by HolAdmin | Jan 13, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The firm’s fine, I don’t view this as the firm being jilted or left at the altar or anything like that. — Jon Truster, a partner at recruiting firm Macrae, in comments given to the American Lawyer, concerning...
by HolAdmin | Jan 13, 2026 | American Legal News
The competition for 2025 Lawyer of the Year honors was not a close one, not even one little bit. In fact, our top candidate took home more than 80% of the vote. Before we announce which of the two prevailed, let’s review Above the Law’s past Lawyers of the Year:...
by HolAdmin | Jan 13, 2026 | American Legal News
If you’ve studied for the MPRE, you’ve likely gone over the code of judicial conduct. Some things require a bit of nuance, but committing fraud is generally understood to be one of those things that judges shouldn’t be associated with. Even if the offending actions...
by HolAdmin | Jan 13, 2026 | American Legal News
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell released a highly unusual weekend video message to announce that the Department of Justice served the nation’s central bank with grand jury subpoenas, signaling a criminal investigation targeting the Fed and specifically Powell....
by HolAdmin | Jan 13, 2026 | American Legal News
Usually after a tech show closes down, I provide my takeaways and impressions based on what I witnessed and the sessions and events I attended. With a show of the size and with the huge number of sessions of CES, I could attend only a smidgen of what went on. But...