Tips for Lawyers: How to Eliminate Office Distractions

Did you ever notice how a teenagers can focus on video games so intently, an earthquake couldn't shake their attention? Or how about those basketball players who make free throws while 20,000 fans scream and wag those monster fingers...

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Sour Justice: Lime Juice Self-Defense Appeal

For criminal defense attorneys and defendants, sometimes getting creative is the only way to get justice. Unfortunately, most of the time creativity can't carry the day when the facts and evidence are just stacked against your client. One Indiana...

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Strategic Ways to Prepare for an Interview

You've done everything to prepare for that job interview, right? Resume? Check. References? Check. Self-interview? Wh-what? Exactly. There are some things to do before a job interview that you may not have thought of. In a tough job market,...

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Will the New Tax Law Lead to More Divorces?

It's only a matter of time before divorce lawyers start thanking the recently passed tax bill for all their new clients. Experts believe that changes to the way alimony is taxed will lead to a spike in divorces. This...

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Judge Not Thrilled With 53 Law Firms on One Case

'What is this, some kind of convention for plaintiffs' lawyers?' That's what Judge Lucy Koh could have been thinking when two law firms brought 49 more firms into a data breach case. Then she told the attorneys what she...

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Worst Fonts to Use in Court

When it comes to the debate over what fonts should be used in legal filings, there are generally only definitive answers of what not to do. Don't use tiny fonts, don't use comic sans, or other clearly non-professional fonts,...

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Jurors Will Be Anonymous in El Chapo Trial

Who could blame a juror for wanting out of the El Chapo trial? After all, according to reports, the Mexican drug lord has hired hitmen to kill potential witnesses and informants in the past. But not jurors, Joaquin "El...

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