Wilkinson Walsh Eskovitz

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.22.17

* Law firms have a great quarter! Assuming you let gangbuster Am Law 50 revenue drag up the rest of the industry. [Am Law Daily] * A Minnesota firm has fired an attorney who ran a Neo-Nazi record label. There's some hand-wringing over free speech in the workplace, but the real question is: How did a lawyer even have time to run a whole business on the side? [Huffington Post] * What company boasts the highest paid GC? [Corporate Counsel] * California tries to make it illegal to bone your clients. Don't worry, you can still screw them with your billable rate. [The Recorder] * Bill Cosby hires new lawyers. [Law.com] * Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz offering $350K for SCOTUS clerks. This isn't getting out of hand at all. [National Law Journal] * Law firms enlist schools to help figure out just how bad they are at diversity. [Law360]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.15.17

* Sometimes you fall for someone who is always jerking you around and the whole thing is just doomed from the start. That's... probably how Norton Rose feels. [Big Law Business] * Speaking of Chadbourne, Judge J. Paul Oetken has denied the firm's motions to end the $100 million gender discrimination class action they're facing. [Am Law Daily] * Marcia Coyle points to the tragic coincidence that the Supreme Court is set to review a concealed carry case the day after yesterday's shooting -- mirroring their review of Sandy Hook legislation the day after the Orlando attack. It's not really a coincidence... there are shootings every day now. [Law.com] * A little preview of the hoopla surrounding the upcoming Bristol-Myers Squibb decision where the Supreme Court is suspected to crack down on class action forum choices. Because mom and pop stores like Bristol-Myers Squibb just can't be bothered to litigate in all the places they sell drugs. [Corporate Counsel] * Since the NBA Finals weren't really competitive, maybe you can get your competitive sports fix from this Wilkinson v. Kessler showdown over football. [National Law Journal] * That Jim Harbaugh is the face of legal aid will never stop being insane. [ESPN] * Looks like Anna Stubblefield will get a new trial. [Slate]

By Joe Patrice