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Judge Removes Atty From Case Over 'Egregious' Citations
An Arizona federal judge has revoked a Washington state-based attorney's ability to practice in the Grand Canyon State and removed her as counsel in a social security disability lawsuit over a court filing containing fake and misleading case citations.
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Atty Urges Texas High Court To Take On Suit Over Firm Ouster
A former Branscomb PC partner is asking the Texas Supreme Court to reject a lower court's order compelling him to arbitrate a suit he brought against the firm's other partners accusing them of wrongfully ousting him.
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Pro Bono 'Corps' Mobilizes Small Firms As BigLaw Pulls Back
As major law firms step back from certain pro bono work amid the Trump administration's campaign against BigLaw, the nonprofit Lawyers for Good Government is deploying what its leaders say is an untapped resource in high-impact litigation: small firms, solo practitioners and retirees.
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Voir Dire: À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week as the president of the American Bar Association began her term and attorneys took on new roles. Test your legal news savvy here with À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Boston Firm Says Personal Injury Rival Stole 'Secret Sauce'
A Boston personal injury firm that pioneered the use of television ads in legal marketing in the 1980s is seeking $11 million from a newer Massachusetts competitor that allegedly copied and repeatedly used its "secret sauce" digital operating playbook and other materials.
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Feds Urge Court Not To Toss Rep. Cuellar's Bribery Case
Allowing U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, to escape bribery charges under the Constitution's speech and debate clause would "eviscerate" several precedents set under the provision, prosecutors told a federal judge on Thursday.
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Biz Rips Law Firm Over Arbitration Push After Filing Suit
A former client of Herman Jones LLP urged a Georgia state appeals court to overturn a trial judge's decision to send a lawsuit over legal fees to arbitration, arguing that if the law firm wanted to stay out of court, it should have filed an arbitration demand, not a lawsuit.
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Kelley Kronenberg Adds Health Law Pro To Lead New Practice
A former managing partner of her own Florida firm has moved her practice to Kelley Kronenberg to serve as business unit leader and spearhead a new health law division.
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2nd Circ. Publicly Reprimands Ghosting NY Attorney
The Second Circuit has rebuked a New York attorney who was removed from a case for disappearing on his client while appealing criminal migrant smuggling charges, and then failing to respond to a court order for years.
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Law Firms Face Hurdles Advising In-House Depts. On AI Risks
Law firm attorneys are finding it challenging to advise in-house counsel on risks associated with artificial intelligence tools when companies are taking different approaches to rolling out the technology and the regulatory landscape is continually evolving.
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2nd Circ. Affirms Sanctions In Abandoned Suit Against Dylan
In a precedential ruling, the Second Circuit upheld limited fee sanctions imposed by a Manhattan federal judge against attorneys found to have violated a discovery order and committed other wrongs, despite having been warned, in a now-abandoned sexual assault suit against Bob Dylan.
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Longtime Arnall Golden Atty Departs For Solo Arbitration Biz
After practicing at the firm for more than four decades, an Arnall Golden Gregory LLP partner has left to start working as an independent arbitrator and mediator in Atlanta.
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How A Small Law Firm Used AI To Win A $27.5M Verdict
A small law firm claims that a generative artificial intelligence tool helped it secure a recent $27.5 million verdict in an employment retaliation case.
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How Law Firms Are Future-Proofing IT Talent And Leadership
Law firm IT teams are rethinking their strategies to address innovation challenges, develop internal talent and ensure robust succession planning, according to insights shared by industry leaders at a legal technology conference on Wednesday.
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Longtime Education Dept. Attys Launch DC Boutique
In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month that cleared the way for almost 1,400 layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education, three longtime attorneys from the agency's general counsel's office announced Wednesday that they've launched an education-focused boutique in the nation's capital.
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Title Co. Hits Atty With Malpractice Suit Over $2.5M Refi
Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. on Monday filed suit in state court against a Connecticut attorney, alleging his oversight when issuing a loan policy of title insurance for a $2.5 million refinancing cost Fidelity $920,000.
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New ABA Leader Vows To 'Defend Liberty And Pursue Justice'
Wisconsin business attorney Michelle A. Behnke began her one-year term as president of the American Bar Association on Tuesday, saying the organization "must be ready to lead and focus on the mission of defending liberty and pursuing justice every day." 
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Truist Wants Out Of Law Firm's $94K Wire Scam Suit
Truist Financial Corp. has asked a Delaware federal judge to dismiss a law firm's suit over a botched real estate wire transfer, arguing in a dismissal motion that the firm named the wrong entity in its complaint, but that even if the correct Truist had been named, the claims must fail as a matter of law.
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Atty Apologizes For Citation Error In IP Dispute
A New York attorney who became one of many accused of using generative artificial intelligence for a brief after a federal judge found citations to nonexistent cases apologized Tuesday for a mistake in a more recent brief flagged for a false citation.
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Insurer Pushes 11th Circ. To Avoid Malpractice Coverage
An insurance company has told the Eleventh Circuit it should not have to foot the bill to defend its client against a federal malpractice suit in Atlanta, arguing its policy contains a carveout for claims involving "conversion, improper comingling, or misappropriation," and asking the appellate court to review an earlier dismissal de novo.
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Philly Lawyer Accuses Rival Firm Of Misusing 'We Win' TM
A Philadelphia-based personal injury lawyer claims a rival firm has been using his trademark protected phrase, "We Win or It's Free," to market its services without his authorization for more than four years, according to a recent federal court complaint.
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Pa. Guilty Plea Means Nothing To Malpractice Case, Atty Says
An ex-chief financial officer suing his former attorney for allegedly coercing him into a consent agreement that landed him with an over $12 million judgment has urged a Florida federal court to keep his malpractice case against the attorney on track.
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ABA Delegates Remove Diversity Requirements For Board
The American Bar Association's policymaking body approved changes to its Constitution on Tuesday to no longer require Board of Governors seats for women, members of the LGBTQ community and racial minorities.
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Ex-Stearns Weaver Land Use Pro Joins Wife At Fla. Boutique
A Tampa land use attorney left his practice at Stearns Weaver Miller after a decade to join his wife, the founding partner of boutique firm Barbas Cremer PLLC, achieving a goal they've had since meeting in law school.
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NC Legislator's Judicial Campaign Scrutinized Over Donations
The former director of a voting rights nonprofit has filed a complaint with the North Carolina State Board of Elections challenging certain donations to a Republican state lawmaker's campaign for a seat on the state Supreme Court that he says flout state campaign finance laws.