I’ve walked into a few my colleagues’ offices lately and it seems like their spaces have been hit by tornadoes. That can only mean one thing – they’re responding to discovery.

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Our system is not perfect, but it is unbelievably impressive in many ways. This, I think, is one of them. ...

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I'm sure not every lawyer feels this way, but for me, most settlements prompt a wave of conflicting feelings. ...

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Erin Prosser has been promoted to director at Warschawski. In her new role, Prosser has increased leadership responsibilities including providing strategic guidance on agency accounts, overseeing the execution of communication campaigns, managing account team members and ensuring all clients receive the ...

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Contested child custody cases can be short and sweet, long and contentious or somewhere in the middle. The majority of my cases fall in the “somewhere in the middle”...

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For anyone who routinely argues motions or handles matters before any court, it is probably only a matter of time before you experience a time (or several) when a judge rules against you even though you are quite certain that ...

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Everyone has problems. The problems may arise from work or family or friends. It could be your health, a car that starts only 99.9 percent of the time or a household pet. For me, as an attorney, husband, father and ...

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I recently had a case that was settled for much less than the client or I would have wanted. What started out, by all appearances, to be a strong plaintiff’s case unraveled as unexpected evidentiary issues plagued us. To say ...

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I recently won my first motion for judgment during a modification for visitation hearing. It wasn’t the win that had me on cloud nine — it was my client’s level of gratitude. Her appreciation is why I work for Legal ...

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Whether you’re building a new business or running a long-standing one, the combination of today’s high-speed business environment and economic uncertainty probably has you responding to numerous urgent demands with little time to think about your business long-term. You’re probably ...

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