“Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense.”1

—Winston Churchill

The year 2015 presented a number of interesting developments concerning law firms and the practice of law. Once again, proving that lawyers “never give in,” a number of the decisions concern inventive attempts by lawyers and their clients to obtain results, which theretofore, they had been denied. As you will see, in some circumstances their 2015 labors succeeded and in others they did not (there is always 2016…).

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