AbovetheLaw are welcoming new columnist Carolyn Elephant, blogger at MyShingle.com. And her first column is about starting your own law firm. Why not? Let me start my inaugural column here at Above the Law with a question: Why not start your own law firm? To be clear, I’m not directing this question at those […]
Innocent or guilty, a criminal charge is a serious matter anywhere in the United States. It can mean a long prison time and a loss of income, to say nothing of lost family and reputation. If you are charged with a criminal act, it means you are suspected of purposely breaking an overt law, such
It was something of an unusual event – a court docket with the usual suspects – except one – a 64 year old lawyer who graduated from Washington Law School and who is charged with armed bank robbery. Police allege that Warren J. Gladders of Wentzville is a suspect in up to six other
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When construction of a shopping center gets underway, potential customers wonder what stores are coming and how soon will it open. When a high-rise office building is renovated by the new owner, business owners might view the building as a new place to expand their business. Both the potential customer and the business owner sees
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There have been plenty of lawyers-turned-author who have written books relating to their current or former lives as attorneys. But for former Louisiana lawyer Ray Mouton a work of fiction he has written carries a little more relevance to his past personal and professional life than most. The book, “In God’s House” is a work
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LawFuel.com – Law Firm Newswire – Davis Polk senior counsel Bob Fiske has been named to The American Lawyer’s list of “The Top 50 Big Law Innovators of the Last 50 Years.” The list honors those people whose ideas, policies and practices have left an indelible mark on the legal industry over the last five
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It’s an odd problem for a lawyer, but what if the ‘time is money’ thing is not the problem? Rather, the problem for some is surviving the cutbacks and being in the office with nothing to do. What looks worse for a lawyer – a poor billing record or being there with time on his/her
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For an attorney like F. Paul Bland who makes a living out of bringing class action lawsuits, business is not nearly as good as it used to be. For some, that’s a good thing – and they’re not just the defendants, either. But for Bland, who works for Public Justice, a DC non-profit outfit, it’s
The poor reputation some law firms have to work for – well, many law firms if you like – is more due to their clients than the lawyers, according to a business psychiatrist. Mark Goulston says there is increasing “toxicity” in law firms and the problem is the clients who set the tone. Instead
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The high profile litigation firm Boies Schiller & Flexner is starting its first office outside of the US with a London opening. And handling the new office’s management will be the former Bingham partner Natasha Harrison, who has been with Binghams as a litigator since 2004. She rose to prominence in the City with the
