• June 8, 2007 | National Law Journal

    After 30 Years, Law Firm Advertising Is Slow to Change

    In the early days of attorney advertising, law firms created ads to demonstrate their unparalleled integrity and resourcefulness. Some three decades later, law firms are creating ads to demonstrate

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  • January 12, 2004 | Alm

    UBS Bank Dismissed From WorldCom Lawsuits

    An investment bank that helped sell securities tied to the stock price of WorldCom Inc. has been dismissed from the class actions filed over those securities following the collapse of the tele

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  • February 27, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Black Student Convention Sees Big Draw

    This weekend's annual convention of the Northeastern Black Law Students Association is expected to draw some 200 students and 250 lawyers and judges for a series of seminars and networking opp

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  • August 27, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Sentencing Commission to File Brief in Post-Blakely Cases

    The U.S. Sentencing Commission has reaffirmed its view that its sentencing guidelines are constitutional, in the face of the most serious challenge to their validity since they were first prom

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  • March 31, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    Surrogate PremingerGUARDIANSHIP OF JOYCE GERTRUDE SCHULTZ, Ward ln this proceeding for an order authorizing the withdrawal of property of the Article 17Award, the co

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  • October 4, 2000 | Legal Times

    Bidding on the Future

    No one needs to explain the personal dynamics of a lawyer-client relationship to Washington, D.C. businessman John Henry II.A four-time entrepreneur, Henry has relied on the same attor

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  • October 11, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

    Texas Supreme Court Distinguishes Types of Nuisances

    Seeking to clarify an area of law that has troubled state courts for more than 100 years, the Texas Supreme Court has established guidelines for distinguishing between temporary and permanent

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  • December 13, 2000 |

    Paper Cut: Spurned Weyerhaeuser Sues Willamette

    The pitched battle between Federal Way, Wash.-based paper giant Weyerhaeuser Co. and its smaller Portland, Ore.-based rival Willamette Industries took a litigious turn Tuesday. Willamette's bo

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  • April 1, 2005 | Legaltech News

    The Aftermath of Tragedy

    In July 2001, New York real estate mogul Larry Silverstein realized a dream. He was the top bidder for a 99-year lease for the World Trade Center. Paying $10 million a month in rent, Silverstein was i

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  • September 20, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

    3rd Circuit Takes Back $580K in Lawyers' Fees

    Overturning an award of more than $580,000 in attorneys' fees, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that lawyers who represent shareholders in derivative actions are not entitled to

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