By Vivia Chen | June 22, 2018
While James Burnham's academic pedigree is solid, it does not evince legal superstardom. But in 2010, he wedded a law school classmate whose father, Robert Mittelstaedt, was the head of Jones Day's San Francisco office.
By J. Mark Santiago | June 15, 2018
Raising Costs and Declining Demand are Sapping Profits
The “New Normal” of today is one in which raising operating costs, associate salary increases, and reduced realization rates coupled with AFAs and demands from corporate counsel for reduced rates are sapping firm profits and there is no relief on the horizon. Law firm leaders, seeing current conditions, should be asking if there is a better way.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Hugh A. Simons | June 12, 2018
By matching Milbank's pay raise, firms in the middle of the Am Law 200 are paving a path to ruin.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | June 8, 2018
Dickinson Wright says it's determined to make progress following a report by the University of Michigan that shed light on its numbers.
By Lean Adviser Legal | May 31, 2018
It doesn't take a magic formula or a lengthy pitch to impress clients, just master these five fundamentals.
By John D. Winer | May 18, 2018
The Cosby verdict is a sign that there has been a shift, particularly in he said, she said cases, toward an understanding about how hard it is to come forward.
By William W. Bedsworth | May 17, 2018
Government Code Section 425.7 (a) designates Augustynolophus morrisi as the official California state dinosaur. Yep. That's what it says. Official California state dinosaur.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | May 8, 2018
Why do we perpetuate the myth that it's viable to avail yourself of every family-friendly offering and never lose your place in the race?
By Jenna Greene | May 7, 2018
As the saying goes, if your lawyer has a pulse, it's not ineffective assistance of counsel. Unless you're Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who just had his conviction for murdering Martha Moxley in 1975 overturned.
By Patrick Krill | May 4, 2018
The lawyers of tomorrow are increasingly aware of—and not OK with—the mental health and substance abuse risks that can come with life in the law.
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