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Federal judge didn't answer questions, instead emailed sealed court documents to over 100 people. ow.ly/eA7r50ZZOt8 #ethics #legalethics @sfw70II
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Business of Law - Big League Branding: Legal tech companies are turning to pro sports sponsorships to stand out in a crowded AI market. ow.ly/4BIX50ZPYEU #businessoflaw #legaltech @amandasrobert
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Beat the Rap: Drew Findling defends rappers, and he says their cases represent a microcosm of society’s challenges. ow.ly/jp5r5100bWe
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Unspoken Past: A lawyer disappeared in 1962; his granddaughter hopes her podcast leads to some answers. ow.ly/7mui50ZZ1MX @AnnaStolleyP
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Federal judge accused of misconduct, abandoning her job. ow.ly/QA1c50ZYY8G #ethics #legalethics @KevDavis
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Under Fire: Now more than ever, judges are the targets of attacks that largely result from their case rulings. ow.ly/bg3P50ZVcJ8
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10 Questions - The JD of Reality TV: This Texas litigator co-hosts a podcast devoted to reality TV legal issues. ow.ly/O3iS50ZUaaE #interalia #10questions
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Johnny Hilbrant, a fitness instructor who was raised in a wealthy Chicago suburb, has an Instagram account where he satirizes some of the people he knew growing up. His “PE Guy" has a MBA from Northwestern, works in private equity and likes to namedrop. abajournal.com/news/article/…
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For years, I’ve given my upper-division law students an overnight assignment that puts them on the receiving end of professional advocacy. Visit an appellate court’s website. Find a brief. Examine its issue statements. ow.ly/cY4M5100EY8
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U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown of the Eastern District of Louisiana sentenced Danny Patrick Keating Jr. to 2 years and 8 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. ow.ly/lgXm5100Ar3
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So you got a notice from your state bar or state disciplinary authority that you are under investigation? Ryan Little, a legal ethics lawyer, says there are two important things to remember. The first is: Don’t ignore the complaint. ow.ly/jUqF5100yNp
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During his eight-year tenure at Texas A&M Law, the school climbed from 83rd to 22nd in national rankings, enrollment grew more than fourfold (from 458 to over 2,000 students), employment rate hit 100% and bar passage rose from 73% to nearly 100%. ow.ly/yVMG5100y9P
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In September, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal said it suspected that Jaclyn Soroka submitted filings in a divorce case that contained components generated by artificial intelligence. ow.ly/CWIn5100xlo
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Lawyer used IOLTA accounts to give Ponzi scam credibility, government alleges. ow.ly/6M4c5100eon @sfw70II
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Beat the Rap: Drew Findling defends rappers, and he says their cases represent a microcosm of society’s challenges. ow.ly/9RtR5100bXa
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ICE arrests attorney after alleged threats to federal agents. ow.ly/6eAJ51008G4 #immigrationlaw @juliannehill
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