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Stogies no longer just for old fogies; though it's hardly PC, cigar smoking has become popular among younger lawyers

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Cigar smoking is growing more common among attorneys, despite the health warnings about smoking and the antismoking movement. Attorneys who smoke cigar can be divided into older attorneys who have done so for a long time and young attorneys in their late 20s to mid-30s of both sexes to whom expensive, handmade cigars provide a bit of political incorrectness, conspicuous consumption and a way of starting conversations with the opposite sex.

Analysis, Usage, Smoking, Cigars

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Big league practice in the Ivy League

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Dorothy K. Robinson, VP and general counsel to Yale University, oversees a department of eight attorneys and various legal support staff at the Ivy League school. She has been involved in defending Yale against allegations of unfair labor practices and antitrust violations. Her educational and personal background, lobbying efforts, and professional associations are also discussed.

Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Officials and employees, Universities and colleges, Connecticut, Yale University, Robinson, Dorothy K.

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Knowing when to tiptoe or stomp; he doesn't need any jury consultants to help him gauge his ideal jurors

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Since juries are listening for lies initially in the proceeding, Ivan S. Schneider recommends calling the defendant as the plaintiff's first witness. As one of The National Law Journal's top ten litigators in the nation, Schneider, also suggests trying to turn weaknesses in a case into strengths, and leaving damages issues for the end of the proceeding.

Methods, Achievements and awards, Trial practice, The National Law Journal (Newspaper), Schneider, Ivan S.

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