Unreasonable Doubts: An Interview With Reyna Marder Gentin, Appellate Attorney Turned Novelist
This debut novel is a great read that also touches upon important themes.
Why Bill Cosby Didn’t Testify
Putting any defendant on the stand, even one as well-seasoned in front of an audience as Bill Cosby, is a risk.
The Hidden Threat: How Fake Identities used by Remote Employees Put Your Business at Risk—and How to Defend Against This
Based on our experience in recent client matters, we have seen an escalating threat posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) information technology (IT) workers engaging in sophisticated schemes to evade US and UN sanctions, steal intellectual property from US companies, and/or inject ransomware into company IT environments, in support of enhancing North Korea’s illicit weapons program.
Based On A True Story…
Do you know this show?
Jesus Had A Terrible Public Defender
Ineffective assistance of Biblical proportions.
With Public Defenders Like These, Who Needs Prosecutors?
After sexual harassment allegations and multiple citations of ineffective assistance, maybe there's something wrong with this office.
Criminally Yours: Psychotic Episodes And The Criminal Justice System
Even if the crime was committed while you were out of your mind, coming from a good family, having a college degree, and lacking a criminal record will not insulate you from the various circles of hell of the criminal justice system.
Gen AI: Your Legal Research Assistant, Not Your Replacement
Here's how you can spend more time practicing law, and less time sorting, sifting, and summarizing.
How Do Lawyers For Celebrities Land Their Clients?
If you're curious, here's something worth listening to.
Standard Of Review: The People v. O.J. Simpson Defense Attorney Power Rankings
Culture critic Harry Graff's one criterion for the power rankings: which character makes the viewer most excited when he shows up on screen?
Lawyer Gets Paid In Weed, Keeps His Law License
You may be able to adhere to Snoop Dogg’s edict and smoke weed every day (if you don’t get caught), but you should never get involved in a drug trade.
The Fifth-Year Dilemma: Do I Stay Or Do I Go (In-House)?
How to make the right decision, and why there might be another way to shape a fulfilling legal career on your own terms.
When A Defense Attorney Feels Like She Enables An Executioner
One defense lawyer has an extraordinary record -- just not the kind that anyone with a capital conviction or charge against them wants to see.
Prominent Defense Attorney Uses Networking To… Hire A Killer?
One lawyer won't be winning any accolades for his legal ethics.
Criminally Yours: Oops, You Got Arrested — Now What?
This is likely what will happen to you if you've been arrested in New York, provided you're not black or Hispanic, not an illegal immigrant, and don't have a prior criminal record.
Breaking Into White-Collar Defense, Small Firm Practice, And A Job Announcement
Small firms can offer tremendous rewards to aspiring white-collar attorneys.
Non-Sequiturs: 02.03.15
* Who's the meanest Supreme Court justice of all time? Science has the answer and it's not Justice Scalia... [Eric Posner] * Harper Lee is publishing a sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird (affiliate link). We hope for the best, but the circumstances of this announcement should make everyone a little worried. [Jezebel] * Following the ridiculous arrest of a public defender for the egregious act of defending her client, some California lawyers are raising money to send copies of the Constitution to the SFPD. Silly lawyers, the cops understand the Constitution, they just don't care. But still a commendable protest set piece that could keep the local media on the case. [Indiegogo] * An interview with Steven Browne of Morgan Lewis on how the merger/non-merger with Bingham McCutchen is working out. The answer is pretty well except for some associates expecting a decent bonus. [Forbes] * Uh oh. Emails suggest that Silk Road boss Ross Ulbricht hired a Hell's Angels hitman. The takeaway here is that there are Hell's Angels running on Bitcoin now. [Gawker Internet] * Are you learning how to speak Arabic? Then you're probably a terrorist. [Lowering the Bar] * In a mind-blowingly stupid move, Florida's legislature legalized teen sexting while trying to ban it. It's almost as dumb as that time they legalized just shooting people on the street if you get scared. [Slate] * Mary Holland, a "Graduate Legal Skills Program Research Scholar" at NYU Law, goes on CNN as their representative anti-vaxxer. As an NYU Law alum, this worried me until I noticed she got her law degree from Columbia. Now it all makes sense. [YouTube] * A bitter rejection of corporate-speak. Ha. Good luck. I'm at LegalTech and expect to hear the word "synergy" about 20,000 times over the next 48 hours. [What About Clients?] * Yes, Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link) is fun, but it tackles important issues too, as noted by Howard G. Franklin in this review. [Howard G. Franklin]