About Larry Atkins
Larry Atkins is a lawyer, journalist and university professor. He is the author of Skewed: A Critical Thinker's Guide to Media Bias and teaches journalism at both Temple University and Arcadia University. He has written more than 500 articles and op-eds for many publications, including The Washington Post, The Hill, Newsweek, HuffPost, The Progressive, Chicago Tribune, NPR, The Dallas Morning News, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He is a member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and District of Columbia bar associations.
Articles written by Larry Atkins
The Supreme Thrill
Lawyers who have argued before the Supreme Court say the thrill is worth the intimidating, unpredictable rideArguing a case before the United States Supreme Court is a rare honor for an attorney. It’s the equivalent of being a quarterback for a Super Bowl winning team or a starting pitcher in the World Series. And the preparation required to appear before the nine most influential justices in America can be as brutal as preparing for a high-stakes athletic event. Just ask Kimball R. Anderson, Miles N. Beermann, Fred H. Bartlit and Jerold S. Solovy, four Illinois lawyers who tested their mettle in …
Legal Technicalities
Evolving information technology affects everyone, including lawyers, who increasingly use strides in IT to their advantagePersonal injury attorneys can now use computer animation to illustrate accident scenes, but attorneys in all legal areas find it helpful to keep apace of the latest technological advances. Mark T. Banner, a partner with Banner & Witcoff in Chicago who specializes in patent, trademark and copyright litigation, says, “While the Internet has made it more difficult as to certain areas of the law such as copyright technology, it has made the practice of law easier. It’s easier to do legal …
Medicine Man
When faced with malpractice allegations, many medical professionals turn to Dan McLamb to separate facts from emotionsWhen doctors, hospital administrators and other professionals in North Carolina are sued, many of them turn to lawyer Dan McLamb, a partner in Yates, McLamb & Weyher in Raleigh. “Catastrophic injury cases are big challenges for a defense lawyer,” he says. “It’s my role to reassure my clients, including doctors and nurses. We tell our clients not to be judgmental of themselves or the plaintiffs. You have to take a rational and careful view of what happened.” He says the …
Is Technology Outpacing the Law?
Though beneficial to our lives, the Internet and other technological advances have added a new layer of obstacles to addressing jurisdictional questions as well as libel and copyright claims. Attorneys who work in these areas must keep abreast of new technologies, even as lawmakers often play catch up. Challenges of Determining Legal Jurisdiction Legal jurisdiction refers to the authority of a court of law to hear legal matters between litigants and issue judgments. One way that a court gets …
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