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Judge Accuses Lawyers of "Ankle-Shaking" in Request for Attorneys' Fees
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
How do you get a group of lawyers to smile for a photo?Have them say, “Fees!” Oh, those "great" lawyer jokes. More often than not, they involve the idea...
Indiana Judge Reprimanded for Good Deed, Bad Decision
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Reviewed by Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
The adversarial process can be messy. As a judge, it is sometimes difficult to remain above the fray. But, every state has a rule requiring that judges...
Elon Musk's Lawyer Might be Sanctioned for Showing Up Uninvited and Being Annoying
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
Elon Musk is in court again, and at this point we've lost count of the lawsuits against him. Like usual with Musk, there's a lot of drama, in the courtroom and...
Don't Forget the Footnotes
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Lawyers will fight about a lot of things. It is, after all, what we're good at. In recent years, this increasingly includes word counts on briefs and other...
New Policy Aims to Curb 'Judge Shopping'
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
A new federal policy passed by the U.S. judiciary aims to curb the practice of legal “shopping” — no, not that kind of shopping. Rest assured, Americans can...
Rapper Pras Michel Contests Conviction Because of Lawyer’s Use of AI
By Steven Ellison, Esq. | Last updated on
AI may someday prove to be a boon to practicing attorneys, but right now you might want to stick with the tools you know. A new AI program is being blamed in...