May 7, 2014, St. Louis, Missouri, USA … John S. Meyer, Jr., chair of the Business & Real Estate practice group at law firm Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C.,honored visionary developer Joe Edwards and lauded publication of Edwards’ new book “St. Louis Walk of Fame: 140 Great St. Louisans” in ceremonies at St. Louis County Library headquarters for the St. Louis County […]
You know all the cringe-making (and some totally amazing) television advertisements for lawyers – the “Better Call Saul”-style screaming ad. Well YouTube has given them a further life and has focused the attention of many lawyers upon the value of this dynamic and powerful marketing tool. Social media and lawyers are a combo made in
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At a time when law firms are becoming “virtual” and outsourcing is all the rage, an historic law firm with roots going back 231 years is something not just charming, but also historic. The oldest law firm in the United States is evidently Rawle & Henderson, who have been plying their legal trade in Philadelphia
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It seems that every good movie needs a good sequel and lawsuit. In “Gravity’s” case, writer Tess Gerritsen is suing the movie’s producers, Warner Bros, claiming she is due several million dollars in profits from the successful film. Author Tess Gerritsen has sued Warner Bros. claiming the studio owes her millions in profits from the
The glory days of Big Law are gone for most of the American Lawyer Top 100 firms, according to the latest report. It’s not all bad news, but its not exactly exciting times either for Big Law as cost cutting measures, slower client demand, discounting fees and the overall effect of the financial crisis bringing
It looks like this very lovely English barrister Amal Alamuddin is engaged? But who is the international, A-grade celeb she’s scored? Correct. None other than once-confirmed bachelor George Clooney who is reported to have proposed to 36 year old Alamuddin just six months after the two started dating. Although previously married (to Talia Balsam), Clooney
Women in law continues to be an area of growing interest – not just for women but also for the law profession. And so Yale’s “Women in Law” report on the Top 10 Family Friendly law firms is a matter of considerable interest. The survey involves Vault 100 law firms and looks at issues ranging
Law firm mergers are hardly anything new, but watching small firms grown into big ones is one of the trends encouraged through deregulated markets, like the UK legal market. And so the most recent news of a UK legal merger, between a firm that had its origins in Liverpool over 200 years ago and
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Does Tuesday’s Supreme Court decision upholding a Michigan ban on affirmative action open the way for lawmakers in other states to establish their own bans? The decision also proves the tension among the Supreme Court Justices about the need – or otherwise – for specific programs that deal with race inequality in the United States.
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Law firm marketing is an ongoing battle, but the battle for the law marketplace has become harder as inhouse law departments do their comparison shopping for legal work. Attorney at Law’s Elizabeth Lampert, who runs Elizabeth Lampert PR, along with Nigel Savage of Savage Communications, both of which assist law firms with their directory and
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