Alternative Fees cannot simply be a different route to the same end.  If AFAs merely become a surrogate for what would have been charged under the hourly model, nothing has changed and we have learned nothing.  The wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf.  In the absence of hard befo ...

Alternative Fees cannot simply be a different route to the same end.  If AFAs merely become a surrogate for what would have been charged under the hourly model, nothing has changed and we have learned nothing.  The wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf.  In the absence of hard bef ...

By John Christoffersen, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Authorities launched a criminal investigation Monday into the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant under construction, saying they couldn’t rule out negligence. The powerful explosion blew apa ...

The United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary hosted a forum entitled, "Head and Other Injuries in Youth, High School, College and Professional Football" Monday, February 1, 2010, in Houston, Texas. Patrick Donohue, founder of the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation, partic ...

One of the things I hated when I worked in an Amlaw 100 firm was the relentless pressure to "sell" the virtues of other practice areas, as if every partner and every practice area was of elite quality.  When the partner or practice area was of elite quality and the client had a need i ...

One of the things I hated when I worked in an Amlaw 100 firm was the relentless pressure to "sell" the virtues of other practice areas, as if every partner and every practice area was of elite quality.  When the partner or practice area was of elite quality and the client had a need i ...

By: Patrick J. McDonnell A Chinese-born aerospace engineer who had access to sensitive material while working with a pair of major defense contractors in Southern California was sentenced Monday to more than 15 years in prison for acquiring secret space shuttle information and other documents for C ...

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin just published a short article by my colleague, Reeghan Raffals, on Illinois courts' narrow definition of the "control group" entitled to privilege and Illinois' rather restrictive choice of law rules used to analyze privilege issues.  Those considering ...

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin just published a short article by my colleague, Reeghan Raffals, on Illinois courts' narrow definition of the "control group" entitled to privilege and Illinois' rather restrictive choice of law rules used to analyze privilege issues.  Those considering ...

Leahy, Lugar Introduce Refugee Opportunity Act …Bill Will Help Put Refugees Working For U.S. Government Abroad On Path To Citizenship WASHINGTON (Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010) – Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) January 28, 2010 introduced legislation to...