North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
Cyber attacks and theft are on the rise around the country. Law firms, while not currently a prime target, certainly have reason to worry. Unlike manufacturers, banks and retailers, law firms are a unique type of organization, and that makes ...
Read More »Making a case for cyber insurance coverage
Tragic case ponders the notion of being worked to death 
PORTLAND, Ore. — You’ve probably heard (or even used) phrases that exaggerate a difficult situation at work: “You’re killing me over here” or “This job will be the death of me” or “I’m heading for an early grave with the ...
Read More »A passing of the bar
Wisconsin law school graduates are undoubtedly happier than other law school graduates — America’s Dairyland is the only state that does not require a bar exam. Students who graduate from a state law school can practice in Wisconsin without taking ...
Tagged with: Bar Exam
Read More »Sexism is not extinct
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — For a long time, I didn’t think sexism existed anymore. I attended an all-women’s college. I worked at a feminist organization after undergrad. In these places, I didn’t see any sexism in my day to day life. ...
Read More »Stormy Weather
“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” This saying is often attributed to Mark Twain—albeit incorrectly, according to some sources, which attribute the quote to Charles Dudley Warner. Just as the country has recently experienced wide ...
Tagged with: Technology
Read More »Getting price right: Flat fees can cut both ways
Most clients would prefer to know how much it will cost them for the legal service they need and are seeking when they come before you. Perhaps more important, however, clients want to be assured that the quality of the ...
Read More »Divorce ‘documentary’ shows little to no reality
MILWAUKEE — Now that we’re in the thick of winter and as Oscar season approaches, thoughts turn to spending some time at the warm local cinema for diversion. But a film I won’t be seeing anytime soon is a new ...
Tagged with: Divorce
Read More »These thankfully banned words are a real perfidy
Has “twerking” got your goat? “Selfie” make steam come out of your ears? Well, those are just two of the “banned” words in the annual list by Lake Superior State University this year, and join suffixes such as “-ageddon” and ...
Read More »The list of lawyers’ duties grows ever longer
Lawyers owe many duties to any number of people. The first of any consequence is the duty owed to clients. That includes the duty of confidentiality, the duty of candid and fair dealing, and the duty of assessing reasonable charges ...
Read More »How a critic of free speech became its champion
“I got one leg on the flypaper and then I was caught,” Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. wrote about a book he read until he went to bed at 1 a.m., and then resumed in the morning until midday when he ...
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