The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Alesia S. Sulock and Josh J.T. Byrne | May 15, 2024
Attention to well-being is critical from the perspective of a lawyer's own health and the attorney's law practice.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Christian Petrucci | May 14, 2024
Last month, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court brought unreasonable contest attorney fees back to the forefront in the precedential matter of Torres v. Amazon.com Services (Workers' Compensation Appeals Board), and offered further elaboration as to the Supreme Court's holding in Lorino.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Joshua M. Peck | May 14, 2024
I've worked in-house, as well as in the outhouse (seemingly), in PR firms and in my solo practice. Let's see if I can boil down my experiences to 11 useful or at least mildly interesting events and thoughts for the PR audience, some of them so obvious they are often ignored.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Martha "Frannie" Reilly and Libby Smith | May 13, 2024
When announcing the final rules on March 6, SEC Chair Gary Gensler stated, "These final rules build on past requirements by mandating material climate risk disclosures by public companies and in public offerings. The rules will provide investors with consistent, comparable, and decision-useful information, and issuers with clear reporting requirements."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Brenda Harkavy | May 13, 2024
My trauma-informed lawyering skills enabled me to avoid exacerbating our client's trauma, give her a voice in her case, and practice with empathy and honesty that strengthened the attorney-client relationship and case trajectory.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Marissa Schwartz, Mary Anne Batiz and Nicole Scott | May 13, 2024
Our clients remind us of what justice and equality looks like for real individuals, outside the theoretical ideals described in laws and textbooks.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By David G. Mandelbaum | May 13, 2024
Just as a lawyer must have a basic understanding of many things that may affect a client's business or activities, the lawyer also has to have a basic understanding of how a changing climate will have changing effects on clients
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Dallis Terc | May 10, 2024
Employers need to consider the processing times and plan accordingly until processing times improve.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jules Epstein | May 10, 2024
Lay witnesses may not cross a line and give testimony that is "based on scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge within the scope of Rule 702." That's for experts, and with expert testimony comes discovery obligations such as reports and CVs.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Samuel E. Cohen and Ryan P. Friel | May 10, 2024
Like many recent DOL rules related to retirement investing, the retirement security rule is polarizing and is sure to face significant legal challenges, including from the insurance industry to whom the rule applies a new, heightened duty.
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