“Recognizing the limited circumstances that justify vacating an arbitration award, we are satisfied that one such circumstance is present here: the award was procured by fraud,” stated Jordan. “An honest process is what those who agree to arbitration have a right to expect.” Click Here To Read The Full Article
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Law Firms Don't Need to Spend A Lot of Money to Prevent Burnout, Says Perkins Coie's Jennifer Bluestein
In this week’s episode, Jennifer Bluestein shared that law firms don’t need to spend a bunch of money on amenities such as an in-house therapist to prevent attorney burnout. “It’s about allowing people time and space to actually turn off work and focus on other things in their lives,” Bluestein said. Click Here To […]
Court Vacates $150K Sanction Against Attorney Over Scheme to Fabricate Settlement Using Fake FedEx Driver
The Colorado Court of Appeals has concluded that an arbitrator lacked the authority to personally sanction an attorney in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain a signature on a settlement agreement. Click Here To Read The Full Article
More Partner Compensation Challenges Will Arise This Year
Each week, the Law.com Barometer newsletter, powered by the ALM Global Newsroom and Legalweek, brings you the trends, disruptions, and shifts our Click Here To Read The Full Article
How I Made Partner: 'Every Day Is an Opportunity to Build Your Brand,' Says Andrea DeField of Hunton Andrews Kurth
Attorneys should constantly be reevaluating what are they doing that month to professionally develop Click Here To Read The Full Article