Trump’s trouble with ‘flippers’
Tags: Department of Justice, Donald Trump, law enforcement, President Trump, rule of law, Trump administration Category: Blog | August 28, 2018
President Trump doesn’t care much for so-called ‘flippers’ like his former attorney Michael Cohen. The president said “it almost ought to be illegal” for a person who’s accused of a crime to signal a willingness to help investigators. In an … Continue reading
What to look for in a criminal defense attorney
Tags: attorney, criminal defense, how to find the right criminal defense attorney Category: Blog | August 28, 2018
What makes a good criminal defense attorney, and what qualities should you look for if you need to hire one? The Baltimore Post-Examiner has a list of qualifications potential clients should have in mind. It goes beyond an attorney’s win/loss … Continue reading
Ken Starr joins Lanier team
It’s a team-up you that might surprise you at first: National Trial Lawyers President Mark Lanier has hired former US Solicitor General, Federal Judge and Independent Counsel Ken Starr as counsel to The Lanier Firm. But their story goes back … Continue reading
Why it’s so difficult for sexual harassment victims to win in court
In December, Time magazine’s Person of the Year went to “the silence breakers,” women who have spoken out about sexual harassment and ignited the #MeToo movement. However, as the Harvard Business Review notes, putting into place policies and procedures won’t … Continue reading
Federal lawsuit filed over right to read
Tags: Constitution, Detroit schools, education, federal lawsuit, literacy Category: Blog | August 14, 2018
The Constitution doesn’t guarantee a right to education. But that’s not stopping a group of Detroit students from filing a federal lawsuit against Michigan officials, claiming the state violated their right to learn how to read by not providing adequate … Continue reading
Webinar: Using YouTube to market your law firm
Tags: Crisp Video, marketing, social media, video, webinar, YouTube Category: Blog | August 14, 2018
With more than one billion hours of video content consumed on YouTube every day, it’s been ranked as the world’s second largest search engine. In addition, 81% of marketers rank YouTube as one of the most valuable social media platforms … Continue reading
Podcast: What’s next for Bayer after Roundup verdict
Bayer may be suffering from buyer’s remorse after buying Monsanto, the maker of Roundup, last year. A California jury has awarded $289 million dollars to a groundskeeper who blames Roundup for causing his cancer. Bayer’s stock dropped 10 percent after … Continue reading
Podcast: New tactics to improve client performance in the courtroom
How a client acts in the courtroom can have a profound effect on the outcome, but convincing clients to behave can be quite a challenge. In this edition of the Legal Toolkit podcast from Legal Talk Network, host Jared Correia … Continue reading
NTL member Jonathan Pope gets $1.7M verdict for wreck victim
National Trial Lawyers member Jonathan Pope has secured a $1,706,000 verdict for a Georgia woman injured when a driver struck her car after running a red light on Halloween in 2014. According to Pope, his client Donna Harry was injured … Continue reading
Passenger Who Survived Crash of Flight 2431 Files Suit Against Aeromexico
Category: Blog | August 2, 2018
Corboy & Demetrio filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Nestor Martinez, a passenger on Aeromexico Flight 2431, which crashed after an attempted take-off in a heavy storm including severe wind, rain, and hail, on July 31, 2018, in Durango, Mexico. The … Continue reading