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Google Wins Sanctions For Ramey Firm's 'Baseless' IP Suit
A New York federal magistrate judge granted Google's request Monday for sanctions against Ramey LLP for filing an allegedly "baseless" suit on behalf of EscapeX IP accusing YouTube of infringing its social media chat-function patent, finding that counsel failed to conduct a presuit investigation and needlessly drew out litigation.
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Ill. Law Firm Accused Of Suing Wrong Co., Lying About Error
A doctor who sought to pursue an employment discrimination claim against former employer Humana Inc. claims in an Illinois state court lawsuit that the law firm he hired to handle his case filed claims against Cigna instead, forged his signature and didn't fix its attorneys' errors before the statute of limitations ran out.
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Lawyers Slam Trump Memo On 'Vexatious' Attys
BigLaw attorneys, immigration lawyers and legal advocacy organizations have been quick to blast President Donald Trump for what some of them call an "inexcusable and despicable" memo that is meant to intimidate attorneys out of challenging the administration.
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Ex-Girardi Lawyer Faces Ethics Charges For $53M Settlement
The State Bar of California has filed disciplinary charges against a former Girardi Keese attorney alleging he settled a family's claims for $53 million without permission and hid the firm's misappropriation of millions of dollars from the resulting settlement funds, among other ethical violations.
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Conn. Firms Sue For $175K Fee After 8-Year Estate Litigation
Two Connecticut law firms have sued a grandmother's estate to recoup $175,000 in attorney fees, saying they've spent eight years litigating four separate challenges to the woman's will and haven't been paid in more than five years.
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Pa. Atty Accused Of Stealing $300K From Carousel Nonprofit
An attorney who served on the board of a nonprofit that operates a historic carousel in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, has been accused of stealing $300,000 from the organization, prosecutors announced on Thursday.
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No Suspension Pause For Ex-Alex Jones Atty, Ethics Boss Says
A former Alex Jones attorney's two-week suspension from practicing law in Connecticut should not be halted amid an impending appeal, but he should get credit for a previous weeklong suspension he served over the same mishandling of confidential information about family members of Sandy Hook shooting victims, the state's chief legal ethics official said in a new filing.
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Ex-Buzbee Client Says Roc Nation Can't Exit Conspiracy Suit
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's company Roc Nation can't exit a lawsuit that claims his company conspired to "finance" malpractice suits against attorney Tony Buzbee because it was "an integral and driving force" behind the alleged misconduct, according to a response filed in Texas federal court to a motion to dismiss on jurisdictional grounds.
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Conn. Firm Appeals Client's Win In Suit Over Email Scam
The Connecticut law firm Mancini Provenzano & Futtner LLC says it will appeal a negligence verdict won by a client after a fraudster infiltrated one of its attorney's emails and tricked the client into wiring $90,586 to an incorrect account.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP, Grant & Eisenhofer PA and Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a D.C. federal judge upheld a $612.4 million jury verdict against the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Pa. Attorney's Discovery Dispute Leads To Sanction Threat
A plaintiffs attorney's discovery demands and insistence that a defendant follow his firm's "mandatory" electronic discovery procedures have led a Pennsylvania federal judge to threaten sanctions over the lawyer's alleged failure to try to resolve disputes in good faith, according to court filings in a pregnancy-discrimination case.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry began spring with another action-packed week as President Donald Trump continued to eye BigLaw diversity programs and firms expanded their presence and headcounts worldwide. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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New Ga. Law Firm Leader Finds Inspiration In College Football
Edward Hudson, the new managing partner of Georgia law firm GSH Attorneys, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss the firm's focus on real estate and related matters, why he’s not planning to be “a lifetime managing partner,” and how college football inspires his approach to firm culture.
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Houston's MMA Law Inks Ch. 11 Deal With Litigation Funder
Houston's bankrupt MMA Law Firm PLLC has struck a deal to share the proceeds of its mass tort lawsuits with litigation funders Equal Access Justice Fund LP, a key creditor, in exchange for support of its Chapter 11 plan.
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Feds Seek 3-Year Sentence For Med Mal Atty's Extortion Ploy
Federal prosecutors are seeking a three-year prison sentence for a prominent Baltimore attorney found guilty of a $25 million extortion attempt against the University of Maryland Medical Center over false claims that the hospital knowingly transplanted "diseased" and rejected organs into patients.
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Connecticut Senate Minority Leader Joins Zabel Schellenberg
Connecticut Senate Minority Leader Stephen G. Harding Jr. has joined Zabel Schellenberg PLLC after operating his own law office for nearly a decade, the firm confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Thursday.
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Texas Law Firm Fights Denial Of Captive Insurance Deduction
A Texas law firm asked the U.S. Tax Court to find that the IRS improperly denied it a $621,000 deduction for payments it made to a captive insurance company, saying the agency wrongly accused the firm of participating in an abusive insurance arrangement.
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NJ Firm Can't Force Arbitration Of Ex-Leader's Firing Suit
New Jersey personal injury firm Ginarte Gonzalez & Winograd LLP cannot steer a former managing partner who claims the firm retaliated against him for protected activity into arbitration after it waived the right to arbitrate his claims before a judge, a state appellate court ruled Thursday.
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Fla. Judge Mulls Appointing 3rd Party Atty In Chiquita MDL
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday said he is considering appointing a third-party lawyer to advise clients in a multidistrict litigation case on whether they should settle or pursue claims of Chiquita funding a Colombian right-wing paramilitary group that committed war crimes against civilians in Colombia, following arguments from attorneys.
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Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Atty Wants Suspension Halved
A Connecticut attorney suspended for two weeks over his role in the mishandling of Sandy Hook families' confidential records has asked a state court judge to credit him for a weeklong suspension he served more than two years ago and to pause the order while he appeals.
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Goldstein Says Feds 'Misled' Court With Obstruction Claim
U.S. Supreme Court lawyer and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein wants a Maryland federal judge to sanction prosecutors in his tax evasion case for a "pattern of false and misleading statements" to the court accusing him of hiding millions in cryptocurrency and bribing his former law firm manager.
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Defunct Mass Tort Firm Can Keep Fee Split Arbitration Award
A Pennsylvania federal judge has declined to vacate or modify an arbitration panel's decision on how to split the fees of two cases among three former principal owners of a dissolved law firm for plaintiffs, saying the defendant in the fee dispute did not present a strong enough argument to reverse the findings.
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Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2025 Editorial Boards
Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards.
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Legal Advertising Co. Escapes Texas Hurricane Ad Suit
An Arizona-based legal advertising company has ducked barratry claims in Texas over its efforts to attract victims of Hurricane Ida, with a state appeals panel affirming a trial court's ruling that the state court lacked jurisdiction over the company's work with Louisiana residents.
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NJ Firm Blume Forte Hit With Disability Bias Suit
New Jersey personal injury firm Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari PC has been hit with a disability discrimination lawsuit in state court by a staffer who claims she was fired after a seizure and other health setbacks.
Expert Analysis
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio
If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI?
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
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Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan
Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration
To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right
As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal
As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections
One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Lessons From Developing A CTA Compliance Application
Corporate Transparency Act challenges pushed our firm to develop an in-house compliance solution, and for firms exploring similar initiatives, the keys are to build consensus, foster collaboration and remain adaptable to change, says David McCarville at Fennemore Craig.
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Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader
Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
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How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases
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Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
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Strategies For Successful Law Firm Mergers In 2025
Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.