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I am the first lawyer in my immediate family.  I am also a litigator: I represent plaintiffs in employment discrimination claims, businesses in legal disputes, and defendants in criminal cases.  So, I am used to the “are you a lawyer or a liar” and “how can you defend criminals” comments from some of my family … Read more

Weird situation brewing in Florida–. Wait, we need to be more precise. Yet another weird situation brewing in Florida where attorney Matthew Weidner was contacted by another lawyer over a case that he had nothing to do with. And yet his name — signature and all — was right there on the filing. Anyone ever … Read more

It can seem like new AI tools are popping up daily, promising to help you work faster and smarter.  But things are different for lawyers.  You can’t rely on any mass-market AI tool to do your legal research without risking client data or maybe even worse — getting answers that are just flat-out wrong. That’s … Read more

‘Ugh, you’re a lawyer…’ Being a lawyer affects many parts of one’s life.  Indeed, having a legal education can influence how you think about policy decisions, especially when those positions are related to the legal arena.  In addition, being a lawyer obviously affects the types of jobs you work, the kinds of people you interact … Read more

Journal Attorney – This first part explores how legal tech supports lawyers in their most important work – research and other core legal tasks. The second part covers legal tech that manages processes and workflows of a legal practice, and the third part explores how technology can help a firm market its expertise and grow … Read more

Gary J. Ross It’s easy to complain about being a lawyer. The non-stop nature of private practice, with phones ringing day and night, high debt levels, high stress levels (possibly related to the debt), constant client demands, then later having to track down those same clients in order to get paid, the endless nature of … Read more

A child of the ’90s, I always wanted to be an attorney, likely as a result of my exposure to network television programs. Shows like Ally McBeal, L.A. Law and, of course, Law and Order, made being a lawyer look suspenseful, profitable, and even glamorous. High-rise offices, mysterious fact patterns, and intraoffice love affairs were … Read more

You think it doesn’t happen? It does, unfortunately, and usually to more inexperienced attorneys. This is a seldom discussed subject because lawyers don’t really like to talk about this very important part of their business, referrals. And they certainly don’t like to talk about referral fees because somehow it seems “dirty.” But it isn’t. Referral rules … Read more

Gary J. Ross I’ve heard you either worked in restaurants, retail, or you were born rich. I worked in restaurants. For years, even after college. And waiting tables after college was completely different than waiting tables during college. In college, there were other priorities and often the only bill I was responsible for was my … Read more

As stressful as it can be to represent a client in court, one mantra has calmed many a heart standing before the judge: I’ll be able to breathe once this is over with. The promise of a future after this — a future after you raise your hands in victory or solemnly lick your wounds … Read more