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F Lee Bailey’s IRS Jeopardy – And The TV Show Questions In Which He Features

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Famed attorney F Lee Bailey is rightly renowned for his courtroom exploits, but the renown is now more focused on his second bankruptcy as he fights the IRS. The attorney, best known most recently for his OJ Simpson team membership defense, has also a record of defending and winning some of the toughest cases […]

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Vault Rankings – ‘And The Most Prestigious Law Firm in America Is . . . Oh, Again!’

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The votes have been counted and the envelope opened – the most prestigious law firm in America is – once again! – Cravath Swaine & Moore. The Vault.com ranking of the 100 US law firms that rank as the most prestigious, based on a survey of 18,000 law firm associates who handle ranking based

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Good Samaritan Lawyer Gains Baker + McKenzie Role After Subway Assault

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The student who assisted a partner at Baker & McKenzie during an assault at a Washington railway station has been both located and thanked – and also offered the ability to gain work experience at the Big Law firm. As Law.com reported, George Washington University law student, Andrew Miller, 23, jumped in to assist

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Prepaid Legal Services – The Coming of the New Legal Matchmakers

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Prepaid legal services is yet another disrupter in a rapidly changing legal marketplace. As if e-law developments and artificial intelligence were not enough, the prepaid legal market is one that is expanding rapidly – and it is changing even faster according to one of the current players, LegalShield. ABA Journal provided an interview with

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Why Female Lawyers Need to Push Back and Persevere

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The upward battle of women lawyers is something we at LawFuel have highlighted and reported repeatedly, but a recent example of just how they are treated emerged during the Senate testimony of Rod Rosenstein and Jeff Sessions. Specifically, the harsh and disproportionate admonishment of Senator Kamala Harris as distinct from her male counterparts was

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Donald Trump’s ‘Non Law Graduate’ Wedding Planner Power Player

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What is the Trump family’s wedding planner, claiming an alleged law degree, doing handling a multi-billion dollar portfolio? Lynne Patton may have organized Trump weddings and celebrity golf tournaments, but the claimed J.D. from Quinnipiac University law school with the only problem being – she doesn’t have the degree. School registrar Jim Benson said

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The Five Lawyers Who Declined To Represent Donald Trump

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Any lawyer will say that the client who won’t pay and won’t listen is a client that’s not worth having. And that is precisely the reason some law firms have refused to represent President Donald Trump in the Russia investigations, according to Yahoo reports. Lawyers from four firms reportedly said this as he faces four congressional

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Is The Law Firm Model Really For the Wrecking Ball?

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How long can law firms survive?  Is their demise a case of scandalous rumor mongering, or is there something serious going on here? It seems apocalyptic to even mention the fact that law firms are destined for obsolescence, but with so much talk of ‘disruption’ and the role of artificial intelligence about, who could

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Shock Suicide Death of Leading Litigator Highlights Law Mental Health

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The shock, suicide death of leading South Florida litigator Ervin Gonzalez has highlighted mental health issues in the legal profession. Gonzalez was one of South Florida’s leading class action and civil litigation lawyers, well known for his ability and community and professional involvement.  He was at the height of his career when found dead

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