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March 26, 2007 |

Out-of-Law Experiences Should Continue Into a Legal Career

The best lawyers, both in and out of court, almost always bring with them a rich and wide variety of experiences outside of legal practice.
5 minute read
July 06, 2007 |

Greater Diversity in the Workplace Is in Everyone�s Best Interest

Hank Grezlak�s refreshingly candid May 3 column asking whether firms really care about diversity got me thinking about a recent New York Times article, �Study of NBA Sees Racial Bias in Calling Fouls.�
5 minute read
May 26, 2000 |

The Voodoo Court

Can you imagine a case in which Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas would both rule for a condemned prisoner, overturning a federal appeals court that was prepared to send him to his death? It happened. On the same day, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned two habeas corpus cases, each of which arose from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, each involving an inmate on death row. The real story here? When it comes to death penalty jurisprudence, the 4th Circuit has seceded from the Union.
11 minute read
November 09, 2000 |

Associate Balances Practice, Public Service

Associates find that balancing work with just about any outside interest seems impossible. But when associate Michele Hong approached New York's Rubin Baum and pitched a part-time schedule so she could work at a non-profit agency, she got her wish. "I have to say that I enjoy being a lawyer a lot more now that I have this different perspective," said Hong, now at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson.
6 minute read
May 30, 2000 |

Bruce D. Collins, C-SPAN

When you look at Bruce D. Collins, in-house counsel for C-SPAN, you're looking at the entire legal department of the Washington, D.C.-based not-for-profit communications company. On the one hand, that's less impressive than it sounds because of C-SPAN's approach to the news. "Rarely do we have to worry about libel because we never say anything. We don't have reporters, we don't have hidden cameras, we don't conduct investigations..." But that still leaves him a lot of ground to cover.
6 minute read
September 04, 2001 |

The Recording Industry's Anti-Pirate

As head of litigation for the Recording Industry Association of America, Matthew J. Oppenheim's main priorities are protecting RIAA members' music and preserving the members' freedom of expression. He just scored a victory over the National Association of Broadcasters over Webcasting royalties, and he's handling the most highly publicized copyright case in U.S. history, the Napster suit.
6 minute read
May 28, 2002 |

Not a Shy Guy

The news that actor Robert Blake's wife's had been killed in Los Angeles had barely broken when defense attorney Harland W. Braun began his public crusade against her. It is the kind of media campaign that the outspoken and sometimes flippant Braun has come to master in high-profile cases during the decades he has been counted among a handful of top criminal defense attorneys in Los Angeles.
8 minute read
April 13, 2012 |

Unfortunate (and Ironic) Comment Award

4 minute read
December 17, 2007 |

Business fights to keep mandatory arbitration

At a hearing in Washington last week, consumer advocate Richard M. Alderman sat before a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee and quoted from a grade school textbook: The legislative branch makes the laws, the executive branch carries them out, and the judicial branch explains what they mean. It's a great concept.
4 minute read
October 05, 2007 |

Litigants Lacking Big Tech Bucks Can Still Play Ball

Many litigants can't afford the high price tags required by computer-generated animation as evidence. To keep smaller firms from losing trials in costly clouds of technology, law professor Edward J. Imwinkelried explains some available strategies to guarantee a level playing field.
8 minute read

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