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Meet our 2013 Legal Rebels
September 1, 2013
Excuse us for waving our own flag, but we are exceedingly proud of our fifth-year selections for the ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels. Our annual honors program for the change leaders of the legal profession has again found, thanks to your nominations, 10 outstanding new members. They join the 81 free thinkers selected in the previous four years of Legal Rebels. And though this year’s program was open to anyone in the legal services business, an interesting pattern arose as the final selections...
September 1, 2013
Excuse us for waving our own flag, but we are exceedingly proud of our fifth-year selections for the ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels. Our annual honors program for the change leaders of the legal profession has again found, thanks to your nominations, 10 outstanding new members. They join the 81 free thinkers selected in the previous four years of Legal Rebels. And though this year’s program was open to anyone in the legal services business, an interesting pattern arose as the final selections...
Fifth Circuit Asks Texas Supreme Court How Excess Net Settlement Proceeds Should Be Distributed in Comp Case
September 1, 2013
In a case presenting important and determinative questions of Texas law as to which there is no controlling Texas precedent, the Fifth Circuit certifies the following unresolved questions to the Supreme Court of Texas: 1. In a case involving a recovery by multiple beneficiaries, how should the excess net settlement proceeds above the amount required to reimburse a workers' compensation carrier for benefits paid be apportioned among the beneficiaries under section 417.002 of the Texas Labor Code? 2. ...
September 1, 2013
In a case presenting important and determinative questions of Texas law as to which there is no controlling Texas precedent, the Fifth Circuit certifies the following unresolved questions to the Supreme Court of Texas: 1. In a case involving a recovery by multiple beneficiaries, how should the excess net settlement proceeds above the amount required to reimburse a workers' compensation carrier for benefits paid be apportioned among the beneficiaries under section 417.002 of the Texas Labor Code? 2. ...
Welcome to the Golden Age of Mobile
September 1, 2013
One of the smartest guys I know covering the world of mobile is Chetan Sharma, head of Chetan Sharma Consulting. I had a chance to speak at an event with him a few years ago and was highly impressed with his knowledge and perspective on all things mobile. I recently received a promotional note from him about his Mobile Future Forward event, which will be held on September 10 in Seattle. I have not had a chance to attend these conferences in the past but have heard from others that it is one of the best...
September 1, 2013
One of the smartest guys I know covering the world of mobile is Chetan Sharma, head of Chetan Sharma Consulting. I had a chance to speak at an event with him a few years ago and was highly impressed with his knowledge and perspective on all things mobile. I recently received a promotional note from him about his Mobile Future Forward event, which will be held on September 10 in Seattle. I have not had a chance to attend these conferences in the past but have heard from others that it is one of the best...
Law Schools Gain Greater Autonomy
September 1, 2013
The American Bar Association is loosening its reins on law schools following years of criticism that its myriad rules have...
September 1, 2013
The American Bar Association is loosening its reins on law schools following years of criticism that its myriad rules have...
A New Marital Estate in Divorce
September 1, 2013
In the context of divorce litigation, fraud on the community estate falls within the wide spectrum of various acts frequently termed as "marital fraud." Prior to the passage of Section 7.009 of the Texas Family Code, the Texas Supreme Court's opinion in Schlueter was considered to be the authority on remedies available to an innocent spouse in a divorce involving fraud on the community estate. See Schlueter v. Schlueter, (Tex. 1998). In Schlueter, the Texas Supreme Court reasoned that because...
September 1, 2013
In the context of divorce litigation, fraud on the community estate falls within the wide spectrum of various acts frequently termed as "marital fraud." Prior to the passage of Section 7.009 of the Texas Family Code, the Texas Supreme Court's opinion in Schlueter was considered to be the authority on remedies available to an innocent spouse in a divorce involving fraud on the community estate. See Schlueter v. Schlueter, (Tex. 1998). In Schlueter, the Texas Supreme Court reasoned that because...
Bring in the FBI: Your Paranoia Is Justified
August 31, 2013
Anytime the Federal Bureau of Investigation is mentioned in the title of a legal technology seminar, it's a sure bet the panel will be standing room only. If you placed money on that wager for the Wednesday August 21 panel at the International Legal Technology Association's annual meeting at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, go collect your winnings. "The FBI and Experts Present Security Updates and Strategies for Firms of All Sizes," featured FBI special agent E. Brent Watkins, as well as Michael...
August 31, 2013
Anytime the Federal Bureau of Investigation is mentioned in the title of a legal technology seminar, it's a sure bet the panel will be standing room only. If you placed money on that wager for the Wednesday August 21 panel at the International Legal Technology Association's annual meeting at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, go collect your winnings. "The FBI and Experts Present Security Updates and Strategies for Firms of All Sizes," featured FBI special agent E. Brent Watkins, as well as Michael...
GAO Adds Voice on Patent Litigation Problem
August 31, 2013
The Government Accountability Office issued a report on patent litigation Thursday, but lawyers said there wasn't much new in it. The...
August 31, 2013
The Government Accountability Office issued a report on patent litigation Thursday, but lawyers said there wasn't much new in it. The...
Legal Education on Trial: Is the Third Year Necessary?
August 31, 2013
A suggestion by President Barack Obama to shrink the duration of law school could buoy the case of people who long have questioned whether law students really need a third year of academic study. But the idea comes as law schools already are struggling with declining enrollment and could be reluctant to cut into their sources of revenue. Third-year law students would 'be better off clerking or practicing in a firm,' President Barack Obama says. The main path to law practice...
August 31, 2013
A suggestion by President Barack Obama to shrink the duration of law school could buoy the case of people who long have questioned whether law students really need a third year of academic study. But the idea comes as law schools already are struggling with declining enrollment and could be reluctant to cut into their sources of revenue. Third-year law students would 'be better off clerking or practicing in a firm,' President Barack Obama says. The main path to law practice...
Colleges Set to Offer Exit Tests
August 31, 2013
Next spring, seniors at about 200 U.S. colleges will take a new test that could prove more important to their future than final exams: an SAT-like assessment that aims to cut through grade-point averages and judge students' real value to employers. The test, called the Collegiate Learning Assessment, "provides an objective, benchmarked report card for critical thinking skills," said David Pate, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at St. John Fisher College, a small liberal-arts school near...
August 31, 2013
Next spring, seniors at about 200 U.S. colleges will take a new test that could prove more important to their future than final exams: an SAT-like assessment that aims to cut through grade-point averages and judge students' real value to employers. The test, called the Collegiate Learning Assessment, "provides an objective, benchmarked report card for critical thinking skills," said David Pate, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at St. John Fisher College, a small liberal-arts school near...
Am Law Lawyers Help Bring Bitcoin to the Masses
August 31, 2013
It may be awhile before Kathleen Moriarty lets clients pay her in bitcoin, but the Katten Muchin Rosenman partner is doing...
August 31, 2013
It may be awhile before Kathleen Moriarty lets clients pay her in bitcoin, but the Katten Muchin Rosenman partner is doing...
