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Can You Really Take a Vacation as a Lawyer?
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
As the weather starts to warm up, pools and beaches begin to open and most of America begins heading off to relaxing destinations both near and far, some lawyers may find it difficult to find contiguous chunks of time to get away from work.
Read more...Litigation Bids Aims to Become the Legal World's Dating Service
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- Written by Tami Kamin Meter
Every day Brad J. Allen hopes to pair lawyers with litigation support vendors just like Match.com seeks to establish connections between singles in the online dating world.
Read more...May Verdicts: From Vacated Adoption to a Misguided Debt Collector and More
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
From capital punishments to billion dollar fines, here are some notable verdicts from the month of May.
Read more...How Attorneys Can Help Clients Pay Their Legal Fees
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- Written by Tami Kamin Meyer
The South Suburban Matteson School District 162 spent $525,000 last school year to pay attorneys to represent the district in student discipline matters, defend the district in litigation and offer general legal advice. That's according to a recent article in The Chicago Tribune.
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Lawyers Beware of Discrimination Landmines When Hiring Staff
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- Written by Tami Kamin Meyer
Expecting all attorneys, even those who don’t specialize in employment law, to be fully educated about how to avoid a discrimination lawsuit when hiring new staff is not entirely fair.
Read more...Sports Verdicts: Bonds, Hernandez and Concussed Ex-NFL Players Top the List
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
From Barry Bonds to the Aaron Hernandez, some of the most notable verdicts from the last month involved the world of popular sports.
Read more...Verdicts of the Month: From Butt Implants Gone Bad to Filicidal Sleepwalker
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
From sleepwalking to butt implants to terror to hostages, here are some notable verdicts from the past month.
Read more...Lawyers That Bring Canines to the Office and Court
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- Written by Tami Kamin-Meyer
Several years ago, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Dlott entered her chambers to find dog poop on the carpet. It has been placed there by one of her judicial colleagues, U.S. District Court Judge Arthur Spiegel.
Read more...Dispelling Myths: What Really Happens When You Have the ‘Right to Remain Silent?’
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The law giving suspected criminals the “right to remain silent” has been a staple of pop culture and entertainment media for decades, but its TV portrayal simply does not do the landmark legislation justice.
Read more...January Verdicts: False Taxi Cab Confession Lands Lawyer in Hot Water
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- Written by Tami Kamin Meyer
From rulings about condoms and faulty guns to false taxi cab confessions, January was one wild month for the American judicial system.
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