'Rule of Compromises': Prevailing Trial Attorney Fees Reduced to Date of $3.2M Settlement Offer
Under Massachusetts Rule 68 of Civil Procedure, defendants may offer a settlement agreement to avoid trial expenses and protracted litigation. However, if a plaintiff rejects the offer but recovers less at trial, legal costs and attorney fees cannot be recovered after the date of the proposal, according to Suffolk County Superior Justice Anthony M. Campo Jr.
‘Path of Perfect Lawlessness,' 4th Circuit Judge Says of Man Wrongly Deported to El Salvador
“The facts of this case thus present the potential for a disturbing loophole: namely that the government could whisk individuals to foreign prisons in violation of court orders and then contend, invoking its Article II powers, that it is no longer their custodian, and there is nothing that can be done," wrote Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III.
How I Made Partner: 'Develop a Reputation for Reliable and Unimpeachable Work Product,' Says William Diab of Berger Singerman
"First, develop a mastery of the basics and a reputation for reliable and unimpeachable work product. The less redlines you deal with the easier your life becomes. Then, learn as much as you can from as many of the more senior lawyers and other professionals that surround you, try to incorporate the best qualities and avoid the worst qualities of each in your own practice, and formulate your own unique style."