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Still a Lawyer, Not a Practitioner: Schindler v. Squires and the Reach of Practice Before the Office

A pro se patent attorney asks the Federal Circuit to undo his two-year USPTO suspension for helping an excluded practitioner keep practicing. Continue reading this post on Patently...

Lawyer Discipline

The Office of Lawyer Regulation, an agency of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, provides these summaries.

‘Trade or Commerce’ as a Threshold Issue Under Chapter 93A: Lessons for Professional Services Litigation

In Vuuren v. Lowenstein Sandler LLP, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge entered summary judgment for the defendant in the plaintiff’s Chapter 93A, Section 11 claim based on the p...

Grow Your Practice Through Referrals and Public Education

The Lawyer Referral Service helps attorneys receive referrals tailored to their practice areas and geographic preferences. The "Know Your Legal Rights" column offers another way to...

Ill. Law Firm MSO Bill Clashes With Court Power, Ethics Rules

An Illinois bill prohibiting law firms from certain business arrangements with management service organizations, sent to the governor for signature last week, encroaches upon the c...

Rule Of Law Requires Gov't Engagement With Bar, Not Retreat

A federal agency's absence from national and local bar conferences, most recently illustrated by the U.S. Department of Justice's withdrawal from a New York City Bar Association wh...

Licensure Reform

Brian Gallini, Dean and Professor of Law at Quinnipiac University School of Law, argues persuasively that dramatic expansion in the number of ways to gain a law license should caus...

Solo But Not Sinking: Practice Strategies for Small Firms

Running a solo or small law firm means more than practicing law. It means treating your firm like a business. Dixon Gahnz shares practical strategies for building a more sustainabl...

USA at 250: The Promise, the Practice, and the Lawyer's Role

The rule of law is not inherited; it is earned. Two hundred and fifty years after the Declaration of Independence, the question is not whether the founders got it right. The questi...

Legal Ethics and Practical Considerations for Business Lawyers Using AI in Modern Legal Practice

In recent years, the topic of artificial intelligence (“AI”) has quickly dominated conversations across various industries, institutions, and sectors. The legal profession is no ex...

ABA releases ethics opinion on engagement agreement provisions

The American Bar Association issues Formal Opinion 523 clarifying lawyer withdrawal rights under engagement agreements, with context on Virginia rules. The post ABA releases ethics...

How to Structure a Fair Law Firm Origination Credit Policy

Pro-Se Attorneys and Judiciary Law 487

There are limits on when a Judiciary Law 487 claim applies, and Nimkoff v Waldbaum2026 NY Slip Op 04203 July 1, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department holds that one of them i...

Washington State Opens Door for Graduates of Non-ABA-Accredited Law Schools to Sit for Bar

The Board of Governors of the Washington State Bar Association amended the WSBA admission policies on May 1.       

New Mexico Exploring Alternate Pathways to the Bar to Address Legal Deserts

Two New Mexico Supreme Court justices presented the “Rural Justice and Modernizing the Legal Profession in New Mexico report on Tuesday, proposing the New Mexico Skills-Based Asse...

Superheroes in Suits: Wisconsin Supreme Court Admits 140 U.W. Law School Graduates to the State Bar

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on May 28 encouraged the 140 University of Wisconsin (U.W.) Law School graduates admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin to use their skills to better a...

How Applied Legal Education Is Shaping Practice-Ready Lawyers at Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences: Admissions for...

In a rapidly evolving legal landscape, the expectations from young lawyers have shifted decisively. Law firms, corporates, courts, and public institutions no longer look only for s...

Your State Bar | Sustaining Confidence. Impacting Culture.

Jill Rothstein invites members to reflect with her on our roles as lawyers, leaders, and lovers of the law, and how we can strengthen that trust.

Some Practice Areas Are More Stressful Than Others

Lawyers who practice in some areas of the law are often made of tougher stuff than the rest of us. The post Some Practice Areas Are More Stressful Than Others appeared first on Abo...

What I Learned at the Lawyers on the Beach Retreat: AI, Law Firm Systems, and Greater Freedom

On June 16, 2026, I had the opportunity to speak at the East Central Illinois Women Attorney Association Lunch Meeting about what I learned at the 2026 Lawyers on the Beach Retreat...

June CLE: Build Practical Skills in Probate, Special Education Law, and PTO Compliance

Three upcoming PINNACLE CLE programs offer practical guidance on probate administration, special education law, and PTO policies. Learn how to help clients make sound decisions whe...

50 Years in the Law: Celebrating Wisconsin Lawyers Admitted in 1976

The State Bar celebrates the lawyers admitted to practice in Wisconsin in 1976, honoring a half-century of work across every corner of the profession. Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief...

Dead Lawyering Theory: Too Much Of Litigation Is Fake

Will most legal arguments be written by LLMs? The post Dead Lawyering Theory: Too Much Of Litigation Is Fake appeared first on Above the Law.

Summary Judgment and ‘Self-Serving’ or ‘Inadmissible’ Evidence: Lessons From Appellate Practice