The National Law Journal 1996 Ann Davis - Abstracts

The National Law Journal 1996 Ann Davis
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A Wall Street with charm; Yankee and Southern firms want a piece of Charlotte's good fortune. (Charlotte, South Carolina)LawAnn Davis
Bar readmissions cloaked in secrecy; disbarred are given licences back with scant notice to their victims or the public.LawAnn Davis
Big jump in minority associates, but... significant attrition in their later years has left partnership ranks almost as white as five years ago. (includes table with percentage of minority partners at National Law Journal's top 250 law firms)LawAnn Davis
Consulting firm offers benchmarks for counsel; general guidelines are just that, say in-house attorneys who question the findings.(Arthur Andersen)LawAnn Davis
Fired partners rebel; law firms scramble as courts bar expulsions in 'bad faith.'LawAnn Davis
Firms join the web marketing craze. (law firms)LawAnn Davis
Helms-Burton's first test comes soon; Cuban-Americans lining up to sue foreign investors in Cuba under new act.LawAnn Davis
Judge: poverty lawyers also need a safety net; a New York judge joins effort to rejigger fee award formula and increase pay.LawAnn Davis
Law grads face pinched futures; heaviest debt burdens the lawyers least able to pay.LawAnn Davis
Lawyers put selves in 'Jepardy!' They are among the top winners on the syndicated TV trivia quiz show.LawAnn Davis
Memos expose 'Project Rightsize;' Cadwalader papers are unsealed in ex-partner suit. (Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft) (NNew York)LawAnn Davis
More lawsuits dogging Hunton; investors demand millions lost in alleged banking scheme involving ex-partner; firm denies it knew. (Hunton and Williams)LawAnn Davis
N.Y. lawyer facing divorce? Beware; state is the only one to value practice and license of professionals as marital property.LawAnn Davis
Plaintiffs: we'll junk 'junk science' tag; but implant plaintiffs' actions may be too late to prevent legal setback.LawAnn Davis
Private cyber-censors' blacklists are unveiled; those caught in dragnet of electronic blockers have no legal recourse, experts say.LawAnn Davis
Rainmakers score high on test: Q. Which do you like most? a. clients, b. money, c. all of the above.LawAnn Davis
Scandal embarrasses Virginia's Hunton; proud firm defends its reputation, sullied by a vanished ex-partner's outside deals. (Scott J. McKay Waolas, formerly of Richmond, Virginia's Hunton and Williams)LawAnn Davis
Temps use sparks ire in client ranks; some firms are reluctant to disclose markup of rates.LawAnn Davis
The myth of disbarment; NLJ finds half of the disbarred who reapply win reinstatement.LawAnn Davis
The NLJ 250: survey of the nation's largest law firms. (National Law Journal)LawVictoria Slind-Flor, Ann Davis, Chris Klein
Toughening readmission procedures; should lawyers who steal be disbarred permanently?LawAnn Davis
Two resign over ABA budget cut; client protection fund committee is eliminated.LawAnn Davis
What's up with Coudert Brothers? Partners are coming and going, going and coming, as the firm develops a plan for self preservation.LawAnn Davis
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