When Life Happens and You Can't Make Court: What Do You Do?

Life can be a wonderful, albeit chaotic, and hopefully long and bounteous event for most attorneys. The chaos, though key to providing the variance that keeps life interesting, can sometimes raise the ire of court, like when you get...

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Are Your Law Firm Videos Really Helping?

Many lawyers are frustrated actors, but that doesn't mean they should be making movies. After all, how many people actually want to watch a lawyer video? According to a new report, not that many. The good new is, however,...

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3 Tips for Hiring Contract Attorneys to Make Appearances

Sometimes scheduling conflicts cannot be fixed. While you may be able to perform super-human feats, being in two places at the same time just isn't possible. Fortunately, help is usually just a call, or even a click or tap,...

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What to Do When Your Judge Is a Creep

The judge asked an accused prostitute whether she did it because she liked the money or because she liked the action. Other times, he commented on the attractiveness of female lawyers in his courtroom. He gave them nicknames, like...

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Judge Makes Rule So Women Can Speak More in Court

If there were a poster boy for an old boys club, Judge Jack B. Weinstein could pose for the picture. He's white, male, and 96 years old. They don't come much more "experienced" in a male-dominated profession than that....

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Should a Non-Lawyer Head Your Law Firm?

Non-lawyers running law firms -- what could possibly go wrong? "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!" Maybe that's an over-reaction, but it's a fact that more non-lawyers are running big law firms. And they have been...

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Should Lawyers Have a Customer Loyalty Program?

At one time, customer loyalty punch-cards likely took up a significant portion of your wallet or purse. You had your favorite sub sandwich shop's card, your favorite café's card, and even your McDonald's coffee punch card. However, today, paper...

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