Small Law Firms
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Practice Pointers, Small Law Firms
Strengthening the Attorney/Client Relationship
Our small-firm columnist, Brian Tannebaum, on why you should try to give a damn about your clients' lives outside of their legal issues. -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Boutique Law Firms, Money, Small Law Firms
Planning Your Law Firm: Projecting Income and Efficiency
There must be some way to figure out what your income will be when you start a firm, and Tom Wallerstein is here to help you do it. -
Food, Privacy, Sex, Sex Scandals, Videos
Videos of Waffle House Chairman Smothering Housekeeper With His Gravy Violated Privacy
Waffle House boss liked his maid.
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Media and Journalism, Practice Pointers, Small Law Firms, Television
The Truth About Media Appearances
If you've got a media appearance coming up, take some advice from Brian Tannebaum to avoid making mistakes. -
American Bar Association / ABA, Antitrust, Biglaw, Copyright, Deaths, FDA, Federal Judges, John Edwards, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Military / Military Law, Morning Docket, Murder, Patton Boggs, Pornography, Public Interest, SCOTUS, Small Law Firms, Supreme Court, Violence
Morning Docket: 06.17.13
* With the Supreme Court’s term winding quickly to a close, it’s likely that conservative justices will write for the majority in some of the most closely watched and controversial cases. Uh oh. [Washington Post]
* Judge Edward Korman, the man who slapped around the FDA like it owed him money in a ruling over access to the morning-after pill, is actually a very soft-spoken, kind-hearted fellow. [New York Times]
* Wherein a Chicago Law professor and a Vedder Price partner argue that instead of cutting law school down to two years, financial aid should be given out like candy. Hey, whatever works. [Bloomberg]
* Brooklyn Law’s got a whole lot of drama these days: Their president is stepping down, their dean is apparently still a full-time partner at Patton Boggs, and a law professor is suing over alleged ABA violations. [New York Law Journal]
* That’s not the only New York-area law school awash in scandal. Chen Guangcheng has received the boot from NYU Law due to alleged harm done to the school’s relationship with China. [New York Times]
* When questioned about the need for his school, Indiana Tech’s dean says the lawyer oversupply and lack of jobs don’t matter. It’s about the quality of the graduate. Good luck with that! [Journal Gazette]
* This came too soon (that’s what she said). The alleged porn purveyors at Prenda Law will close up shop thanks to the costly litigation surrounding their copyright trolling. [Law & Disorder / Ars Technica]
* Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hassan won’t be allowed to use a “defense of others” strategy in his murder trial, because not only does it fail as a matter of law, but it’s also ridiculous. [Associated Press]
* Harvard Law grad Cate Edwards, daughter of disgraced pol John Edwards, took a dramatic step away from her father’s tabloid-esque pubic interests by opening her own public interest firm. [WJLA ABC 7]
* Judge Thomas Jackson, well-known for his antitrust ruling against Microsoft, RIP. [New York Times]
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Boutique Law Firms, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Small Law Firms, Sonia Sotomayor
Lawyerly Lairs: Justice Sotomayor's Former Boss Sells His $20 Million Townhouse
This dream home actually comes with a nightmarish history.... -
Billable Hours, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
Skin in the Game: Mixed Hourly and Contingent Fee Billing
Keeping your client invested in the litigation makes for a better relationship. -
Ask the Experts, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms
From Across the Desk: Capital-Markets Centric Firms
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. continues his taxonomy of law firms with the capital-markets centric firms. -
Litigators, Practice Pointers, Rudeness, Small Law Firms
The Practice: Dealing with Threatening, Demanding Opposing Counsel
Brian Tannebaum suggests that you not drop down to opposing counsel's level, especially if they're being rude. -
Biglaw, Gerald Shargel, Lateral Moves, Mafia, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms, White-Collar Crime
Musical Chairs: Major Mafia Lawyer Joins Biglaw Firm
Why is this high-profile criminal defense lawyer closing his firm and joining a Biglaw behemoth? -
Attorney Misconduct, Boutique Law Firms, Lawyer of the Day, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Plaintiffs Firms, Politics, Small Law Firms
Disgraced Plaintiffs' Lawyer Stan Chesley: He's Baaack....
Stan Chesley -- the "Master of Disaster," the "Prince of Torts" -- is not going gently into that good night. -
Boutique Law Firms, Fashion, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Dress Code
Navigating the confusing waters of dressing for the job. -
Deaths, Small Law Firms, Suicide
Suicide Stalks Small-Town Lawyers
Is there an epidemic of lawyer suicide?
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Practice Pointers, Small Law Firms
The Practice: 'I Don’t Do That Work'
Should you take any clients that walk in the door? Brian Tannebaum doesn't think so. -
Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Hotties, Legal Ethics, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Lawyer Ethics Commission Accuses Reema Bajaj of Trading Sex for Office Supplies
What would Reema do for a ream of office paper? Here are the latest allegations against an attractive attorney who pleaded guilty to prostitution. -
Crime, Drinking, Police, Rudeness, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Videos
Lawyer Gets Wasted, Throws Panties at Police
This attorney is a real panty dropper. -
Ask the Experts, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
From Across the Desk: A Law Firm Taxonomy - Introduction
Bruce MacEwen categorizes different types of law firms. -
Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Divorce Train Wrecks, Kids, Legal Ethics, Practice Pointers, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
How Not To Answer the 'Order to Show Cause That You Shouldn't Be Disbarred'
Turning it in late is a bad start. -
Boutique Law Firms, Labor / Employment, Litigators, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms
The Delaware Court Of Chancery Seems Annoyed With Juan Monteverde
If you're a defendant in a salacious sexual harassment lawsuit, should you disclose that when seeking pro hac vice admission? -
Deaths, Murder, Paralegals, Small Law Firms
Paralegal Found Naked, Dead in Her Boss and Boyfriend's Bathtub
Some people wonder if Julia Law was murdered....