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How I Founded a Law Firm: 'Build a Structure That Can Grow Beyond You,' Says John Hall Jr. of Hall Booth Smith

Thu, 2026-02-26 22:59

"You need a deep understanding of your craft, clear principles for how you intend to practice, and a genuine understanding of the clients you are serving. This is a service profession at its core. Beyond that, build a structure that can grow beyond you. If the goal is personal recognition rather than collective success, the effort will fall short. Sustainable success comes from assembling a strong team aligned around shared values and a common direction."

       

Law Firm Disrupted: The Limitations on Following the Money

Thu, 2026-02-26 19:51

Are some legal markets at risk of being oversaturated as Big Law moves in? At this point, there appears to be no shortage of work to go around in some growing markets in the U.S., but a limited talent pool could pose problems down the road.

       

DraftKings' Move for Early Appeal Fails in Class Action Over App Liability

Thu, 2026-02-26 19:50

The sports betting company requested to certify an interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit asking if a mobile app or its specific features can qualify as a "product" under Illinois' product-liability law.

       

Walmart to Pay $100M to Settle FTC Charges It Overstated Delivery Drivers' Earnings Potential

Thu, 2026-02-26 17:37

The FTC and 11 states allege that the retail giant engaged in a variety of deceptive practices that collectively deprived the independent contractors who deliver for the company's Spark Driver program of tens of millions of dollars in earnings.

       

Securities Lawsuit Challenging Musk's Statements About Twitter Deal Heads to Trial

Thu, 2026-02-26 17:13

The trial is scheduled to last for two to three weeks, with a break on March 11, and will be held at the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco.

       

AccessLex Launches Tool to Help Law Students Navigate Private Lending

Thu, 2026-02-26 17:09

AccessLex developed the tool in response to the student loan caps and the elimination of federal graduate and professional Direct PLUS loans, as mandated in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

       

'Stunning Fall From Grace': Prosecutors Seek Tom Goldstein's Detention Pending Sentencing

Thu, 2026-02-26 16:56

"His exposure is certainly federal prison in addition to significant restitution, fines and things of that nature," a Cole Schotz member and white-collar criminal defense lawyer said of SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein after a Maryland federal trial jury found Goldstein guilty of 12 white-collar criminal felonies.

       

Plaintiff in Social Media Addiction Trial Testifies: ‘It's Too Hard to Be Without It'

Thu, 2026-02-26 16:53

The plaintiff in a high-profile trial against Meta and YouTube who goes by Kaley, or K.G.M., said she became addicted to social media as a child, leading to her depression and body dysmorphia.

       

How Long Before the Supreme Court Deals With Executive Deference?

Thu, 2026-02-26 16:48

When the U.S. Supreme Court took down President Donald Trump's tariffs, the justices were able to stay silent on how much deference they owe the president on the emergency declarations supporting the levies, but experts are questioning how long the justices can avoid that showdown.

       

How A Former Miami Chief Criminal Prosecutor Stayed in Touch With Epstein After His Plea Deal

Thu, 2026-02-26 16:01

Matthew Menchel, who left the U.S. Attorney's Office in 2007 and spoke and dined with Epstein on multiple occasions between 2010 and 2018, maintains that his private-practice relationship with Epstein was strictly business.

       

How a Kobre & Kim Partner Stayed in Touch With Epstein After His Plea Deal

Thu, 2026-02-26 15:37

Matthew Menchel, who left the U.S. Attorney's Office in 2007 and spoke and dined with Epstein on multiple occasions between 2010 and 2018, maintains that his private-practice relationship with Epstein was strictly business.

       

'A Phenomenal Year': Greenberg Traurig Approaches $3B in Revenue for the First Time in Firm History

Thu, 2026-02-26 15:32

The firm grew profits per equity partner by over 10% to nearly $2.9 million, while keeping its equity partner head count steady.

       

The Next Steps for Law Firms in AI Adoption are Less Scaling and More Strategic Planning

Thu, 2026-02-26 15:08

AI is already undermining some of the most basic relationships within and beyond law firms. The truly “AI-native law firm of the near future will not function anything like today's barely-digitalized, analog-native law firm. So what's a managing partner to do?

       

Poultry Plant Workers' Class Action to Continue Despite Arbitration Demand, Fed Judge Rules

Thu, 2026-02-26 14:30

The plaintiffs claimed they and other workers were required to complete multiple work-related tasks without compensation, including arriving early to pass through security, obtaining and putting on mandatory protective gear, and waiting in line to clock in.

       

End of EPA's Endangerment Finding Creates Regulatory Cloud for Businesses, Lawyers Say

Thu, 2026-02-26 13:26

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Endangerment Finding underpinned Clean Air Act regulations meant to combat climate change by limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

       

Pentagon Orders Anthropic to Drop Its Ethics Safeguards, Spurring High-Stakes Showdown

Thu, 2026-02-26 13:23

Anthropic does not want its models used for autonomous weapons or for surveillance of Americans, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the company to drop its objections by Friday afternoon.

       

Blockbuster Mergers Are Adding Fuel to an Already Hot Lateral Market

Thu, 2026-02-26 04:59

“Anytime there's a merger or a new entrant into the market, that volatility creates movement among lawyers, explained Major Lindsey & Africa partner David Schwartz.

       

Hunton Andrews Kurth Becomes Latest Foreign Firm to Shutter China Office

Thu, 2026-02-26 01:39

The firm maintains two Asian offices, in Tokyo and Bangkok, but continues a trend that has seen more than two dozen foreign law firms close offices across Greater China in the last three years.

       

'Eggshell' Plaintiff In Social Media Addiction Trial Set to Testify on Thursday

Wed, 2026-02-25 21:14

Victoria Burke, who was a therapist to plaintiff Kaley, or K.G.M., for six months in 2019, provided testimony in the Los Angeles Superior Court trial on Wednesday.

       

Jury Convicts SCOTUSblog Founder Tom Goldstein in Criminal Tax Fraud Trial

Wed, 2026-02-25 18:35

Tom Goldstein, 55, faces a potential years-long prison sentence after a jury returned a verdict finding him guilty on 12 of the 16 counts in the operative indictment.

       

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