses, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Law Schools, Magic Circle, Money, Partner Issues, Pro Se Litigants, Racism, Rankings, Reality TV, Sexism, Small Law Firms, U.S. News, Videos, Women's Issues, YouTube
Above the Law’s Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2013
What were the 10 biggest stories about the legal profession in 2013, according to readers of Above the Law? -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Quote of the Day, Sex
Ashley Madison Presents: The 21st-Century Cuckolded Man
Can you sue inanimate objects utilized in an affair -- like the online infidelity service, Ashley Madison? -
Animal Law, Divorce Train Wrecks, Quote of the Day, State Judges
Cut the dog in half! That way each of you can have part of him.
This is what happens when you don't have babies. -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Kids, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Grading One Law School Graduate's Financial Stupidity
A law school grad explains why he's been so stupid with money. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Biglaw, Holidays and Seasons, Partner Issues
Biglaw Holiday Decision Tree: Do You Have To Work The Friday After Thanksgiving?
How can you tell if you need to be working on Black Friday? -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law
Is This Father Unfit For Not Taking His Four-Year-Old To McDonald's?
Kid gets mom to get psychologist to tattle on daddy to a judge. -
Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Gloria Allred, Media and Journalism, Rankings, Raoul Felder
Who Is The Best Divorce Lawyer Around?
A couple of top 10 lists of the best divorce lawyers around. -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Labor / Employment, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
Lawsuit Accuses Prominent Law School Dean Of Sexual Harassment (And More)
A new lawsuit levels serious (and salacious) allegations against a leading defender of legal education. -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Education / Schools, Family Law, Kids, Money
How Long Do You Have To Keep Supporting Your Child?
College could mean that your child support costs are just beginning.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Abortion, Divorce Train Wrecks, Kasowitz Benson, Sex, Women's Issues
New York Court Forces Woman To Testify About an Abortion
Slut shaming enters a high-profile divorce hearing because our society is awful. -
Bankruptcy, Caption Contests, Contests, Divorce Train Wrecks, Drinking, Lawyer Advertising, Pictures, Reader Polls
Caption Contest Finalists: The Anatomy Of A Drinking Problem
Two of these legal problems will drive you to drink, so good thing the liquor store is just steps away. -
Bankruptcy, Caption Contests, Contests, Divorce Train Wrecks, Drinking, Lawyer Advertising, Pictures
Caption Contest: The Anatomy Of A Drinking Problem
If your life is in shambles, this is a place where you can drink away all of your legal problems. -
Antitrust, Biglaw, Books, Deaths, Divorce Train Wrecks, Douglas Ginsburg, Fenwick & West, Free Speech, Intellectual Property, Law Professors, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Patents, SCOTUS, Suicide, Supreme Court, Technology, Theater
Morning Docket: 09.13.13
* Congrats to @FenwickWest on landing the big Twitter IPO! #yaylegalfees [American Lawyer]
* The Deal Professor, Steven Davidoff, surveys the legal landscape around the Twitter filing, focusing on the #JOBSAct. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Jamie McCourt, a former family law attorney, strikes out in trying to set aside her divorce settlement with Frank McCourt, former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. She’s stuck with $131 million and several luxury homes. #richpeopleproblems [National Law Journal (sub. req.)]
* An inquest reveals that a Hogan Lovells partner who took his own life had warned a colleague that he was going to kill himself the day before his death. [Daily Mail via ABA Journal]
* Good news for the news business: the Senate Judiciary Committee approves a federal media-shield bill. [Washington Wire / Wall Street Journal]
* Nathan Myhrvold, the CEO of a patent holding company, warns that anti-patent-troll sentiment could have unforeseen consequences. [Corporate Counsel]
* Praise in the WSJ for Unprecedented: The Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare (affiliate link), the new book by Professor Josh Blackman (who recently wrote a guest post for us on Supreme Court beauty contests). [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* Congrats to George Mason Law on its two high-profile hires: D.C. Circuit Judge Douglas Ginsburg and Covington antitrust partner Damien Geradin. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times]
* If you’re in New York this weekend, go see Arguendo. Or buy tickets for the 7 p.m. performance on September 22, when I’ll be doing a talkback with artistic director John Collins after the show. Enter the discount code “ABOVE” for $35 tickets (a special rate for ATL readers). [Public Theater]
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Attorney Misconduct, Basketball, Celebrities, Cocaine / Crack, Divorce Train Wrecks, Drugs, Legal Ethics, Ridiculousness, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sports
Did This Lawyer Allow Lamar Odom To Review Her Client Files While He Was High On Crack?
This seems too ridiculous to be true, but we've got her on film admitting to it! -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Law Professors, Vicious Infighting
When Law Professors Divorce
Two law professors have been involved in divorce-related legal battles that judges have called "frightening" and "appalling." -
Attorney Misconduct, Basketball, California, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Legal Ethics, Ridiculousness, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sports
Did Lamar Odom Cheat On Khloe Kardashian With A Lawyer?
Who's the lawyer involved, and what law school did she attend?