Career & Practice

Law Firm Websites That Work

These firms use the Internet to get the job done

Apr 2, 2009 4:49 AM CDT

Branding

Baker & Hostetler
bakerlaw.com

Apr 2, 2009 4:40 AM CDT

Solo

Law Office of Joe Dane
joedane.com
The Startup Lawyer
thestartuplawyer.com

Apr 2, 2009 4:30 AM CDT

Innovation

North Carolina Divorce
rosen.com
Reed Smith
reedsmith.com

Apr 2, 2009 4:20 AM CDT

Virtuality

illinoisdivorce.com
illinoisdivorce.com
Kimbro Legal Services
kimbrolaw.com

Apr 2, 2009 4:10 AM CDT

All Business

The Law Office of Gerald M. Oginski
oginski-law.com
Law Offices of Kelly Chang
purposedrivenlawyers.com

Apr 2, 2009 4:00 AM CDT

Youth Appeal

Foley Hoag
recruiting.foleyhoag.com

Apr 2, 2009 3:50 AM CDT

Winston Partner Takes Firm Client to Trial, Claiming Fen-Phen Damaged Her Health

Corrected: Winston & Strawn has represented Wyeth in at least one case claiming the company’s diet drug fen-phen caused health problems. Now a junior partner at the law firm has taken the offensive, claiming in a Los Angeles trial that the diet drug has likely shortened her own life. Jessie…

Mar 6, 2009 1:58 PM CST

Cellphone Conversation on Train Tips Listener to Planned Pillsbury Layoffs

A post on Above the Law this morning reported that an unidentified tipster claimed to have overheard two top lawyers at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman discussing planned attorney layoffs in a cell phone conversation loudly conducted on a crowded train. And that apparently may be true, reports the Legal Times,…

Feb 19, 2009 9:59 PM CST

ABA House OKs Lateral Lawyer Ethics Rule Change

After a debate that lasted more than 90 minutes—the longest so far today—the ABA’s policymaking House of Delegates adopted Resolution 109, an ethics rule that allows a firm to “screen” a lawyer who joins it from any participation in a case that might create conflicts for clients represented by the…

Feb 16, 2009 9:04 PM CST

Kid Stuff

Linda Rost was a research scientist in recombinant DNA technology before becoming an associate at Ropes & Gray in Palo Alto, Calif.

Dec 2, 2008 4:00 AM CST

Connecting With a Cause

Finnegan takes on disabled vets’ cases—and counsel

Nov 2, 2008 1:50 AM CDT

Convicted as a Teen, Jailed for 10 Years, Mario Rocha Now Hopes to Be a Lawyer

After a 12-year legal odyssey, a 29-year-old California man who has long maintained his innocence of a 1996 murder is free to move on with his life. In his future, he hopes, is a college degree and a career as a lawyer. Saying that they could not now locate witnesses…

Oct 29, 2008 4:29 PM CDT

Supreme Court Litigator a ‘Formidable’ Poker Player

Supreme Court litigator Tom Goldstein is racking up some impressive wins, and they are not just in legal cases. Goldstein is a “formidable” poker player who won more than $2,200 in a charity poker tournament on Tuesday, the Washington Post reports. Goldstein donated the money back to the “Dress for…

Oct 16, 2008 2:47 PM CDT

V&E Sustains Less Hurricane Damage than Associate’s House

Ara Ayles Hardig, an eighth-year appellate associate at Vinson & Elkins, had a tree fall through her Houston home during Hurricane Ike, but she counts herself among the lucky ones. Hardig and her family were staying with relatives when a tree fell through the roof of her home and into…

Sep 17, 2008 5:44 PM CDT