Archive for February, 2020
Marketing Your Practice: The Ins and Outs of Legal Client Relationship Management Tools
News
With online advertising leading the way, there is an increased need to track and manage legal marketing efforts.
Anti-Chevron Lawyer Steven Donziger Gets Blessing for Return of His Law License
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Environmental attorney Steven Donziger received a passionate recommendation to receive his law license back on Monday from the officer presiding over his bar proceedings in New York.
Experts, Know Your Eight Bases of Persuasion
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What makes an expert witness persuasive to a jury? Is it their background and training? The work that they did on the case? Their communication skills in teaching the jury?
Sovos Brands Names Isobel Jones As Chief Legal Officer And General Counsel
News
Sovos Brands announced that Isobel Jones has joined the company as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel.
Michael Best Combines with Established Entrepreneurial Law Firm RWR Legal
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Michael Best announced today the addition of RWR Legal into its Austin office operations, effective immediately.
Arent Fox Expands Patent and Life Sciences Teams on Both Coasts
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Arent Fox Expands Patent and Life Sciences Teams on Both Coasts
Trial Lawyers Michael Lyons, Chris Simmons Launch Dallas-based Trial Firm
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Veteran Dallas trial lawyers Michael Lyons and Chris Simmons have formed Lyons & Simmons, LLP, a trial firm focused on handling personal injury and wrongful death matters as well as complex business disputes in Texas and throughout the United States.
Steptoe Bolsters Energy Group with Arrivals of Donna Byrne, John Perkins
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Donna Byrne and John Perkins have joined Steptoe’s Energy Practice and will be based in the firm’s DC office.
Hogan Lovells adds leading finance lawyer to New York office
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Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Ben Garcia has joined the firm’s Finance practice as a partner in New York.
Barnes & Thornburg Adds Corporate Partner Tiffany D. Presley in Indianapolis Office
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Tiffany D. Presley, an experienced commercial transactions and supply chain attorney, has joined Barnes & Thornburg’s Indianapolis office as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department.
Bradley Partner J. Thomas Trent Jr. among Only Two 2020 Client Choice Award Winners in Tennessee
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Nashville partner J. Thomas Trent Jr. is one of only two attorneys in Tennessee to win a 2020 Client Choice Award. The awards annually recognize lawyers worldwide for excellent client service.
Federal Judges Predict Litigation Costs Will Rise Because of CCPA
Insight
78% of US Federal Judges think that the enactment of new data privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA) will increase discovery costs. Learn more about this and other insights from the bench by downloading the recently published, 6th Annual Federal Judges Survey.
Carrington Coleman Founder Jim Coleman of Dallas Leaves Lasting Impact on Legal Ethics, Professionalism
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Jim Coleman passed away on Saturday, February 22, in Dallas. He was 96.
Perkins Coie Continues Growth of Construction Practice in Chicago With Attorney Diana Bowman
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Perkins Coie Continues Growth of Construction Practice in Chicago With Attorney Diana Bowman
Mangling the Drafting of Binding Arbitration Clauses
Insight
Arbitration is a matter of contract. There are plenty of articles out there on drafting arbitration clauses, but far too often drafters fail to consider the basics.
Day Rates, Independent Contractor Status, FLSA and an Unlicensed Lawyer
News
Have you ever considered the possibility that you might be the next person your contract attorney sues?
Kent Mawhinney, Fotis Dulos’ Former Attorney, Pleads Not Guilty to Conspiracy Charge in Murder
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Kent Mawhinney, a lawyer and friend of Fotis Dulos, pleaded not guilty Thursday to conspiring to kill Dulos’ estranged wife, Jennifer Farber Dulos, last May.
Orange County Lawyer Faces Federal Charges, Accused of Selling ‘Ghost Guns’
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Federal agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives say 41-year-old attorney Melinda Romines was allegedly trying to sell the guns by acting as a broker between black market dealers and customers.
Ed Board Member Resigns to Pursue District General Counsel Job
News
Board of Education member John Williams resigned from the board Wednesday to pursue a job as the district’s general counsel.
FERC Defends Use of Tolling Orders Before the DC Circuit En Banc
Insight
The Petitioner’s main challenge was FERC’s usage of tolling orders as impermissible under the Natural Gas Act and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
