Lawyers work remotely in the post-pandemic world. Lawyers also increasingly specialize, a trend that has been on the rise for decades. But the current ethical rules do not reflect the new paradigm. The Association for Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL) published a report almost two years ago proposing changes to address this new reality. In response, […]
January 30, 2024
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A so-called “SLAPP” suit is a strategic lawsuit against public participation—a case brought by one side of a political or public policy debate aimed to punish or prevent the opposite side from expressing its views. Like most states, D.C. has an anti-SLAPP law that allows defendants to bring an early motion to dismiss a SLAPP […]
January 29, 2024
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Some of the most important cases in the country are litigated in D.C. courts. That means lawyers not barred in D.C. or not admitted to practice in a given court here often need to appear in D.C. courts. Whether they are patent lawyers from Silicon Valley or securities lawyers from New York, those lawyers from […]
January 25, 2024
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On January 10, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Smith v. Arizona, a case asking whether the government’s expert witness can testify as to the findings of another expert without violating the Confrontation Clause. Typically, in a drug possession case, the government must prove that the substance found by the police is actually […]
January 18, 2024
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