by HolAdmin | Feb 12, 2026 | American Legal News
Emails Show Ken Starr Was Very Buddy-Buddy With Epstein: Read about former Baylor University president’s exchanges here. Former DLA Piper Chair Was Also Close With E: Was anybody in a position of power not cool with this guy? Former Sheriff Accused Of Killing Judge...
by HolAdmin | Feb 12, 2026 | American Legal News
AI has been taking the “y” out of “your” work product for years now. As courts succumb to the apparent inevitability of AI being used to collaborate on briefs, they’ve shared some pretty reasonable expectations with the lawyers who use ChatGPT or whatever LLM is en...
by HolAdmin | Feb 12, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to reporting by Reuters, which Biglaw firm has set the top of the market for partner billing rates at $4,000 an hour for 2026? Hint: Two litigators at the firm charge that top rate, as one of...
by HolAdmin | Feb 12, 2026 | American Legal News
Last night, my wife and I did that thing many of you know too well. We sat on the couch with good intentions and six different streaming services at our fingertips. HBO Max first. Scroll. Prime. Scroll. Netflix. Scroll. Plenty of options, nothing compelling. After 10...
by HolAdmin | Feb 12, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. My advice to them would be to try to bring the country together, and when you’re representing the country, you’re representing Democrats and Republicans. You’re there to play a sport, and you’re there to...
by HolAdmin | Feb 12, 2026 | American Legal News
Ken Starr spent the 90s and millions of taxpayer dollars investigating a real estate deal that turned up nothing before pivoting to criminalizing an affair between consenting adults. To be clear, Bill Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky raised the sort of...
by HolAdmin | Feb 12, 2026 | American Legal News
Despite the Biglaw focus of Above the Law, it’s almost strange to refer to George J. Mitchell as merely the former chair of international law firm DLA Piper. While absolutely accurate, Mitchell is also a former senator from Maine, a former Democratic Senate Majority...
by HolAdmin | Feb 12, 2026 | American Legal News
As predicted on last week’s episode, Brad Karp left the top post at Paul Weiss following the disclosure of friendly correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein. But Karp wasn’t the only Biglaw lawyer in the files, nor were his conversations the most troubling. A former...
by HolAdmin | Feb 12, 2026 | American Legal News
Last year, Kentucky District Judge Kevin D. Mullins was shot dead in his chambers. Shortly after the shots were fired, then-Sheriff Mickey Stines walked out of chambers, surrendered to the police and explained that “They’re trying to kidnap my wife and kid.” He’s...
by HolAdmin | Feb 12, 2026 | American Legal News
Kirkland & Ellis just dropped a new track in Music City — and yes, it’s a full-on Biglaw power ballad. The world’s richest law firm is officially opening a Nashville office, calling the city “an ideal environment” for more “aggressive” growth, referring to the...
