We found a fascinating story recently published in the ABA Journal, that follows the story of a young 16 year old that is on her way to a bright legal career. “Haley Taylor Schlitz loves learning and likes standardized tests. She is looking forward to classes this fall at Southern Read more…
What are the ethical responsibilities of overzealous lawyers who seek to “win” at all costs (“Rambo tactics”), including the tendency to ignore other considerations such as personal conscience and mortality, excuse under the guise they are required to “give their all” for clients in pursuing their legal rights? How does Read more…
We are living in the Information Age, where technologies continuously and rapidly evolve and the law struggles– and often fails– to keep up. An examples of this tension between digital transformation and legal doctrine is the means by which people execute written agreements. Click the link to read more…..
In modern litigation, there are very few tests that are as satisfying and potentially as impactful as winning the expert witness battle. While some wins are definitive and achieved in a blaze of expert-exclusion glory, most are accomplished through careful planning, methodical attention to detail, and, most importantly, an approach Read more…
The now-retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, in an opinion on a 2017 First Amendment case, called the cyber age a revolution of historic proportions, noting that “we cannot appreciate yet its full dimensions and vast potential to alter how we think, express ourselves, and define who we want Read more…