http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php Judged Law Blogs Feeds en-us (C) 2006 Judged. All rights reserved. contact@judged.com(Judged) contact@judged.com Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:48:18 -0500 Law Blogs http://www.judged.com/jdblogsrssfeed.php 60 http://www.judged.com/images/xml_rss_feed.gif http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php Now, lots of stories just make you shake your head, but this one has prompted even the Judge to emerge. Yes, it is about a fellow judge who may lose his seat.  Why, may you ask?  Especially when the judge has only been on the bench for less than three months?Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge Willie F. Singletary was elected in November last year, despite having his <a xhref="http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/20080424_Traffic_court_judge_may_lose_his_seat.html">driv... http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php?page=1 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:14:10 -0500 It's time for that question again--which is better to be?  A junior partner, or a senior associate?  Well, in one area at least, compensation, there is less and less difference.  According to <a xhref="http://www.law.com/jsp/llf/PubArticleLLF.jsp?id=1201601151515">this article</a> on Law.com, the recent runup in associate pay has narrowed the gap considerably.  In some cases, due to bonuses and incentives, the top associates can make more than the ju... http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php?page=2 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:58:40 -0600 Via <a xhref="http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/2008/01/a-law-firm-chan.html">Legal Blog Watch</a>, a South African firm law firm has implemented a sort of new clock, or schedule: employees can start work at 7 AM and leave at 3:30 PM during the summer months.  Why?  For balance in work and family life.  Also, they got the unexpected bonus of some energy savings.  So, that begs the question: if you could work 7 AM to 3:30, would you?&nbsp... http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php?page=3 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:32:16 -0600 Hi, everyone!  It's been a long time, but the Judge is back.This week, some of the biggest news was made by big firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, as they <a xhref="http://www.law.com/jsp/law/careercenter/lawArticleCareerCenter.jsp?id=1200021922205">laid off 35 attorneys</a> in their capital markets and global finance markets.  This move caused widespread <a xhref="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=1a8b5019f6b71815de35b4f7f2f95cf7">covera... http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php?page=4 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:57:36 -0600 Hi, folks.  On August 1, Ann Althouse blogged on the Minneapolis bridge collapse.  She wrote that watching the coverage on Fox News made her think "there must be a news policy not to talk about terrorism except as fed information from the Department of Homeland Security."  However, homeland security does not rely only upon the department; it is the duty of every lawyer to sue for compensation whenever safety is breached.  I also have to say I share the sentiments of... http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php?page=5 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:38:07 -0500 More than half of all U.S. presidents have been lawyers.  On July 3, Peter Lattman, on the Wall Street Journal law blog, provided that interesting nugget of information.  I’ve always suspected I had the makings of a president, but…well…I like giving others a chance.  I hope that didn’t give you a heart attack; however, according to the July 3 post on Eric Turkewitz’s New York Personal Injury Law Blog, the painkiller Vioxx may have increased heart ri... http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php?page=6 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:29:30 -0500 In a June 21 post on legal sanity, Arnie Hertz says law firms risk losing business by unilaterally raising associate salaries without considering other relevant industry factors such as clients and clients’ general counsel.  In fact, some reports suggest that most general counsel in the market are not happy with the current state of affairs.  Hertz points out, “Most observers would agree that it makes sound business sense for law firms to establish strong and enduring relat... http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php?page=7 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:55:50 -0500 More than half of the U.S. Presidents have been lawyers.  On July 3, Peter Lattman on the Wall Street Journal Law Blog provided that interesting nugget of information.  I’ve always suspected I’ve had the makings of a president except for … well, I like giving others a chance.  I hope that didn’t give you a heart attack, but if the July 3 post on Eric Turkewitz’s New York Personal Injury Law Blog is to be taken seriously, the painkiller Vioxx produced... http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php?page=8 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:09:26 -0500 Hi again folks, the post on June 07 in Overlawyered (http://www.overlawyered.com/) this week shows why it is a good thing to be on fee-deciding committees.  The post titled “Update: Judge unseals shell case fee carve-up” points out how out of 32 law firms and 79 lawyers in a class action suit, those five on the committee for deciding lawyer’s fees managed to divert almost half of the 6.6 million at stake to their own five firms.  Dane Ciolino, Loyola Law School ethics... http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php?page=9 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:18:35 -0500 Though employers fail continually to learn, the courts once again pointed out that where an employer-employee contract violated the labor laws of the state, then the relevant part of the contract has no effect.It all started in the international law firm of O'Melveny & Meyers, LLP. In August 2002, the firm created a new Dispute Resolution Program that aimed to prohibit all employees from going to court in case of any internal dispute, and the management, in a unilateral move, made i... http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php http://www.judged.com/jdcolumns.php?page=10 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:05:13 -0500