American Apparel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this morning. The once-hip retailer popularized metallic spandex leggings and made-in-LA t-shirts in the early 2000s but has struggled with waning sales…
If you finally made it into law school, take a short moment to pat yourself on the back. You should congratulate yourself — or console yourself. Law school can be…
Many lawyers wonder about opening second offices, sometimes known as “branch offices” or “satellite offices.” There are many factors to weigh before opening the doors to your second location, including…
You may love the sight of dandelions or want to cover your lawn in crabgrass. Maybe bunches of native wildflowers make your heart sing, while sculpted hedges and pedigree roses…
FindLaw columnist Eric Sinrod writes regularly in this section on legal developments surrounding technology and the Internet. By now, most of us have grown accustomed to rating products on Amazon…
The retirements of Hon. Ann O’Regan Keary and Hon. Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr. from the DC Superior Court leave vacancies that the Judicial Nomination Commission is eager to fill. The…
With the stroke of a pen yesterday, California became the fifth and largest state to allow physician-assisted suicide when Gov. Jerry Brown signed the End of Life Option Act. The…
They’re up, they’re down, and they’re up again. The Department of Labor’s latest monthly report shows that the legal industry gained 4,700 jobs in September, a large increase following August’s…
Lawyer marketing ain’t what it once was. You can’t get away with just a listing in the Yellow Pages, an ad in the local paper, and word of mouth anymore.…
Within the legal community, a sure-fire way to boost the prestige of a firm is to argue before the Supreme Court of the United States. The legal community and general…