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Tax attorney Richard Litwin already had a busy practice; then the U.S. Supreme Court changed the way remote businesses worked
Four former PDs on the importance of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Injury, liability and someone with the ability to pay
And why a will doesn’t necessarily help you avoid probate court
San Diego consumer attorney Richard M. Wirtz clarifies the state’s lemon laws
And if you’re a dog-bite victim, why it’s better to contact an attorney sooner rather than later
An Atlanta tax attorney walks us through the ramifications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision
Be compassionate, make sure everyone is OK, and carry proper homeowners or renters insurance, says an animal law expert
Talking through probable cause and unwarranted searches with a San Diego civil rights attorney
Cardholders still may experience repercussions on the job
A new strategy from plaintiff’s attorneys may prevent companies from cheating “large numbers of consumers out of individually small sums of money”
Are there employee protections in medical and recreational marijuana states?
Justin Sanders and Reginald Roberts raise scholarship funds and awareness for an African American trailblazer
Chess champion and IP litigator Philip X. Wang talks Beth, Bobby Fischer, and why he’s never been checkmated in a tournament game
It was a long path to the law for T. McCall Stern; she wouldn’t trade it for anything
Four New York lawyers talk about how the COVID pandemic is affecting real estate, estate planning, employment and bankruptcy law
How long can Broadway stay shuttered? A Q&A with entertainment attorney Loren Plotkin
What real estate attorneys think the road ahead may look like
There’s less red tape and fewer fees, but you have to qualify
Joshua Stein talks about how commercial real estate can survive the COVID-19 pandemic
Lesson one: Don’t make your complaints on Facebook or Twitter
For some, things are simply slower; for others, their entire practice is on hold
Longtime work-from-home attorney Venkat Balasubramani offers best practices and a glimpse into a legal world in transition
Steve Sidman on the questions restaurateurs and chefs have during the COVID-19 pandemic
Nancy Sher Cohen’s insurance team is reviewing policies and advising businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
IP litigator Lawrence Iser weighs in on the Trump-Prince controversy
Recollections on one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s longest-serving justices
Xiaomin Chen recalls 9/11
The Oregon attorney cycles and scales mountains in his free time
How the lawyers of Super Lawyers have seen the court's longtime swing voter over the years
How the LA attorney and her client helped free Alice Marie Johnson
Victoria Cook’s viral Facebook post helped expose gender bias in documentary filmmaking
Bronze Star recipient Clinton T. Speegle is using his Iraq War aviation expertise to help institutions write drone policy
Oregon immigration attorney is named top legal innovator of 2017
Remembering a candid Q&A with the legendary Minnesota criminal defense attorney from 2010
How did a bastard orphan go on and on to become a musical phenomenon? Loren Plotkin and Nancy Rose on the legal work behind Hamilton
The prominent Athens trial lawyer talks about what he’d do to change the justice system
How elder abuse litigation attorney Kimberly Valentine transcended a tough upbringing to become a voice for the vulnerable
If Kathryn Karcher lives in Washington state, why is she president of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers?
Barbara Zack Quindel on east coast sarcasm, the Wisconsin idea, and the last five years for Wisconsin labor
Barry Scheck talks Louima, Lyons, and whether the state has executed an innocent man
Appellate attorney Janet Schroer on repair work, staying in Oregon despite a gubernatorial directive, and why you have to know everything about everything in the case
Internet attorney Venkat Balasubramani loves talking about tech matters and legal theory, less so about himself
Eminent domain attorney and Expo Line advocate Bradford B. Kuhn on why the easiest way from Point A to Point B isn’t necessarily a straight line
Nancy Crow on the giant puzzle of tax law and the special joy of the Windsor decision
Traveling the world and buying Chagalls with international tax attorney Albert S. Golbert
In an age of settlements, clients with must-try cases are relying on experienced lawyers like J. Ric Gass
David Boies, Ted Olson, and the federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage
Tax and estate planning attorney Deborah Weber talks eggshell audits, offers in compromise, and why she doesn’t represent tax protesters
That’s what Steve W. Berman has always done, in class action lawsuits against Jack in the Box, Big Tobacco, Toyota, the NCAA …
PI plaintiff’s attorney Robert T. Simon hung a shingle at 29, but it’s his pretrial ritual that’s eye-opening
Theodore B. Olson, David Boies, and the federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage
Three reasons why the law appeals to real estate attorney Willis Carpenter
Republican lawyer Anne W. Lewis talks voter ID laws, the state’s political racial divide, and a few social issues—including same-sex marriage—where her position is evolving
Former pilot Ronald L. M. Goldman represents air crash victims, but one of his first clients was one of the most famous lawyers of the 20th century
Environmental law attorney Andrew L. Kolesar on the consequences of toxic decisions
Real estate attorney Benjamin S. Stern, of Chernov, Stern & Krings, talks about the global financial meltdown, the importance of the dash, and some football team or other
Before taking up entertainment law, Marilyn G. Haft worked for the ACLU, Bella Abzug, the White House and the U.N.
Michael Maguire won a Tony for leading a failed revolution in the original Broadway production of Les Miserables; now he helps those with failed marriages
Seven local attorneys try to bring light to a murky issue
MICHAEL I. NEIL JOINED THE MILITARY BECAUSE OF THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT AND BECAME COMMANDER AT CAMP PENDLETON DURING THE GULF WAR
Land use attorney Sarah M. Rockwell, of Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, grew up hearing dinner-table conversations about Denver redevelopment
In 2009, Mark Lewis was working from home and selling assets; within two years, he helped uncover the biggest scandal of the 21st century
Professional liability defense lawyer Christine L. Mast juggles dozens of cases—including, recently, Leibel v. Johnson
John Quinn and David Quinto, of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, general counsel and lawyer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, get ready for their close-up
Timothy F. Maloney talks ’70s politics, civility among lawyers, and having a gun pointed at his head
Cancer survivor Jerome Buting on fallibility, prejudgment and the deterioration of criminal law
As a child he walked the precincts for the first African-American running for mayor of New Haven; now he represents cities and states in a public sector-related practice
Laura Faer, statewide education director at Public Counsel, knew what she wanted to do in high school and never wavered
Jean Dubofsky, the first female justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, and the appellate lawyer who took Amendment 2 to the U.S. Supreme Court, reflects on her career
IP and business litigator Adrian Pruetz, whose eponymous firm merged with Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro last November, talks about preparing witnesses, debriefing juries, and the perceived advantage of being a female attorney
Jeffrey A. Wothers, managing partner of Niles, Barton & Wilmer, talks insurance, Lloyd’s of London, and why the founder of his firm was jailed by Abraham Lincoln
Bankruptcy lawyer David Friedman on tough cases, humorous deal toys, and how to handle power brokers like Carl Icahn and Donald Trump
Estate planning and probate attorney Carol Kao talks with her clients about the two certainties of life: death and taxes
Denver native Lawrence Litvak talks cases, judges and his ‘sink or swim’ philosophy
The class action attorney from Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood on the best mentoring in the world, the greatest tool in cross-examination and what juries can’t forgive
Entertainment lawyer Eric Weissmann, of Weissmann Wolff Bergman Coleman Grodin & Evall, on fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe, becoming friends with Gene Wilder, and being called ‘a rotten son of a bitch’ by Burt Lancaster
Alan Rifkin has represented Maryland’s Senate, governor, jockey club, and, yes, its baseball team
Tracey Wood is energetic, optimistic, and represents ‘the most hated’ defendants
What the criminal defense lawyer has learned from Gerry Spence, Grace Wu … and the Lone Ranger
NATO (the other one) turns to former TV screenwriter Gary Klein as its legal counsel
Ron Meshbesher talks about his legendary career and what it’s like being name-checked in a Coen brothers movie
How Peter Greenspun, a table-pad manufacturer’s son from Philadelphia, wound up representing Caleb Hughes, Marv Albert and John A. Muhammad
How Robert Mautino, of Mautino & Mautino, learned nine languages, snuck a Filipino war veteran into the country, and turned a Canadian into an American just by asking a few questions
Cheryl Stanton talks about working as a counsel and special assistant to President George W. Bush
The time and expense of the Rocky Flats case didn’t lead Gary Blum to consider alternative dispute resolution; he was already a proponent
How Nagendra Setty dropped out (of med school), turned on (to patent law) and set up Fish & Richardson’s Atlanta office
Schuyler Moore’s life would make a great movie; but would he watch it?
How the labor lawyer at Despres, Schwartz and Geoghegan almost broke the Watergate scandal
The Gallagher Evelius & Jones attorney talks about taking on country clubs, S&Ls—and skunks
Murray Schwartz of Schwartz & Perry has been practicing for 60 years. He currently focuses exclusively on all facets of employment law, including employment discrimination.
What happened when Wyoming's Michael J. Sullivan returned to the land of his forebears
In 1978, Bill Neukom helped launch Microsoft. Now he's going after a small thing called world justice
Edna Ruth Vincent, a family law attorney with Colten Cummins Watson & Vincent in Fairfax, Va., was born in Roxboro, N.C., where she grew up and went to college. After completing a master's degree in education at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Vincent taught high school for five years before becoming a lawyer.
