John Doe

Life can be strange sometimes. When I started writing this column I had a few expectations of what I might encounter. A few gossipy scandals, some crazy tales from document review projects, and one or two commenters encouraging me to commit suicide. Nothing out of the ordinary, at least not for the pages of ATL. But I never … Read more

AI has been taking the “y” out of “your” work product for years now. As courts succumb to the apparent inevitability of AI being used to collaborate on briefs, they’ve shared some pretty reasonable expectations with the lawyers who use ChatGPT or whatever LLM is en vogue to do their jobs. First and foremost, you … Read more

Most litigators need to travel for court conferences, depositions, site inspections, and other events during the life of a lawsuit. Depending on the type of appearance, a lawyer might spend more time traveling to attend an event than at the appearance itself. While many lawyers bill for travel time in some fashion, I have encountered vastly different … Read more

(Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Last week, attorney Andrew Lattarulo was on his way home from Aruba when his iPhone 15 Pro Max was seized by Homeland Security and Border Control agents at Boston Logan International Airport. Perhaps un-coincidentally, Lattarulo is a well-known immigration in the Boston area — his … Read more

(Image from Getty) Assistant US attorney Rudy Renfer recently came under fire for a series of blunders. Not only did he manage to file a response that was replete with AI-generated quotes and faulty case holdings, a judge held that he made false or misleading statements about how they got in there. The shoddy work, … Read more