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Bike Accident Claims: Should Cyclists Expect More From Their Lawyers?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In many cities in Canada and other parts of North America, new bike paths have been built for cyclists. These paths now have new signage and other facilities to protect the increasing number of bikers and reduce accidents. But has this measure been effective? In Toronto, reports show that over a 1,000 bicycle accidents […]

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Slater & Gordon’s Continued Fall

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Slater and Gordon’s  news these days is going from bad to worse.  Following a first half loss of AUD$425 million the law firm’s shares continue to plummet, dropping 25 per cent this week. The increased loss was due to a AUD$350 million additional writedown on its disastrous UK business, which the firm has been

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The Lawyer Who Dumped Constitutional Law for Highly Paid ‘Courtesan’ Career

[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The lawyer you’re doubtless looking at is not your usual constitutional lawyer.  Indeed Claudia de Marchi, 34, is no longer a constitutional lawyer, having changing her law job for a brand new one that earns her more and counters the pervasive male domination of the law profession:  She’s a paid ‘courtesan’. de Marchi, who

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Judge Judy’s Big Deal

Judge Judy's great TV deal

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] For a diminutive lady with a larger-than-life fan following and tongue, Judge Judy sure knows how to cut a deal – as much as telling one of her court parties to ‘shuddup and listen’. Because Judge Judy is far more than a court show host, Judith Sheindlin, 74, is an entertainment powerhouse like few

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Kellyann Conway Brings “Shame on Legal Profession” Says Law Complaint

Kellyann Conway law complaint

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A group of law ethics professors have taken a bar complaint about Donald Trump’s White House counsellor Kellyann Conway. The complaint refers to specific instances of lying or deception, including: The “Bowling Green massacre” that didn’t occur False Claims that President Obama had banned Iraqi refugees after the non-existent “massacre” “Alternative facts” regarding President Trump’s

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Reed Smith Adds Four More Attorneys in Houston

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Privacy and cybersecurity leader Bart Huffman, environmental veteran Daniella Landers, and two associates bolster firm’s 60-attorney office HOUSTON (February 21, 2017) – Global law firm Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of two leading partners and two experienced associates to its growing Houstonoffice. Bart W. Huffman, former chair of Locke Lord’s Privacy &

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Ever Wondered What Divorce Lawyers Think of Marriage? Here’s What

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You might think divorce lawyers would be jaundiced and cynical about marriage?  You might hardly blame them. But – according to an article in the HuffPost that spoke with a number of divorce lawyers and their spouses, the reverse is usually the case. Take Margaret Klaw of Berner Klaw & Watson a Philadelphia family law practice.

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Tough Plaintiff Firm Takes on Trump

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A tough plaintiffs’ firm with a reputation for suing banks and large corporations is now squaring off against the Trump Administration. Cohen Milsten Sellers & Toll is acting for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington in its lawsuit against President Trump according to the WSJ Law blog and reported on the CohenMilstein website. The court

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How Your Blog Post Can Boost Traffic By Almost 50%

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Blogging for lawyers is one of the most cost-effective – in fact generally effective – marketing tool that lawyers can use to generate new clients and business. But what if your blogging efforts could be increased by almost 50 per cent using some simple techniques that anyone can use? The trick is to use SEO

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Australian Legal profession launching unprecedented national initiative to counter unconscious bias

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Law Council of Australia is launching a major new program to help lawyers understand and address unconscious bias. The Law Council has been working with diversity and inclusion specialists, Symmetra, to construct an unconscious bias program customised for the legal profession. It will be offered to all lawyers and legal practices via face-to-face

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