Civil Law

What Do Plaintiffs’ Lawyers’ Pre-Filing Press Releases Signify?

One of the procedural innovations the PSLRA introduced was the requirement that plaintiffs’ counsel who file a securities class action lawsuit complaint must issue a press release announcing the complaint’s filing and notifying prospective class members of the opportunity to seek to become lead plaintiff. Plaintiffs’ lawyers quickly realized the potential publicity value for them from this exercise. Over time, related practices have developed, including the now commonplace practice in which plaintiffs’ lawyers issue a press release before they have … Read the rest

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Court will mull scope of attorney-client privilege when lawyers give both legal and nonlegal advice

Court will mull scope of attorney-client privilege when lawyers give both legal and nonlegal advice

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A lawyer’s legal advice is privileged. A court cannot order the lawyer or the client to disclose it. But a lawyer’s nonlegal advice is not privileged. What happens when advice is partly legal and partly nonlegal and the two parts cannot be untangled? In such dual-purpose situations, does the privilege protect all the advice or none of it?

On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear opposing answers to that question in a case known as In re Grand Jury… Read the rest

Civil Law

10 Ways Lawyers Can Broaden Their Client Base

Have you heard the saying don’t put all your eggs in one basket? Well it’s so true for business professionals, especially lawyers.

Diversification of your client base is crucial as is not relying on one or two clients for all of your work, because change happens within organizations and to organizations every day.

People leave companies, needs change, mergers happen. Companies go out of business. You just never know.

It’s so important to also make sure that your building relationships … Read the rest

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During arguments over COVID-19 policy, two absent lawyers and more masks on the bench

During arguments over COVID-19 policy, two absent lawyers and more masks on the bench

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A View from the Courtroom is an inside look at significant oral arguments and opinion announcements unfolding in real time. 

There are several unusual and noteworthy things about today’s arguments in two cases regarding Biden administration responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

But a snow day in Washington is not really one of them. After the surprisingly disruptive snowstorm that hit the capital region on Monday, bringing misery to those stuck on I-95 for 24 hours or more, … Read the rest