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Vandy Law Grad Can Keep Hidden-Evidence Suit Against Attys
A Connecticut federal judge ruled Friday that a Vanderbilt Law School graduate can continue a suit against the town of Westport and two attorneys who defended him in a criminal case when he was a teen and, he claims, helped cover up critical information — causing him to be incarcerated.
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Fla. Attorney Fined, Referred To Bar For Unapologetic AI Use
A Florida attorney is the latest to be sanctioned for his use of artificial intelligence, after a Florida state appeals court found Friday that his filings contained at least 46 hallucinations.
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Law Schools Flooded With Applicants For 3rd Straight Year
This year's U.S. law school applicant pool is up nearly 8% over 2025, with significant growth in Asian and Black prospective attorneys, according to new data from the Law School Admission Council.
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Trump Admin Moves Toward Nixing ABA's Accreditor Status
The Department of Education has made a preliminary finding that the American Bar Association is not in compliance with the department's regulations and standards as an accreditor of law schools, a move that comes as the ABA seeks to modify or repeal standards related to diversity, equity and inclusion in an attempt to preserve its accreditor status.
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McKool Smith To Match Milbank Associate Pay Scale In 2027
McKool Smith will raise its 2027 salaries for associates to match the pay scale announced in June by Milbank LLP, the firm has announced.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Eversheds Sutherland, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and McDermott Will & Schulte lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after Maryland's tax court held that the state's first-in-the-nation digital advertising tax violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act.
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Marks Gray Finds COO In Ex-McGlinchey Stafford Ops Pro
Marks Gray PA has welcomed a new chief operating officer who has worked at other law firms, including now-shuttered McGlinchey Stafford PLLC.
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Judge's Job Bid Sinks Conn. Atty's Homicide Conviction
Former Cramer & Anderson LLP partner Robert L. Fisher Jr. is entitled to a new manslaughter trial because the presiding judge at his original trial "created an appearance of a lack of impartiality" when he did not disclose to the parties that he had applied for an oversight job with the state prosecutor's office, an appeals court ruled Friday.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
One of the final weeks of summer brought with it multiple large lateral group moves in the legal industry, as well as a lawsuit over a state bar's law firm advertising rule. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Army Immunity Ends Defrauded Families' Malpractice Claims
A New Jersey federal judge tossed legal malpractice claims against attorney Natalie Khawam Case and the law firm she founded, finding that a group of Gold Star families could not show that their underlying allegations against the U.S. Army would have survived the Federal Tort Claims Act's limits on suing the government.
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Uber Gets Greenlight On Most Fraud Claims Against LA Firms
A California federal judge Wednesday largely rejected two Los Angeles personal injury firms' attempts to ditch Uber's suit claiming it's being targeted by a scheme involving fraudulent personal injury claims, finding Uber has plausibly alleged that the firms schemed with a surgeon to rack up medical costs.
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Jay-Z Appeals Buzbee Win In Rapper's Defamation Suit
Music mogul Jay-Z's counsel fought uphill Thursday to convince a California state appeals court to revive claims that Texas attorney Tony Buzbee defamed and extorted him by roping him into a sexual abuse suit against Sean "Diddy" Combs, arguing in court that a trial court erroneously read evidence in Buzbee's favor.
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NC Justices Asked To Limit Bar's Reach Over Former Judges
A former state court judge has asked the North Carolina Supreme Court to review a Court of Appeals' ruling allowing the state bar to discipline ex-jurists, characterizing the decision as an "attack on an independent judiciary" and calling for the justices to resolve a question of statutory authority they left unanswered a decade ago.
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Fidelity Says Deal Doesn't Bar $920K Atty Malpractice Claim
Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. is fighting a Connecticut attorney's bid for summary judgment in a malpractice case over a $2.5 million mortgage refinancing loan, saying neither the statute of limitations nor a prior settlement to which the insurer is not a party bar the suit.
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5 Bankruptcy Attys Join GrayRobinson From Fla. Boutique
GrayRobinson PA announced Thursday that a team of five bankruptcy attorneys, including three shareholders, has joined the firm's Boca Raton, Florida, office from a recently shuttered boutique.
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Carmody Escapes Most Claims By Irish Mogul's Ex
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP has escaped all but a sole malpractice claim in a 2024 lawsuit by Gayle Killilea Dunne, the ex-wife of Irish real estate developer Sean Dunne, whose $942 million bankruptcy has played out in Connecticut federal court dockets dating back to 2013.
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Eastman Among 16 Calif. Attys Disbarred In Q2 2026
The State Bar of California removed the licenses of 16 attorneys between April and June of this year over a broad spectrum of ethical breaches ranging from the high-profile case of John Eastman attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, to a lawyer found to be in possession of child sex abuse images.
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Florida's Swope Rodante And Newsome Law Merge Practices
Florida's Swope Rodante PA and Newsome Law have merged their practices to form a new firm, Swope Rodante Newsome & Steinberg, handling personal injury and other civil litigation.
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Firms Cut From $101M Anthropic Atty Fees Appeal To 9th Circ.
Two law firms involved in securing artificial intelligence company Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement with a class of authors and publishers are appealing to the Ninth Circuit an order excluding them from attorney fees awarded to court-appointed class counsel.
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Convicted Ex-Atty Deserves Redemption, Pardoned Client Says
A former Connecticut attorney under suspension for the past decade over his role in a $3 million stock pump-and-dump scheme deserves reinstatement and redemption, a client of his pardon consulting firm told a state bar admissions committee on Wednesday.
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Fed. Circ. Rejects Patent Marking Immunity For NPEs
Nonpracticing entities hoping for presuit damages can't get out of Patent Act requirements to mark products with patent information just because licensees don't believe their products infringe, the Federal Circuit held Wednesday.
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Atty, Son Charged In Probe Of Alleged Penn State Drug Ring
An equity partner based in Meyer Darragh Buckler Bebenek & Eck PLLC's Pittsburgh office has been charged with tampering with evidence and obstructing an investigation in connection with an alleged cocaine ring at Penn State University that allegedly involved his son, according to news reports.
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Texas Judge Flags 'Alarming' Number Of Bogus Citations
A federal judge presiding over an Austin, Texas, immigration case is warning of possible future sanctions after an attorney included an "alarming" number of "hallucinated" case citations in support of a habeas corpus petition.
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3rd Circ. Won't Revive Philly Atty's Conspiracy Suit
A suspended Pennsylvania attorney's attempt to expose an alleged conspiracy against him by Philadelphia public officials and private corporations has been stymied, with the Third Circuit upholding the dismissal of his complaint against dozens of defendants.
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Insurer Says Ill. Law Firm Sent Settlement Funds To Scammer
Cincinnati Insurance Co. has sued Chicago law firm Schain Banks Kenny & Schwartz Ltd. in Illinois state court, alleging the firm failed to spot an email fraud scheme that diverted confidential settlement funds intended to resolve an abuse lawsuit against an insured Lutheran church.
Expert Analysis
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How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases
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Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
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Strategies For Successful Law Firm Mergers In 2025
Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.
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Making Legal Cents: Winning More Work In A Crowded Market
In a market where clients have more options, tighter budgets and higher expectations, firms must figure out how to differentiate themselves without discounting their rates, and several practical strategies for pitching, pricing and early-engagement communication can help, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Best Practices For Implementing Firm Revenue Cycle Roles
Law firm revenue cycles are becoming more complex and time-consuming, but hiring dedicated revenue cycle personnel can help streamline the process and reduce the burden on attorneys, says Christine Indiano at Harbor Global.
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Tips For Constructing Your Small-Law Exit Strategy
By initiating planning and processes to evaluate personal retirement goals and firm value early, longtime solo practitioners and small-firm owners can unlock a range of possibilities and potential buyers, setting up for a profitable exit and a rewarding transition, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.
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Tips For Persuasive Briefs Beyond The Argument Section
When crafting an appellate brief, the focus for most lawyers is the argument section, but other sections also offer strategic opportunities to shape the court's perception of the case and favorably frame the issues, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Ask A Mentor: Is Secondment A Good Career Move?
Kate Driscoll at Morrison Foerster suggests six questions to help candidates evaluate whether a secondment will benefit their career.
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.