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September 09, 1999 |

Replacement Need Not Be Male for Woman To Prove Sex Bias

A woman who was fired need not prove that her employer replaced her with a man in order to make out a prima facie case of gender discrimination under Title VII, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The court's holding, the opinion said, is consistent with its own precedent as well as that of seven out of eight circuit courts that have squarely addressed the issue. Nevertheless, the three-judge panel did not grant plaintiff Patricia Pivirotto a reversal of a jury's defense verdict in her case.
8 minute read
February 05, 2013 |

Law Firms Should Drink Java With Caution

Firms should be cautious about using Java and other web tools in light of recent cyberattacks that triggered warnings from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
5 minute read
February 02, 2005 |

Making the Greatest Impact With Your Presentation

Whether it's for evidence demonstrations, client pitches or archival documentation, the time will come for every lawyer to make a powerful presentation. Lawyers in big firms may be able to hire an outside audio/visual consultant or have the in-house staff do the job, but for solos or small firms practitioners, it's up to them.
5 minute read
March 29, 2001 |

Chicago Chef Mixes Grace and Grit

Chicago chef Ted Cizma successfully mixes grit -- super cross, tattoos and pickup truck -- with Grace, his restaurant. Adding more layers to the man behind the mostly wild game menu, Food & Wine magazine named Cizma a top chef. His philosophy behind Grace's American cuisine is simple: Use the best domestic products in a straightforward manner.
7 minute read
March 29, 2011 |

Supreme Court Appears Sympathetic to Wal-Mart in Class Action

Justice Antonin Scalia said he was "getting whipsawed" by plaintiffs' claims that both local store managers and companywide "corporate culture" were responsible for discrimination at the retail giant.
7 minute read
May 07, 2009 |

What if Bernie Madoff Were A New Jersey Lawyer?

The State Bar should withdraw its endorsement of the Professional Services Business Enhancement Act, which would absolve dishonest and negligent lawyers of responsibility for the full measure of consequential damages to undo the damage they cause their clients.
4 minute read
December 01, 2010 |

Mad Money

Cost concerns permeate law firm agendas.
9 minute read
March 01, 2010 |

Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Push It

President Obama says he is determined to repeal the federal law that requires lesbian and gay service members to remain silent about their sexual orientation on pain of discharge. The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and some Pentagon brass agree the law should go. Yet when the government's lawyers appeared for a federal court hearing on Feb. 18, it was to defend the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law against a constitutional challenge -- or at least argue for leaving it alone for now.
10 minute read
January 20, 2003 |

Plaintiffs Paradise?

Accurate depiction or not, the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas can't shake its reputation as a paradise for plaintiffs lawyers and hostile territory for the defense. Lawyers on both sides of the docket practicing in the Valley maintain it's pure exaggeration to say plaintiffs walk into a courtroom with an advantage that defense lawyers can't overcome. Morris Atlas says tort reform has had an impact on Valley litigation.
8 minute read
May 06, 2008 |

New Book Helps Small Firms, Solos With Legal Tech

Hot off the presses from the American Bar Association, "The 2008 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide: Critical Decisions Made Simple" provides 145 pages of nuts-and-bolts advice and counsel on the current state of legal technology, along with hints of things to come.
4 minute read

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