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Gen AI Adoption is Taking Off. Law Firms Are Finally Ready

Law firms around the world are now taking generative AI seriously. It’s not that they didn’t consider it important before, but most were characteristically cautious and slow. Now, the pace of technological advancement, combined with how quickly gen AI has changed corporate legal departments and what in-house counsel want—or don’t…

Not an Arm of the Court: Pa. Justices Deny Guardians Ad Litem Immunity Claims

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined that guardians ad litem are not protected from suit by quasi-judicial immunity in juvenile dependency cases, denying judicial immunity to the Defender Association of Philadelphia and one of its guardians ad litem. In a May 31 opinion, authored by Justice David Wecht, the high court delivered a…

.3M in Legal Fees Sought After Long South Florida Feud Over 7K

In what began as a $127,000 dispute, the stairway to a successful outcome for a South Florida Am Law 200 firm literally hinged on just that: a set of undelivered steel pan stairs, which could lead to a nearly $2.3 million award of attorney fees, without interest. That’s the amount the…

DC Professional Responsibility Board Recommends Disbarment for Giuliani After Attack on 2020 Election Results

The professional responsibility board governing bar discipline in Washington, D.C. on Friday recommended that former New York City mayor and Trump advisor Rudy Giuliani should be disbarred, finding that his conduct in the aftermath of the 2020 election violated professional standards. “The seriousness of Respondent’s misconduct cannot be overstated,” the…