• August 18, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Was I a better lawyer in law school?

    The courtroom was tense. The dashing trial lawyer cross-examined the witness with consummate skill. The questions, seemingly simple, incisively cut through the witness' direct testimony, revealing

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  • March 8, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 12, No. 44 -- March 8, 2004

    STATE COURT CASESATTORNEY/CLIENT -- AFFIDAVIT OF MERIT04-2-6097 Culpepper v. Rumore, App. Div. (per curiam) (3 pp.) Although the appellate panel reversed the denial of reconsid

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  • Bank of New York v. Treco

    Publication Date: 2001-03-27
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2001-02-14
    Court: 2nd Cir.
    Judge: Sack, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 99-5074

    Argued: June 14, 2000As amended March 6, 2001Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Allen G. Schwartz, District Judge) affirming a deci

  • Nicola v. Washington Times Corp.

    Publication Date: 2008-05-20
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    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2008-05-15
    Court: D.C. Ct. App.
    Judge: Ferren, Senior Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Jerry Goldstein, Bethesda, Md.
    for defendant: For appellees: Allen Farber, Drinker Biddle & Reath, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 06-CV-1334

    Argued March 12, 2008Before FISHER and BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judges, and FERREN, Senior Judge.Telahun Nicola (appellant) sued his former employer, News World Communications, Inc.a HREF="

  • August 3, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    For Midlevel Associates, a Year to Forget

    It may sound like a tall tale, but not too long ago many Am Law 200 firms were worried about associate attrition. Billables were also a source of anxiety for many associates. In the war for

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  • June 28, 2007 | Special To Law.Com

    Final 409A Regulations: What You Need to Know and Do by Year End

    Corporate human resources and legal departments have been busy these past few years implementing procedures to comply with strict new laws governing executive compensation, including, notably, the

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  • March 16, 2010 | Daily Report Online

    Jury Awards $15 Million in Accident Case, Clears Lawyerless Chrysler

    A Georgia state court jury has held an alleged drunk driver responsible for $15 million in damages to a girl injured in a car accident, but the plaintiff likely will get only a fraction of the awar

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  • December 3, 2001 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 9, No. 230 -- December 3, 2001

    STATE COURT CASESADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE -- HANDGUN PERMITS01-2-8838 I/M/O Application of Patouhas, etc., App. Div. (per curiam) (5 pp.) The municipal chief of police

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  • November 8, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Duties of a Family Court Guardian Ad Litem

    When a party before a court appears to be under a legal disability which would prevent him from being able to take part in legal proceedings, a court may appoint a guardian ad litem to assist

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  • In re Spence

    Publication Date: 2008-09-24
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2008-09-18
    Court: 4th Cir.
    Judge: Hansen, Senior Circuit Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: K. Cameron Currie, Wake Forest University, School of Law, Winston-Salem, N.C.
    for defendant: For appellee: Troy Gunderman, Educational Credit Management Corporation, St. Paul, Minn.

    Case Number: 06-2114 (1:06-cv-00041-GBL, 05-BK-01207-RGM)

    ORDERUpon motion of Educational Credit Management Corporation for publication of the court's opinion,IT IS ORDERED that the motion to publish is granted.The court amends its opinion filed Jul