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ABA Journal Blawg 100

When we set out to name the ABA Journal’s inaugural Blawg 100, we knew we were up for a challenge. There are between 2,000 and 3,000 legal blogs—what we call blawgs. How many of those are worth a click? Turns out, quite a few. The trick is fitting them neatly…

Dec 1, 2007 5:21 PM CST

Defense Lawyer Acquitted in Heroin Case; Inmate’s Mom Admits Hiding Drugs in Legal Brief

Updated: A federal criminal defense lawyer has been arrested on charges he tried to smuggle heroin into a Massachusetts state prison. Kevin Barron, 46, was released on his own recognizance after being charged with delivering drugs to a prisoner, possession of a Class A substance and possession with intent to…

Oct 3, 2007 9:46 PM CDT

Potential Profit for ‘Second Life’ Lawyers

Second Life is a fantasy cyberworld where people are represented by “avatars” with unusual names. Lawyers who join the online community can write constitutions, establish court systems and debate legal issues. But the virtual world also holds some profit potential. Washington, D.C., lawyer Stevan Lieberman is learning that lesson, Legal…

Jul 31, 2007 7:01 PM CDT

‘Mockingbird’ Legacy: Remembrance of Racist Times Past

Although it is a novel, rather than non-fiction, Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” has, perhaps more than any other book, impressed into the minds of many a consciousness of the racist justice system that characterized the segregated American south for much of the last century. An instant best-seller after…

Jun 13, 2007 9:53 PM CDT

U.S. System Stymies Would-be Citizens

A Polish-American couple’s battle, over more than a decade, to become U.S. citizens shows the pitfalls presented by what many see as an arbitrary and unfair American immigration system that is damaging to families. Tony Wasilewski is on the road toward U.S. citizenship. But his 41-year-old wife, Janina, is facing…

Jun 6, 2007 7:22 PM CDT

Worst of Both Worlds: Women of color in the legal profession face double whammy of discrimination

Even though women and minorities are gradually carving out a bigger place for themselves in the legal profession, they continue to face enormous barriers to advancement, especially at law firms, whose leadership ranks still are largely dominated by white men.

Oct 24, 2006 11:48 AM CDT

Be Careful in the Woodshed

Preparing a Witness to Testify Can Have Consequences You Didn’t Expect

Aug 29, 2005 6:07 AM CDT

Spotting the Losers

Sometimes the Best Way to Handle a Case Is Not at All

Jun 28, 2005 3:42 PM CDT

Clean Up Your Mess

A Case Full of Clutter Won’t Look Very Good to the Jury

Apr 28, 2005 8:02 AM CDT

Telling Secrets: When In-House Lawyers Sue Their Employers, They Find Themselves in the Middle of the Debate on Client Confidentiality

Filed claims against their employers, alleging that they were forced from their jobs in retaliation for legal advice or gripes against management that the companies didn’t appreciate.

Nov 8, 2004 11:16 AM CST

Once More, With Healing

Ex-Law Dean Heads Center Dedicated to Alternative Approaches to Practice

May 1, 2004 9:19 PM CDT

Great Arguments

Don’t Tell the Judge and Jury What to Think Use Your Closing to Give Them What They Need to Make Up Their Own Minds

Mar 1, 2004 7:47 AM CST

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