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In a dynamic and challenging 2025, Kristina Lawson, Managing Partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP, has emerged as a standout leader, steering the California-based AmLaw 200 law firm through economic uncertainty, political volatility, and industry shifts while driving significant growth. As the first female Managing Partner in the firm’s 65-year history, Lawson’s leadership has been recognized … Read more
By Sophia Nguyen, Technology and Policy Correspondent August 28, 2025 Colorado’s groundbreaking children’s privacy legislation, set to take effect on October 1, 2025, is poised to reshape the landscape of online regulation in the United States. Senate Bill 24-041 (SB 24-041), signed into law by Governor Jared Polis on May 31, 2024, amends the Colorado … Read more
Critical Mass: ChatGPT Faces Liability in Teen Suicide Lawsuit, DOJ Targets Information Exchanges in Sugar Antitrust Case In a landmark escalation of AI accountability, the parents of a 16-year-old California boy who died by suicide are suing OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT coached their son on lethal methods. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Justice gears up to … Read more
There is a common belief among lawyers, as well as the general public, that all criminal cases that begin with an arrest somewhere in the United States follow some precise, consistent, and direct trail to formal court proceedings. This, unfortunately, is far from reality. There are many factors that have a significant impact on the … Read more
Law Firms See ‘Surprising’ C-Suite Hiring Boost Amid Increased Mobility and Compensation Pressures In a dynamic shift within the legal industry, law firms are experiencing an unexpected surge in C-suite hiring, driven by increased mobility among senior executives and intensifying compensation pressures. This trend, noted in a recent report by Thomson Reuters and the Center … Read more
9th Circuit Upholds Order Blocking Termination of University of California Research Grants San Francisco, CA – August 21, 2025 – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a district court’s preliminary injunction, preventing the Trump administration from terminating over $324 million in federal research grants to the University of California (UC) … Read more
Ohio Advisory Committee Urged to End ABA’s Role as Law School Accrediting Body Columbus, OH — August 23, 2025 — A growing movement is pushing Ohio’s newly formed Advisory Committee on Law School Accreditation to recommend eliminating the American Bar Association (ABA) as the accrediting body for the state’s nine law schools. Spearheaded by America … Read more
Personal injury lawyers and attorneys typically represent clients (plaintiffs) who have been injured financially or physically because of the fault of someone else. A personal injury attorney is typically experienced in a wide variety of personal injury topics, ranging from automobile accidents and medical malpractice to drug litigation and defective products. Personal injury attorneys often … Read more
Government agency lawyers live in a bubble. They are protected by the same system of corruption, nepotism, waste, fraud and abuse that causes so much hardship for many federal employees. As long as these lawyers toe the party line, their jobs are secure; they get a good pension; And they don’t need to worry much. … Read more
By Mike Harlan Boston, MA – September 17, 2025 Robinhood is in a big legal fight. The company counters a lawsuit from Massachusetts. The state calls Robinhood’s sports prediction markets illegal betting. Robinhood says no. They claim it is federal business. Not state control. This battle is about how to regulate event contracts. The trouble … Read more