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    ABA: Few Latino Attys May Lead To Less Civic Engagement

    The relatively low percentage of Latinos in the legal industry may be part of the reason the ethnic group sees less engagement in civic activities nationwide and is underrepresented in civic leadership roles, according to a new American Bar Association report released Saturday.

  • ABA Taskforce Urges Attys To Step Up Election Volunteering

    The American Bar Association's Task Force for American Democracy, launched last year, published a 12-page report Friday outlining the importance of lawyers knowing their state's election laws and encouraging them to volunteer their time to bolster faith in elections.

  • Mich. Judge DQ'd Over 'Disdain' Of Ineffective-Counsel Claims

    A Michigan state judge showed bias in favoring a criminal defendant's trial counsel who had previously clerked for the court, a state appeals court found Thursday, disqualifying the judge from presiding over the defendant's ineffective-assistance of counsel hearing.

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    Bar Exam Rape Disclosure Among ABA Resolutions To Watch

    This coming week at its annual meeting in Chicago, the American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to discuss the "traumatic" practice of requiring would-be lawyers to disclose and discuss their experiences of sexual violence during the attorney licensure process.

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    San Antonio Attys Launch Commercial Litigation Boutique

    Four San Antonio attorneys left a boutique firm and have launched a new firm that focuses on complex commercial litigation and is already representing name brand companies including Whataburger and UPS.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Wilkinson Stekloff LLP and Covington & Burling LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal judge overturned a Los Angeles jury's $4.7 billion verdict against the National Football League for violating antitrust laws with its Sunday Ticket television package.

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    Ill. Magistrate Judge Fuentes Talks Pulling Back AI Order

    Almost a year after issuing a standing order on generative artificial intelligence, Illinois Magistrate Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes has pulled back that order, finding it no longer necessary and slightly burdensome, the judge recently said at a panel during the American Bar Association's annual meeting in Chicago.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry marked the end of July with another action-packed week of news as BigLaw made hires across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

  • Roberta Kaplan's New Firm Nabs 2 Attys From Former Firm

    Kaplan Martin LLP, the firm co-founded in June by intrepid litigator Robbie Kaplan, announced Thursday that two seasoned attorneys are joining as partners from Kaplan's previous firm, Hecker Fink LLP.

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    2 Ex-Morgan Lewis Attys Jump To Calif. Employment Boutique

    Two experienced employment defense lawyers are joining a California-based women-owned boutique whose clients have included big companies such as shipping giant UPS and software company Microsoft, the firm said Thursday.

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    Spencer Fane Expands To New Mexico With Boutique Merger

    Fast-growing Spencer Fane LLP announced Thursday that the firm opened its 27th location following a combination with Santa Fe, New Mexico-based Montgomery & Andrews PA.

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    MG+M Acquires Donovan Hatem, Adds 21 Attys

    Boston-based Manning Gross & Massenburg LLP announced Thursday the firm expanded its litigation resources and will launch a new consulting group catering to design and engineering professionals after acquiring another Boston law firm, Donovan Hatem.

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    2023 Worst Year Yet For Cyberattacks On Law Firms: Study

    Last year was the worst on record in terms of cyberattacks on law firms, according to an industry study published Thursday that found there were 45 known attacks, 1.6 million records affected and an average ransomware demand of $2.47 million in 2023.

  • Former NC Paralegal Gets 30 Months For $2M Embezzlement

    A former paralegal was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Thursday for embezzling more than $2 million from the clients of a North Carolina law firm, with a federal judge agreeing to reduce the government's recommended 41-month prison sentence.

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    E-Discovery Firm Tanenholz & Marr Adds Ex-Sandline COO

    Maryland-based boutique Tanenholz & Marr has announced the hiring of the former chief operating officer at e-discovery services provider Sandline Global as its counsel and director of legal technology and artificial intelligence.

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    Methfessel & Werbel Stays At Cutting Edge Adding Education

    Leaders at insurance defense firm Methfessel & Werbel joined Law360 Pulse for a detailed look at the firm's recent merger with education boutique Cornell Merlino & Osborne LLC, and insight into how to stay competitive in New Jersey's legal market.

  • Calif. Bar Says Atty Can't End Billing Scandal's Hacking Claim

    A San Fernando Valley attorney cannot escape an ethics charge alleging he plotted to hack the email and phone of a judge overseeing a public utility class action, the California Bar has told the State Bar Court, urging the court to reject the attorney's argument that merely "discussing plans" for a hack is not an offense.

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    Kenyan Firm Sues Ill. Attys Over Ethiopian Airlines Crash Fees

    A small Kenyan law firm seeking attorney fees from a 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash victims settlement with Boeing is accusing Jenner & Block LLP and another Chicago firm of coaxing its former client into firing the firm, allegedly through misinformation and forged signatures, according to a suit filed in Illinois federal court this week.

  • Ex-Chicago Alderman Should Serve Full Supervision, Feds Say

    A former Chicago alderman and attorney convicted of tax crimes should not be allowed an early reprieve from his court-ordered supervision because it has become his main form of punishment following his compassionate release from prison, the government has told an Illinois federal court.

  • Judge Refuses To Rethink Injury Firm Conflict Of Interest DQ

    A law firm was properly disqualified from a family's design defect lawsuit against Home Depot USA Inc. and makers of a lawn mower, a New Jersey federal judge has ruled, confirming a prior finding that a conflict of interest arose between the father and daughter when the companies countersued the father.

  • Delays Doom Wells Fargo Worker's Suit, 3rd Circ. Says

    The Third Circuit declined to reinstate a former Wells Fargo employee's suit alleging he was fired after complaining that the bank withheld some of his commissions, saying he can't revive his suit due to his "inexcusable lack of diligence" at complying with court orders.

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    How Associates Can Navigate Risks Of Social Media

    Experts say associates should use social media with extreme caution, weighing any benefits against the impact that their online presence may have on their law firms, practice, clients and future employment.

  • Judge Refuses To DQ Attys In Group Home Sex Abuse Case

    A Washington federal judge rejected a group home's bid to disqualify counsel representing former residents alleging sexual abuse, ruling Tuesday that any conflicts between alleged victims now at odds with one another would not harm the group home.

  • Former Prosecutor 'Coming Back Home' To NJ Boutique

    After prosecuting federal healthcare crimes in New Jersey, a former assistant U.S. attorney has returned to boutique firm Calcagni & Kanefsky LLP to guide clients as part of the firm's white collar criminal and regulatory defense and investigations practice with a focus on healthcare litigation and licensing, the firm announced Tuesday.

  • Dominion Again Pushes DQ Bid For Ex-Overstock CEO Atty

    Attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems are again urging a D.C. federal judge to disqualify a Michigan attorney from representing former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne in a defamation lawsuit, saying she and her client "lack any respect for the rule of law" and pose risks to Dominion employees.

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