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Made Partner? The American Lawyer New Partner Survey

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American Lawyer’s New Partner survey produces some interesting observations and facts – some unexpected, some perhaps a little less so.   The survey, which covered around 500 lawyers who became partner between 2010 and 2013 is itself notable for one fact: over half the respondents are non-equity partners, reflecting the rise of the two-tier partnership

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Rhode Island DUI Lawyer Four Questions That You Should Ask a Rhode Island DUI Lawyer

  Having a drink then getting behind the wheels of the car may seem like an unharmful thing to do. Sadly, this can turn your life for the worse. At times, being charged with a DUI case is not solely your fault. This is because hundreds of charged DUI offenders are innocent. Regardless of what

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Why Not Start Your Own Law Firm

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

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Criminal Defense and You

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

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