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 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 Read more…
Flexible hours, long vacations and the ability to pick and choose your assignments. Yes, it’s actually a possibility for lawyers—if you become a legal freelancer, an option that’s appealing to more attorneys every year. Lawyer Exchange, Montage Legal Group, LegalBee, Read more…
News from the House of the Judiciary: Newly confirmed 4th Circuit nominee is now the country’s youngest federal judge A Williams & Connolly litigation partner who was confirmed Tuesday to a seat on a federal appeals court becomes the youngest Read more…
ABA House of Delegates rejects changes to the bar passage standard for law schools For the second time, the ABA House of Delegates voted against a proposal to tighten a bar passage rate standard for accredited law schools. At the Read more…
For nearly 90 years, the State Bar of California hosted an annual convention that brought together hundreds of lawyers for educational programming, keynote speeches and networking. But amid legislative scrutiny and concerns about optics, the bar’s board voted to cancel Read more…
You may not realize it but you are signing legal agreements all the time. Think of all those “terms and conditions” boxes you tick when you buy new software or travel insurance. How many times have you tried to read Read more…
The government shutdown has ended, at least until Feb. 15. That’s good news for the federal judiciary, but there are still some lasting effects in court cases, particularly in immigration courts where backlogs are intensifying. After the shutdown began Dec. Read more…
The Lynyrd Skynyrd case abounds with classic rock lore, and that’s why it’s been in the news. But the case should also attract the attention of law nerds. Even though it’s a U.S. federal case and it relies on U.S. Read more…
As discussed in our article on American Litigation, discovery is a unique aspect of litigation in the United States that is a tool that often decides the outcome of the litigation. By means of demands for production of documents, written questions Read more…