Among the many issues arising for women in the law, pregnancy is the major bugbear forstalling careers and leaving women stranded from making partner, the boardroom or lofty heights. And so when a New York lawyer requested that an upcoming trial be postponed because of her pregnancy, it lead to a major row. Deborah N […]
Let’s face it, there are not many divorce settlements that land the divorcee instantly in the list of the richest people in America. But that’s what is happening with the divorce deal done between Oklahoma oil man Harold Hamm and his former wife, who is now set to pocket close to $1 billion. Your read
Lawfuel.com – Law news daily – David E. Weiss has been named the Managing Partner of Reed Smith’s San Francisco office effective immediately. “David, whose busy practice connects him to our global network, has a strong rapport with the partners, associates, and staff in San Francisco,” said Reed Smith’s Global Managing Partner, Sandy Thomas.
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Tobacco heiress Doris Duke left a lot of money when she died – over $1 billion in fact – and it has now been left with a once-bankrupt lawyer who lost over $4.5 million of client money in a venture that was connected to a Ponzi scheme, according to the New York Post. The Post
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Lee Burgess, Esq. is the co-founder of the Law School Toolbox, a resource for law students that demystifies the law school experience, the Bar Exam Toolbox, a resource for students getting ready for the bar exam. I got an email from a bar studier today asking if it was okay, when studying full time for the bar
SAN DIEGO, USA October 31, 2014 / The latest client success case study by Zealous Influence has just been released. This week’s topic: Law Firm SEO. Presented by their CEO, Zeal Caiden, the case study digs in deeply and shows the exact step-by-step process they used to rank a client #2 on Google for all
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WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 7, 2014 — Andrews & Springer LLC, a boutique securities class action law firm focused on representing shareholders nationwide, announced today that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of stockholders of Schuff International, Inc. (OTC:SHFK) (“Schuff” or the “Company”) seeking to challenge the Company’s recently announced merger. If you
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Affairs in the office are tricky matters at the best of times but when they involve lawyers, high powered, high octane, ego driven lawyers, then things can get really messy. Take the successful law firm of Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik – a mouthful we know – and look at what has happened to the fight
The question of what makes a good lawyer is one raised frequently and often only answered after a lifetime of work experience. But some academics from the University of Missouri have sought out the issues in their book The Good Lawyer: Seeking Quality in the Practice of Law, published this summer. Think you are a good
Diabetes and various diabetes treatments are a major concern for many, but for “Law & Order” actress S. Epatha Merkerson it is a mission that she is encouraging African Americans with diabetes to be proactive about their health care. >> Does this Man Have the Diabetes Cure? – See Video Merkerson, who is known for
