Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Patricia writes about family law and tips for female lawyers. According to its website, “LSC is an independent nonprofit established by Congress in 1974 to provide financial support ...

Ousted Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro has hired prominent criminal defense lawyer Barry Pollack, who long represented Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, as his counsel in Manhattan criminal proceedings.

Enormous pay packages are popping up for top lawyers, especially those favored by well-heeled private equity clients. Credit...Guillem Casasús Supported by By Maureen Farrell and Anupreeta Das Hotshot Wall Street lawyers are now so in demand that bidding ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and legal topics understandable and fun. Her work has..

A federal judge on Thursday imposed $5,000 fines on two lawyers and a law firm in an unprecedented instance in which ChatGPT was blamed for their submission of fictitious legal research in an aviation injury claim. Judge P. Kevin Castel said they acted in ...

Malpractice suit says Simon Law Group went back on a promise to have firm principal take an active role in a case. The dispute revolves around ownership of a bar that plaintiffs renovated with the understanding that they would become the new owners.

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With the Trump administration warning career lawyers to follow orders even if they have ethical qualms, pressure is building on professional legal associations to take a stance against efforts to upend long-standing norms of public service. The effort by ...

The legal profession attracts personalities that range from the quietly competent to the theatrically grandiose. In family law—where emotions run nuclear and the stakes involve children, life savings and futures—a dash of extra ego in the client’s ...