DOJ Lawyer Can’t Avoid Bar Complaint By Declaring ‘Nevermind That Slush Fund Thing’
Stanley Woodward signed off on the slush fund... and his clients stood to gain.
DOJ Sues D.C. Bar For Holding Trump Lawyers To Ethical Rules
Bar discipline is only accountability left for Trump lawyers, and the DOJ wants to nip that in the bud.
Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
Brad Bondi Can Still Be DC Bar President If Mike Pence Has The Courage
Brad Bondi seems to be taking his loss... whatever the opposite of gracefully is.
Pam Bondi’s Brother Decimated In D.C. Bar Race
Opponent runs up the score on Brad Bondi in race for DC Bar president.
DC Bar Election Seems To Be Tracking Canada, Australia… Papacy
Not a great time to be running for office when you're related to the Trump cabinet.
Interim DC US Attorney Earns First Professional Misconduct Complaint On The New Job
Probably first of many.
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
Pam Bondi’s Brother And Ed Martin’s Assistant Running To Lead D.C. Bar… No Way This Is A Bad Idea!
They might be good candidates... some other year.
A Little Subterfuge Was Necessary For This Historic Achievement
The bar committee made an inaccurate assumption.
Did D.C. Bar Course Tell Attorneys It’s Totally Cool To Discriminate If That’s What The Client Wants?
Does ethics compel discrimination? No, probably not.
Highlights From the Masters Conference
This week, while taking a break from my favorite pastime — hanging out with strippers and snorting coke with federal judges — I attended the Masters Conference in Washington, DC. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this conference, it has carved out a significant niche for itself in the e-discovery universe. The Masters […]
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Will the DC Bar Soon Be Adding You as a Friend?
Earlier this week, I interviewed Darrell Mottley and Laura Possesky, the two candidates for president-elect of the DC Bar. Motley is a shareholder at Banner Witcoff, LTD, and Possesky is a partner at Gura & Possesky, PLLC. Running for president-elect of the DC Bar means they are running for president as well, because the president-elect […]