4 vignettes lead to a single moral about writing better briefs

Jan 1, 2014 9:20 AM CST

What were the best legal novels of 2013? (podcast)

Dec 19, 2013 6:45 PM CST

‘Link rot’ is degrading legal research and case cites

Dec 1, 2013 9:40 AM CST

David Foster Wallace’s advice on arguing persuasively

Dec 1, 2013 9:20 AM CST

10 trials that changed the world

At their best, trials provide insight into the human condition while they illuminate principles of the law. And sometimes they even change the course of history. Is it any wonder that, at least in the public’s mind, trial lawyers are the superstars of the legal profession?

Nov 1, 2013 2:51 PM CDT

Letters: The World of Words

Nov 1, 2013 9:10 AM CDT

An interview with the lawyer who discovered Clarence Darrow’s letters

Nov 1, 2013 7:20 AM CDT

Key battles of WWII were fought in courtrooms and legislatures, shows new ABA book

Nov 1, 2013 6:10 AM CDT

500 law profs urge ABA legal ed council to keep faculty tenure as an accreditation requirement

The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar hasn’t received much in the way of a response to its latest proposed changes in the law school accreditation standards. Only one person showed up to speak at a pair of hearings on the proposed changes in three chapters…

Oct 22, 2013 6:41 PM CDT

Once the ‘meanest lawyer in Houston,’ author shares story of love for his murdered brother (podcast)

David Berg was an ambitious young lawyer in Houston in 1968 when his older brother, Alan, disappeared. Alan, who had followed their father into the carpet business, had been killed by a hit man over a business dispute. His body wasn't discovered for another six months. The trial of Charles Harrelson (notorious killer-for-hire and father to actor Woody Harrelson) which followed–and the subsequent acquittal–was so painful for Berg that he barely spoke of his brother's death for another 40 years.

Oct 22, 2013 1:29 PM CDT

Writing briefs with the iPad in mind | Taking your dog to the office | What is true innovation?

Most judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals read legal briefs on iPads, New Orleans appellate lawyer Raymond P. Ward wrote at Louisiana Civil Appeals. “But before the briefs are downloaded to the iPad, they are run through a program that automatically turns all the legal citations into…

Oct 11, 2013 1:30 PM CDT

Attorney deals with long-ago slaying of his brother by writing a book

It was bad enough when his brother was kidnapped and shot to death decades ago, a Texas lawyer says. But seeing the man he still believes to be responsible for his brother’s slaying acquitted at trial in 1970, thanks to a high-powered attorney, sparked outrage in attorney David Berg that…

Oct 4, 2013 4:34 PM CDT

Remembering Lindley Murray, an inspirational lawyer-grammarian

Oct 1, 2013 8:10 AM CDT

Award-winning reporter John Gibeaut dies at 61

Oct 1, 2013 6:00 AM CDT

A ‘ridiculous’ argument? 6th Circuit thinks not

A federal appeals court begins an opinion in an insurance dispute with an observation: “There are good reasons not to call an opponent’s argument ‘ridiculous.’ ” “The reasons include civility; the near-certainty that overstatement will only push the reader away (especially when, as here, the hyperbole begins on page one…

Sep 25, 2013 12:15 PM CDT