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    Replicants at the Bench Cover

    Replicants at the Bench: Opinions On AI In Law Firms

    An android — a human robot — confidently addressing a courtroom, its digital eyes gleaming with intelligence. The judge and jurors, captivated. What’s remarkable isn’t...
    The True Cost of Healthcare Savings

    The True Cost of Healthcare Savings: Cost-Cutting by Insurance Companies Disadvantages Patients

    As the cost of providing medical care has increased dramatically in recent years, some healthcare providers resorted to overcharging insurers for out-of-network care needed for...
    What Sitting Bull Can Teach Us About Trial Law

    What Sitting Bull Can Teach Us About Trial Law

    The Lakota warrior and chief known as Tatanka Iyotake, and as Sitting Bull to the white man, did not display heroism and leadership throughout his...
    Can You Believe We Get Paid for Having So Much Fun?

    Can You Believe We Get Paid for Having So Much Fun?

    I MET HARRY Thompson in the late 1980’s. Back then I was in my mid-30’s — and I was an aggressive young attorney. Some might...
    Happy Hour by Michael Harris

    Happy Hour

    JANIE WAS WORKING through the needlessly briny, settled half of her shitty martini, in gulps of two, when she spotted his blazer, jeans, and wingtips...
    Stress and Law

    Stress and Law

    We know the practice of law is stressful. But why is the law such a stressful practice? What drives the high rates of mental health...
    He Was Brilliant Lawyer

    He Was a Brilliant Lawyer

    In 2020, a dear friend lost his fight with alcohol and mental health. He was a brilliant lawyer. He was first in his law school...
    Always in My Heart By Shari E. Belitz, Esq.

    Always in My Heart

    Dear World Trade Center:
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    Our City: The Teamwork, Trust, and Technology That Power Liakas Law

    ON THE 50TH floor at 40 Wall Street in New York City, Nicholas Liakas stares out the window of his corner office as a slow-moving,...
    Natural Born Litigators: The EDC

    Natural Born Litigators: The EDC

    Big bad oil companies and their big bad, money-hungry legal teams. Sound familiar? Across the globe, corporations have tried to build countless new projects at...
    The Marketing Maze: Finding the Best Legal Marketing Agency for Your Firm

    The Marketing Maze: Finding the Best Legal Marketing Agency for Your Firm

    The legal marketing industry has a well earned reputation for tying lawyers up in one-sided engagements, deliberately obfuscating data to mask poor performance and over-promising...
    Nice Shot: The Photography of Evan Schiller

    Nice Shot: The Photography of Evan Schiller

    Passion is a mysterious thing. It can manifest in one way, then completely subvert your expectations and reappear as something else. For example, one passion...
    Tanya Keggin: An Artist’s Journey Through Law

    Tanya Keggin: An Artist’s Journey Through Law

    I was born with an artist’s soul. Fortunately, nature and nurture aligned to bestow me with creative ability and attitude. My mother is a gifted...
    Resting Your Case

    Resting Your Case: Three Top Getaways to Unwind

    You work hard. Long hours, stressful cases, endless meetings — always striving for the best, always at the top of your game. As a trial...
    Using ChatGPT for Legal Writing and Trial Preparation

    Using ChatGPT for Legal Writing and Trial Preparation

    Firstly, let’s get one thing straight: I’m just a machine learning model that’s been trained on a bunch of text. I don’t have any intentions...
    Relax, Recharge, Revive - Amazing GIraffe Interactions

    Relax Recharge Revive: Your Guide to Unmatched Destinations

    Personal injury attorneys and trial lawyers are high achievers by nature and feed off of the competitive energy of the courtroom. In order to succeed...
    On Top of the Mountain Feature

    On Top of the Mountain: The Fight Against Sex Trafficking of Minors

    It was not part of my 25-year plan to live on top of a remote mountain in Santa Barbara, California. It was not a part...
    Best Watches for Attorneys

    The Best Watches for Attorneys

    For some professions, the way you present yourself matters. That sentiment rings particularly true for attorneys and other legal professionals who prefer to maintain an...
    An Engineering Sensibility by Sherry Chiger

    An Engineering Sensibility

    Few eight-year-olds say they want to be a lawyer when they grow up. But Daniel Schneiderman did. And though most other adults end up in...
    Who Are You Picking Up?

    Who Are You Picking Up? — Can Uber Guest Rides Help Attorneys Transport Clients?

    Clients often find visiting a lawyer stressful, from gathering paperwork, navigating to the lawyer’s office, and finding a parking space — all typically during a...
    Stay Gold - In Interview with Brian Cuban by Chad Sands

    Stay Gold: An Interview with Brian Cuban

    A COKE-SNIFFING, cat-loving, suspected murderer, and mediocre personal injury attorney. Yes, this accurately describes Jason Feldman, the Mitch McDeere-like lead character in the novel "The Ambulance...
    Changing of the Tide by Michael Abdan Esq.

    Changing of the Tide: Law Firm Fee-Sharing and Ownership with Nonlawyers

    The ability of a lawyer to maintain their professional independence is critical to protecting and serving the public effectively. To this end, the American Bar...
    Winning the Talent War

    Winning the Talent War: Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Top Legal Talent

    Attracting and retaining top legal talent has become a significant challenge for law firms in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Great Resignation, coupled...
    Where Referrals Fit In Your Sales Strategy

    Where Referrals Fit In Your Sales Strategy

    Where Referrals Fit In Your Sales Strategy By Stacey Brown Randall For as long as you have been in business, you have been taught there...
    Trial Lawyer's Journal Edd Allen Featured

    Mother’s Warning of Vengeance

    It was February 18th, 2022, and Edd Allen walked towards the sea with his camera, his footsteps seemingly silent in the chaos of the storm....
    Trial Lawyer's Journal Daniel Kaufman Featured

    Painter Daniel Kaufman’s Physics as Metaphysics

    DANIEL KAUFMAN’S PAINTINGS are “something strange.” They seem to slice their way into reality from an unusual angle and at a stroke. His actual artistic...
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