Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, February 15, and as the 3rd Monday in February it is also Presidents Day. For those of you not fortunate enough to have a three day weekend, let’s take a look at Friday’s news… Tipsters tell us that Hawkins & Parnell is opening in Austin… Colson Hicks is opening in Washingtonwith the help of [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 12, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada criticized the American Bar Association on Thursday after some members of the organization’s judicial evaluation committee rated a nominee from his state as “not qualified”. The ABA has evaluated nominees for over 50 years. A 15 member committee rates each nominee as either well qualified, qualified or not [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 11, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, February 11, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories… The American Bar Association will reduce the cost of annual dues for solo and public interest lawyers… GM’s Rod Gillum has joined Jackson Lewis… Law firm Ruden McClosky is not dissolving despite several departures… Revenues are up and profits per partner are down [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 1, 2010
Chadbourne & Parke has added David H. Evans as a partner in its Washington D.C. office. Evans, who was previously with Arent Fox, will join Chadbourne’s antitrust practice. Chadbourne managing partner Charles O’Neill said Evans brings a ‘unique skill set in technology and e-commerce.’ He has chaired the ABA Section of Antitrust Law’s Computer and [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 29, 2009
As we get closer and closer to New Years Eve, I want to remind everyone to be be careful and to have a fantastic and safe holiday. We want every single one of our readers back next year! Here’s a look at yesterday’s news… Ron Parraguirre is Nevada’s new chief justice… A branch of Al Qaeda has [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 28, 2009
Despite recent efforts from the American Bar Association to help recent law school graduates defer their student loans, neither the Obama administration nor Congress have gone along with the ABA’s proposal. Carolyn Lamm, ABA President, said last week that the association will keep pushing by building support for student loan relief for recent graduates. The ABA has [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 19, 2009
Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, November 19 and this is your quick look back at the headlines. A judge in Louisiana held that the US Army is liable for some Katrina damage… Google debuts its new case law database…. Winston & Strawn has two new offices in Asia… David Hamilton is getting his up or down vote [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Henry White has resigned as the executive director of the American Bar Association. R. Thomas Howell, the organization’s general counsel, has stepped in as interim executive direction. In the mean time, a search committee has been appointed to find a permanent replacement for White. The ABA is the world’s largest voluntary membership professional organization, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 11, 2009
With two recent attorney suicides, and one from December just now announced, all probably spurred to the economic downturn, the American Bar Association is making available free information about legal industry suicides. What Lawyers Need to Know About Suicide During a Recession: Prevention, Identity and Law Firm Responsibility is a free MP3 audio download available here. From [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The American Bar Association estimates that at least 3,500 attorneys and staff lost their jobs in March 2009. In February, the group estimates 2,000 jobs were lost, with 1,500 on the street in January. Firms that did not report solid layoff numbers were not included in the tally. In just the last week, JDJournal estimated the loss of [...]
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Monday, February 15, 2010
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