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Ex-Judge Subpoenaed In Probe Of Secret Romance With Atty
The U.S. Trustee has given notice of a subpoena it filed for the trial testimony of former federal bankruptcy judge David Jones, after Jones said he hoped to avoid "live trial testimony" in the agency's pursuit of fees paid to Jackson Walker LLP amid the judge's undisclosed relationship with a firm attorney.
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In Trump Order Against Perkins Coie, GCs See Harm For Cos.
Nearly 70 current and former general counsel for companies including Apple Inc. and Starbucks filed an amicus brief Tuesday supporting Perkins Coie LLP in its suit against an executive order from President Donald Trump targeting the firm, saying the order "tramples on corporate independence, the right to counsel, and First Amendment rights."
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DiCello Levitt Brings On DOJ Antitrust Attorney In NY
DiCello Levitt LLP announced Tuesday that it has added a former trial attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division as a partner in New York to bolster its capacity to handle litigation, government enforcement and trial matters.
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6th Circ. Upholds Mich. Lawyer's Tax Fraud Convictions
A Michigan personal injury lawyer convicted of filing false tax returns lost a bid for a second trial Monday, as a federal appeals court said he repeated defenses already rejected once by a jury.
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Former Top Deputy Joins Ex-US Atty At Dykema In Dallas
A former Northern District of Texas U.S. attorney and a former first assistant U.S. attorney from the office have joined Dykema Gossett PLLC as members in Dallas, giving the firm's government investigation and corporate compliance practice a new foothold in the Lone Star State, the firm announced Monday.
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Justices Halt Order To Reinstate Federal Workers
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday hit pause on a California federal court order reinstating tens of thousands of probationary federal workers who were fired from six agencies, agreeing with the Trump administration that the nonprofit groups that obtained the order lack standing to challenge the firings.
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Judge Who Shot Wife Warned Against Retrial 'Press Tour'
The California judge presiding over the murder trial of an Orange County jurist who fatally shot his wife admonished him Monday for embarking on a recent "press tour," warning that he could be violating the state judicial ethics code by commenting on a pending case.
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Justices Remove Bar On Venezuelan Removals
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled the Trump administration can move forward with its removal of alleged Venezuelan gang members from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act, vacating a D.C. federal judge's order that had temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's invocation of the 1798 wartime law.
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Girardi Hearing On Prison Option Pushed To May
A hearing to discuss whether disbarred attorney Tom Girardi should serve any sentence in prison or be committed to a care facility due to his dementia diagnosis was pushed back to May to accommodate scheduling for witnesses.
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Congressional Dems Probe Trump's Actions Against BigLaw
A pair of top congressional Democrats wrote to the White House and six major law firms over the weekend seeking more information about deals that multiple BigLaw firms have reached with the Trump administration and the possible fallout.
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Top Court To Weigh Limits On Atty-Client Talks During Recess
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will take up the Sixth Amendment case of a man convicted of murder who was not allowed to consult with his lawyer about his testimony during a 24-hour break that came in the middle of his time on the stand.
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Ga. Appeals Court Rips Judge For Denying Recusal Bid
A Georgia Court of Appeals panel on Monday stripped a child custody case from a Fulton County judge after finding he improperly denied a mother's recusal motion instead of referring it to another jurist.
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Litigation Firms Back Perkins Coie In Suit Over Trump Order
A slew of midsize and small litigation firms took up Perkins Coie LLP's cause in its legal battle against an executive order from President Donald Trump targeting the BigLaw firm, arguing Monday in an amicus brief that the order is "anathema" to the justice system.
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WilmerHale Welcomes Back Ex-Mass. Criminal Chief
WilmerHale announced Monday the addition of a longtime Boston federal prosecutor and former criminal division head, who returns to the firm after leading major prosecutions, including a deadly meningitis outbreak and McKinsey & Co.'s work with Purdue Pharma to market OxyContin.
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Fla. Prosecutor Accused Of Hiding Exculpatory Evidence
Defense attorneys representing three men, including former high-profile luxury real estate brokers, want a Florida court to sanction the prosecutor on the case for allegedly failing to produce evidence that would clear them of the sexual assault charges they are facing.
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Cole Schotz Plants DC Flag, Hires Acting Maryland US Atty
Cole Schotz PC has opened an office in Washington, D.C., announcing its new space Monday alongside news that the firm has hired a former acting U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland.
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Ex-Texas State Judge Joins Cozen O'Connor Insurance Team
Cozen O'Connor announced Monday that a former Texas state judge with nearly four decades of legal experience has joined the firm's Houston office as a global insurance member from Germer PLLC.
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GOP Judge's Ballot Challenge Returns To NC High Court
The North Carolina State Board of Elections and state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs have asked her colleagues on the high court bench to take up her Republican opponent's election protests following his victory in the intermediate appeals court.
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Judge Urges Attorneys Not To Use AI For 'Hard Work'
While attorneys should use generative artificial intelligence tools, they shouldn't use the technology for "hard work" like giving them legal answers and filling up a blank page, Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Scott Schlegel said during a panel at the American Bar Association Techshow 2025 in Chicago.
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Justices Enter Fray Over Criminal Restitution As Punishment
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to wade into what counsel for a convicted Georgia bank robber called a "deeply entrenched" circuit split over the constitutionality of a federal law that requires criminals to continue paying restitution with compounding interest for decades after conviction.
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Fla. Judge Faces More Ethics Charges For Political Donations
A Florida ethics watchdog has tacked on charges against a Broward County family court judge over donations to the campaigns of former Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Joe Biden, adding to its previous request that the judge be reprimanded for improperly contacting a witness and discussing her reelection campaign from the bench.
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Ex-Sen. Menendez May Be Called As Witness At Wife's Trial
Nadine Menendez is considering calling her husband, convicted former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, to testify at her trial on charges that she facilitated bribe payments for him, filings showed as her trial resumed Monday with key prosecution witnesses.
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Whistleblowers Fired By Paxton Get $6.68M
A Travis County judge on Friday awarded four of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's former deputies $6.68 million, ending their claims that they were fired in retaliation for reporting alleged abuses to the FBI.
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Feds Say George Santos Should Spend 7 Years Behind Bars
Federal prosecutors said Friday that former U.S. Rep. George Santos should spend 87 months — more than seven years — behind bars for his fraud and aggravated identity theft, a sentence that Santos' lawyers called "absurd," arguing instead that he shouldn't spend more than two years in prison.
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Justices Told To Keep 'Century-Old Status Quo' On Birthright
States, immigrant advocacy groups and expectant mothers urged the U.S. Supreme Court Friday to reject President Donald Trump's bid to restrict nationwide court orders prohibiting implementation of his executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, arguing that maintaining the long-held understanding of the right won't cause any harm.
Expert Analysis
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A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.