My own view is that a lot of people who think multidisciplinary practices would flourish will find that they're not the panacea they thought they were going to be. But then, it's not for us to say that you can't have them because of that. All rights reserved. Philip S. Anderson Professor Geoffrey Hazard Jr. What works for the rest of the workforce doesn't for attorneys.
Firms have to get creative in order to woo lawyer parents.
A bottle of Florida orange juice, says the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, doesn't make a pipe-bombing of a Pennsylvania car a federal crime. A closely watched ABA commission is expected to recommend that attorneys be allowed to share fees with nonlawyers. The proposal would allow law partnerships to add accountants, consultants, and other professionals. In an unusual move, a Florida county court judge has declared a mistrial after the jury acquitted the defendant. Enraged, defense counsel Fred Haddad calls her names but Judge Peggy Gehl holds firm against his bombast.