They are calling him a “legal Rambo” and “a Wild West divorce attorney gone rogue.” A New Mexico lawyer was sentenced to 30 days in prison for breaking into the home of his client’s ex-husband,the Alamogordo Daily News reports. Video ...

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Here’s another reason why I love Generation J.D.: the most-read blog posts of the year include tips for job interviews and reminiscing about the bar exam. But the most-read blog post of the year prominently features Dungeons & Dragons. A ...

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An attorney recently referred a new corporate client to me. I contacted the corporate representative shortly thereafter to discuss my potential representation. The client decided to retain my firm. A few weeks later, I met the company president for a site visit. ...

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As young lawyers, we are often expected to push our comfort zone, which can mean taking on new matters to gain experience and advance in our profession. We all have our “firsts”– our first business transaction, our first trial, our ...

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In a time of economic uncertainty, more and more attorneys are venturing into fields they’ve never practiced. Recently, I witnessed an attorney well known for doing estate work handling a major traffic matter. This in itself is not an improper ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — When your biggest client is sexually harassing your employee, it’s a tough situation to manage. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hasn’t officially looked at whether an employer can be liable for harassment by non-employees. But ...

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An attorney for a Baltimore nightclub outside which an officer was killed says his client is not commenting on the case because the investigation is ongoing. Paul Gardner issued a statement on behalf of Select Lounge late Monday that said ...

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When Yakov Shapiro was mistaken by Baltimore police for a Rabbi accused of inappropriately touching two young boys, the Russian refugee's life was changed forever. Shapiro's lawyer, Steven Kupferberg, retells the story of how his client came to be arrested and the lawsuit that followed.

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Attention Maryland lawyers who have Washington, D.C., bar membership and litigate cases in the capital city: Be prepared to arbitrate fee disputes even if your client agreements contain no arbitration provision. A Bethesda law firm learned this lesson the hard ...

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“Alternative fee arrangements” are the latest effort by law firms to demonstrate their client-centric approach to addressing the financial pressures on in-house counsel to reduce outside legal costs. Alternative fee arrangements refer to billing models such as contingency fee agreements, ...

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