JURIST

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

More than 100 past presidents of US state, local and national bar associations issued a letter on Monday cautioning attorneys against the filing of meritless election lawsuits. The letter’s authors reminded attorneys that it is their “sacred responsibility” to “safeguard the rule of law.”

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JURIST

MAY 26, 2023

The Texas state House of Representatives filed articles of impeachment Thursday against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton has had a national presence since he sued four states in 2020 to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The suit was later dismissed by the US Supreme Court.

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JURIST

JUNE 11, 2022

New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James brought an investigation against the NRA in 2020. The attorney for the NRA said: The NRA believes the NYAG’s pursuit was fueled by her opposition to the Association and its First Amendment activities in support of the Second Amendment.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 5, 2023

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced Tuesday that Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford was being charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting and killing a Black nurse, Presley Eze. The post New Mexico Attorney General charges police officer with manslaughter for shooting of Black nurse appeared first on JURIST - News.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of Virginia drivers challenging a state motor vehicle law was not entitled to reimbursement of their attorneys fees even though a federal district court issued an order in their favor that temporarily prohibited the state from enforcing the law and the states legislature repealed the law.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 26, 2021

Contract attorneys have made it possible for legal organizations to level up their teams’ expertise without increasing headcount. . Law firms didn’t let the pandemic get in the way of profitability or performance in 2020. on average in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Thomson Reuters — and 15% among AmLaw 100 firms.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The US Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas announced on Tuesday that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas sentenced former Guatemalan congressman Jose Armando Ubico Aguilar to 18 years in prison for international drug trafficking. Acting US Attorney Abe McGlothin Jr.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline has dropped an ethics complaint alleging that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made dishonest statements in December 2020 litigation…

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JURIST

JANUARY 14, 2022

A federal grand jury in the US District Court for the District of Maryland Thursday indicted Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for Baltimore City, with separate counts of perjury and submitting false mortgage applications.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 20, 2022

the percentage of in-house legal budgets spent on technology is expected to increase threefold by 2025 from 2020 levels as legal departments “increase spending on technology to reduce the dependency on outside counsel, address COVID-19, and satisfy a long-overdue need to modernize, digitize and automate legal work.”.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 21, 2024

“Prosecutors rest embezzlement case against disgraced attorney Tom Girardi; The defense team began their case with a number of witnesses who spoke about Girardi’s mental decline, which they say became apparent in 2020”: Hillel Aron of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 6, 2024

“Jury selection starts today in LA’s Tom Girardi embezzlement trial; Federal prosecutors contend that the disgraced attorney and his law firm’s former bookkeeper, Chris Kamon, embezzled and pocketed millions that belonged to clients of the firm from 2010 to 2020”: Fred Shuster of City News Service has this report.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Thursday that his office is suing Senate Republicans in order to stop them from subpoenaing the personal information of voters. ” In Pennsylvania, there have been challenges to the 2020 presidential election and to the state’s voting rules and requirements.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

According to the ABA Profile of the Legal Profession 2020 , nearly 20% of lawyers suffer from anxiety. It is important for law firms and firm leaders to “lead the way” for attorney well-being by creating a culture that does not increase our stress and anxiety to unhealthy levels. What Is Anxiety, Exactly?

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Above The Law

MAY 13, 2025

Facing bankruptcy, the Bar broke from the NBCE to try their hand at a more cost effective way to test the minimum competency of applicants aspiring to be attorneys. The Cali Bar committed to global half-assery and aspiring attorneys are suffering the consequences. The California Bar is in a rough spot. The next exam should fare better.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 16, 2021

In a March 2021 survey, “ Remote Proceedings in a Post-Pandemic World ,” 83% of responding attorneys said that they would continue to participate remotely in depositions either occasionally or more often even after the pandemic. 20, 2020)). Increase Your Focus on Security. City of Chicago, Case No. 17 C 5859 (N.D.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

While TikTok presents a great opportunity for law firms to market their services, many attorneys are unsure of how to use the app or whether it is worth the investment. Several attorneys, however, have found success on TikTok, leveraging it to attract traffic to their website and establish a relationship with potential new clients.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Several years ago, I published a piece here on Attorney at Work titled “ Solo Lawyers: Where Is Your Office?” Over time, the taboo surrounding less traditional work setups began to ease, and early in 2020, when COVID-19 hit the world, the stigma had all but disappeared. Working Remotely: Ethics Regulators to the Rescue.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 27, 2022

As a practicing attorney, I benefit every day from legal software designed to streamline the everyday lives of legal professionals. For example, CASEpeer was designed specifically for the unique requirements of personal injury attorneys. Patent Bots also analyzes USPTO data to help attorneys design better application strategies. (As

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 7, 2022

In 2020 and 2021, your firm may have had to make quite a lot of changes quickly to meet the new remote normal. She was Co-Chair of the 2020 ABA TECHSHOW Planning Board. For 2022, attorneys and law firms should take a careful look at where they are at on their tech journey, and set a reasonable budget to get to their next level.

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Above The Law

MAY 17, 2023

He is the first person to serve in this role since 2020. The post Biglaw Firm Appoints New Managing Partner In The Wake Of Mass Defection Of Attorneys appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

JULY 11, 2021

Attorneys general for 36 US states and DC filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Google, alleging that Google violated antitrust laws. The antitrust case follows a series of lawsuits, including one from October 2020 where Google was sued by 38 states for anti-competitive practices in search ads.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 19, 2021

Rules against UPL specify that paralegals (or anyone who is not licensed to practice law) cannot provide attorney-client services to people, among other prohibitions. Essentially, by this definition, a person who is not licensed to practice law may not offer attorney services or get paid for them. Representing a Client.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 13, 2022

In the ABA 2020 Legal Tech Survey , 23% of law firms reported not being interested in AI, while 34% said they didn’t know enough about AI to speak to their firms’ interest. In reality, AI likely will not replace attorneys, because practicing law requires an element of human judgment that today’s tools are nowhere near replicating.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 6, 2022

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of paralegals and legal assistants is projected to grow 12 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations. Paralegals and legal assistants held about 345,600 jobs in 2020. Federal Government 5%. To begin, the type of law being enforced is different.

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JURIST

JULY 16, 2022

According to a press release from the district attorney’s office, “U nder Title VII, the Justice Department has the authority to initiate investigations against state and local government employers where it has reason to believe that a ‘pattern or practice’ of employment discrimination exists.”

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 31, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic may have dampened global trade in 2020; however, the World Trade Organization forecast a strong growth recovery in 2021 continuing into 2022. To compound the challenge, corporate attorneys and law firms must now sift through terabytes of electronic data. Subscribe to Attorney at Work.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Vermont Attorney General T.J. The Attorney General’s Office seeks to understand how the facial network will affect citizens’ rights to privacy and liberty. In March of 2020, Donovan filed suit against Clearview AI, alleging that the technology company violated Vermont’s Consumer Protection Act and Data Broker law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Justice Department announced Monday that it had filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas and the Texas attorney general, challenging the state’s congressional and statehouse redistricting plans.

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JURIST

MARCH 14, 2023

percent rise in hate crimes from 2020 to 2021. percent from 8,120 in 2020 to 9,065 in 2021. percent in racially-motivated hate crimes from 2020 to 2021. The FBI Monday released new hate crime statistics which showed an 11.6 Overall, reported hate crime incidents increased 11.6 Distribution of victims by bias type shows that 64.5

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JURIST

AUGUST 22, 2024

This surveillance allegedly began after protests in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in 2020. In the complaint, filed in the Jackson County Circuit Court, plaintiffs say that records reveal that the police have been conducting surveillance on political activists in the city.

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JURIST

JUNE 5, 2022

Two New York lawyers have pleaded guilty to new charges as part of a plea deal for throwing a Molotov cocktail into a police car during a 2020 George Floyd protest. US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace wrote the agreement letter. This case is in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 25, 2022

” James Shayler filed suit against PCH, LLC (PCH) in 2020, alleging a violation of the ADA and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act. Shayler requested an award to cover attorney’s fees plus costs totaling $34,899. 1291, calling the lawsuit “abusive ADA litigation.” PCH did not refute the allegation.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 29, 2025

In 2020, the Arizona Supreme Court established its Alternative Business Structure (ABS) program which allows nonlawyers to have an economic interest or decision making authority in a law firm. Steven Chung is a tax attorney in Los Angeles, California. However, only a few firms listed their contact information and website.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 23, 2021

According to MindBody Wellness research , more than one-third of Americans joined a weekly livestream workout, and about 40% worked out with a pre-recorded session in 2020. In 2020, we spent a lot of time connecting and building communities virtually. Many of us turned to virtual workouts we could do at home.

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JURIST

MAY 22, 2021

” According to the original complaint, filed in December 2020, as well as the amended version, the DOJ began investigating Alabama’s male prisons in 2016. In April 2019, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division notified Alabama state attorneys of the prisoner violence and sexual abuse violations.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 11, 2023

UCANN filed for bankruptcy in 2020, which stayed the litigation. The stipulation made no mention of attorney fees. Pure Hemp argued it was entitled to attorney fees under three different legal theories. 285, “[t]he court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.”

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