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Catch Me If You Can

For years, Howard Kieffer dazzled clients, judges and lawyers with his federal sentencing expertise. Then they found out why he knew so much.

Apr 2, 2009 3:19 AM CDT

Bernie Nussbaum

“Any lawyer who tells you he’s never lost a case hasn’t really tried that many cases.”

Mar 2, 2009 5:40 AM CST

Joe Jamail

“If you are not emotionally involved, your client is not getting your best effort.”

Mar 2, 2009 5:30 AM CST

James Neal

“Just damn luck. That’s all it has been.”

Mar 2, 2009 5:20 AM CST

Fred Bartlit

“Most trials are not sprints, but are marathons.”

Mar 2, 2009 5:09 AM CST

Bobby Lee Cook

“If you can railroad a bad man to prison, you can railroad a good man.”

Mar 2, 2009 5:00 AM CST

James Brosnahan

“Nothing compares to the electricity of an actual trial, and it is magnified when it is a jury trial.”

Mar 2, 2009 4:50 AM CST

Richard ‘Racehorse’ Haynes

“I would have won them [all], if my clients hadn’t kept reloading their gun and firing.”

Mar 2, 2009 4:40 AM CST

Copyright in the Age of YouTube

As user-generated sites flourish, copyright law struggles to keep up

Feb 2, 2009 4:29 AM CST

Caperton’s Coal

The battle over an Appalachian mine exposes a nasty vein in bench politics

Feb 2, 2009 4:20 AM CST

Off Track

Taking a year off doesn’t have to mean derailing your career. How getting off the treadmill helped four lawyers inject new meaning into their personal and professional lives.

Feb 2, 2009 4:10 AM CST

What a Legal Recession Looks Like

Today’s big-firm associates and junior partners weren’t even in law school during the last deep, sustained legal recession.

Jan 1, 2009 11:59 AM CST

Rollin’ the Dice on Parkdale Road

Though the credit meltdown may have seemed a sudden development to some, critics had been warning that massive mortgage-backed securities were doomed to fail, perhaps from their inception. Financial institutions gambled billions on millions of mortgages like this one, profiled from federal court records. View a larger size of the…

Jan 1, 2009 11:50 AM CST

Recession-Proof Your Practice

10 tips to protect your firm in the toughest times

Jan 1, 2009 11:40 AM CST

Situations Wanted

The legal recession has already claimed hundreds of victims. Through no fault of their own, some very good lawyers find themselves suddenly looking for a job. Below are seven who are pounding the pavement in search of their next opportunity. If you’re hiring, we think they’re all worthy of your…

Jan 1, 2009 11:30 AM CST