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Hamilton Wingo Hires Two Personal Injury Attys In Texas

By Jack Rodgers

Hamilton Wingo LLP has hired two personal injury attorneys, one of whom is rejoining the firm and another who the firm said was recognized as having one of the top 100 verdicts in Texas during her first year in practice, the firm recently announced.

Â鶹´«Ã½360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1

A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Â鶹´«Ã½360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the first quarter of the year.

Judiciary To Share Pros, Cons Of AI For Courts With Congress

By Courtney Bublé

The federal judiciary is looking at the benefits and drawbacks of artificial intelligence for the court system and will share its discoveries with Congress, top officials testified on Wednesday.

Sorrels Â鶹´«Ã½ Opens Texas Office With Clark Hill Maritime Pro

By Lynn LaRowe

Sorrels Â鶹´«Ã½ is expanding its physical footprint and its partner ranks with a new office in the port city of Beaumont, Texas, which will be helmed by an experienced maritime attorney who came aboard from Clark Hill PLC.

Â鶹´«Ã½ Firms Expected To Settle Veteran's TCPA Suit

By Tom Lotshaw

A veteran told a North Carolina federal judge he expects to settle a suit accusing several law firms and lawyers of badgering him about representing him in litigation over Camp Lejeune's drinking water even though he was never stationed at the base.

Buzbee Beats Suit Claiming He Coerced Client To Settle

By Bonnie Eslinger

Texas attorney Anthony Buzbee, who is making headlines by filing sexual abuse lawsuits against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, has defeated a malpractice suit filed in Louisiana federal court by a ship captain alleging that the attorney pushed him to settle a work injury claim, then took 98% of the final disbursement.

Ex-Fed. Circ. Judge O'Malley On Striking Out On Her Own

By Alison Knezevich

After recently stepping away from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP to launch her own consulting practice, former Federal Circuit Judge Kathleen O'Malley told Â鶹´«Ã½360 Pulse that she's looking forward to not only broadening the range of work she handles, but also to speaking out on issues including the rule of law.

Fennemore Craig Keeps Up Expansion With Ariz. Firm Combo

By Emma Cueto

Western firm Fennemore Craig PC announced Tuesday that it is set to combine with Phoenix labor and employment boutique BurnsBarton PLC, making it the sixth firm to combine with Fennemore Craig since the start of 2024.

'Popular Monster' Singer Must Pay YouTuber's Atty Fees

By Brian Steele

The singer for rock band Falling In Reverse, Ronnie Radke, must pay defense attorney fees and costs incurred by a YouTube personality he sued for defamation after a Connecticut state judge tossed the lawsuit for running afoul of the state's anti-SLAPP statute.

NY Real Estate Firm Adler & Stachenfeld Absorbs Boutique

By Christine DeRosa

New York real estate firm Adler & Stachenfeld LLP has welcomed six attorneys and support staff from real estate boutique Seiden & Schein PC, including name and founding partner Alvin Schein, Adler & Stachenfeld said Tuesday.

Faster Pace, More Stress, On Path To A Summer Associate Gig

By Rachel Rippetoe

The path to securing a summer associate position at a law firm has changed significantly over the past few years, adding new pressures for students reaching for those coveted positions and new challenges for law firms trying to find top talent, according to Â鶹´«Ã½360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associate Survey.

What Do Summer Associates Want? These Firms

By Xiumei Dong

As the competition to recruit future lawyers heats up, law firms are making summer associate offers earlier than ever. But even as the timeline shifts, law students' favorites have stayed largely the same, according to Â鶹´«Ã½360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associate Survey.

AI Is Uncharted Territory In Summer Associate Job Hunt

By Sarah Martinson

About 20% of law students used artificial intelligence to assist them with their summer associate job hunt, leaning on the new technology to help navigate new challenges and shifting timelines, according to Â鶹´«Ã½360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associates Survey.

Philly-Area Firm Leaders On Building A Practice That Will Last

By Rachel Rippetoe

Philadelphia lawyer Pat Pierce has been practicing law for over four decades, but after recently merging her practice with a team of experienced attorneys to form the litigation boutique Goldshaw Greenblatt Pierce LLC, she said she'd finally created what she called "the firm I'd been waiting for."

Attys Face Sanctions Motion Over Combs Assault Suit

By Ryan Boysen

Comedian Drew "Druski" Desbordes wants a California federal court to sanction the attorneys who've accused him of participating in a violent Bay Area gang rape alongside embattled rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, claiming they willfully ignored a mountain of exonerating evidence.

Health Â鶹´«Ã½ Boutique Enters Texas Market With Goodwin Attys

By Rose Krebs

Health law boutique Aligned Health Â鶹´«Ã½ LLC announced Monday it has expanded into Texas with the addition of two attorneys who worked for Goodwin Procter LLP, bringing its attorney roster to 13 since its launch this year.

Meet The Attys Defending NJ Mayor In ICE Facility Case

By Jake Maher

One of New Jersey's most high-powered criminal defense attorneys is among a trio of litigators defending Newark Mayor Ras Baraka against charges related to his arrest last week at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in the city.

Ga. Boutique Rebrands To Reflect Enviro Litigation Work

By Emily Johnson

Georgia litigation boutique Stacey Evans Â鶹´«Ã½ announced Monday it has rebranded as Evans Bowers to reflect its expansion in environmental and toxic tort litigation, which add to its strengths in defamation, whistleblower and commercial litigation.

Attys Say Avvo Scraped Bar Data To Sell Marketing Services

By Matt Perez

A new class action filed Friday in Washington federal court accuses online legal service provider Avvo Inc. of misappropriating the identities of over 1 million attorneys to promote its legal marketing tools and referral services.

Pro Bono Coaching Helps Ex-Federal Attorneys Transition

By Kevin Penton

Legal coaches are donating their time to assist government attorneys who either lost their jobs or quit in the early days of the Trump administration.

Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring

By Jack Karp

Former clerks of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter are heartbroken over the death of a man many of them remember more for his conscientiousness, humility, kindness and disdain for the spotlight than for his undeniable brilliance as a jurist.

Crisis Management Team Joins Adams & Reese In Tenn.

By Adrian Cruz

Adams & Reese LLP announced Friday that a four-person team of crisis management attorneys led by a father and son duo from a local boutique firm has come aboard its Nashville, Tennessee, office.

Mitchell Sandler Adds 4 Attys, Launches White Collar Practice

By Christine DeRosa

Washington, D.C.-based Mitchell Sandler PLLC has launched a government investigations and white collar criminal practice group with the addition of four attorneys, including two brought on from Dickinson Wright PLLC and Ballard Spahr LLP.

Split Texas High Court Nixes Barratry Claims Against Attys

By Lynn LaRowe

A split Texas Supreme Court said Friday that anti-solicitation claims fail against Texas lawyers who allegedly used "case runners" to pursue car accident clients in Arkansas and Louisiana because the conduct occurred outside the Lone Star State.

Voir Dire: Â鶹´«Ã½360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

The legal industry marked another busy week with a flurry of attorneys taking on new legal roles and law firm practice expansions. Test your legal news savvy here with Â鶹´«Ã½360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.