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It's been another fascinating year in the legal industry and for our coverage at the ABA Journal. And like clockwork, 2024 will be here before we know it.

Dec 18, 2023 8:59 AM CST

Poll: Which ABA Journal magazine cover from 2023 was your favorite?

We covered a wide array of diverse, in-depth and hard-hitting legal topics at the ABA Journal in 2023.

Dec 18, 2023 8:40 AM CST

Meet 12 ABA members who inspired us in 2023

In this year’s Members Who Inspire series, the ABA Journal featured 12 exceptional ABA members who impressed and invigorated us through their good works.

Dec 18, 2023 8:15 AM CST

Trump raised immunity defense too late in defamation case over sexual assault denial, 2nd Circuit says

Former President Donald Trump waived a presidential immunity defense when he failed to raise the issue in an answer to a lawsuit filed by a woman alleging that his sexual assault denials defamed her, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Dec 15, 2023 8:50 AM CST

Lawyer posted nude photos on public docket to humiliate and pressure opponent, federal judge concludes

A New York lawyer has been sanctioned for posting nude photos of his litigation opponent on the public docket. A senior judge in the Southern District of New York ordered the lawyer to pay a $1,000 sanction.

Dec 14, 2023 11:29 AM CST

Gone-fishing lawyer told ethics investigators ‘it’s a matter of priorities and you are not one of them’

Updated: A Connecticut lawyer accused of two overdrafts to his attorney trust account, leaving a negative balance of more than $1,000, allegedly told ethics officials that he was too busy on his fishing trip to respond to their inquiries.

Dec 12, 2023 2:34 PM CST

Meet Peter Park, possibly youngest person to pass California bar

At 18 years old, Peter Park is already working as an assistant district attorney in Tulare County, California. Park was only 17 years old when he passed the California bar exam on his first try.

Dec 12, 2023 9:21 AM CST

Shearman partners approved pension cuts before merger; unfunded obligation said to be cut by 50%

Shearman & Sterling has approved cuts to its pension program before the successful vote to merge with Allen & Overy, according to reporting by Law.com.

Dec 11, 2023 10:21 AM CST

‘Tis the season for holiday parties, hijinks, harassment and lawsuits

It’s December, and for many law firms that means it’s time to put on the party hats and try to have some fun. But a celebratory event like a holiday party can quickly devolve into drunkenness, inappropriate behavior and a litigation mess if law firm management isn’t careful, employment lawyers warn.

Dec 7, 2023 12:33 PM CST

Navigating family law cases requires an abundance of one thing: respect

My 40-plus years litigation practice in the Toronto area consisted of a moderate amount of family, aka matrimonial, cases. In spite of this area being emotionally charged, I think that I was able to maintain a reasonable degree of sanity. Reasonable.

Dec 4, 2023 2:58 PM CST

My career approach could have killed me

“As dedicated as I was to my work, I was more determined to stay alive. Something had to give, but in truth, it wasn’t just one thing—I had to change almost everything,” writes Andrea “Lee” Negroni, an adjunct professor at the American University Washington College of Law.

Dec 1, 2023 2:00 AM CST

You’re Not Alone: No matter how dire the situation might seem, help is available

Dec 1, 2023 12:05 AM CST

Making It Back: Bruce Simpson tried to take his own life, then he started healing

I have practiced law in Kentucky for 40 years, and I write this today to warn you about reaching the point of no return should you ever determine, as I did in January 2023, that death is a better option than life. Here is why I am sharing this: People are more vulnerable to being mentally shattered, given certain life crises, than they sometimes can appreciate. I do not want anyone I can influence—lawyer or not—to descend into an unstoppable spiral to the point of no return.

Dec 1, 2023 12:00 AM CST

Miss Manners has this suggestion for responding to lawyer insults

A lawyer who is fed up with insults against the legal profession asked advice columnist Miss Manners how to “politely, yet firmly, respond to people who insult one’s profession.”

Nov 30, 2023 9:33 AM CST

6th Circuit rejects huge class action filed against makers of ‘forever chemicals’

A federal appeals court based in Cincinnati has refused to certify a class action lawsuit comprising about 11.8 million Ohio residents suing manufacturers of “forever chemicals” said to contaminate the environment.

Nov 28, 2023 2:27 PM CST