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Court proceedings put a premium on decorum and civil discourse, but the skills and dispositions that set the stage start long before the attorneys and parties enter the courtroom. That is why federal judges and attorneys collaborated with Duke Law School to bring the Judiciary’s Civil Discourse and Difficult Decisions program to law students for […]

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“This decision is a win for the people of Washington, and hopefully will help inform the court’s Article1, [Section] 12 analysis in other cases involving fundamental rights,” Bailey told Law.com.        

“I was like Moses; I carried them to the promised land even if I didn’t go in,” said Larry Hutcher, whose firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron was the first to sue over the ban. They have since dropped the suit.        

Peter Mougey, a lead plaintiffs attorney in the opioid multidistrict litigation, said of Suboxone patients: “Their teeth are falling out of their mouths.”        

Finishing up a year when revenue will set a record, Susman Godfrey will pay ‘special’ bonuses to every employee at the trial firm.        

Law firm leaders are increasingly concerned with lack of engagement. With law firm demand down and office attendance policies in flux, many firms don’t believe their workforce is optimally motivated and are struggling with disengagement. The concern is that psychological investment changes when professionals don’t see co-workers in the office, making it easier to develop […]

In-office mandate adherence will be a factor in overall pay for Simpson personnel, with the firm saying noncompliance could affect compensation, sources said.        

Eight candidates from A&O are in the running for the senior and managing partner positions of the firm, set to lead A&O Shearman following the completed merger.        

The name change will help the D.C.-based firm further distinguish itself from the West Virginia firm of the same name. “There can be client confusion. There can be accounts receivable confusion,” firm chair Gwen Renigar said.