A Georgia solo practitioner alleges an immigration judge in Atlanta questioned her mothering skills because she brought her weeks-old daughter to court—after the judge denied her motion for a continuance.
If you’re a woman who wants a family and a fulfilling career, choosing the right spouse is key, says Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, a Dechert partner married Nick Clegg, the United…
Rejecting a defense argument that a Kuwaiti cleric who served as a senior adviser to Osama bin Laden was guilty only of offensive speech, a federal judge in Manhattan on…
Big-firm bankruptcy practice may be a male-dominated field. But that doesn’t mean it should stay that way, five female partners at one of the nation’s best-known corporate bankruptcy law firms…
Despite progress on many fronts for women in the legal profession, the still-steep path to equality was a recurring theme at the annual Margaret Brent Lawyers of Achievement Awards Luncheon…
A longtime judge on Delaware’s top court says she will be retiring early because she “wasn’t taken seriously” when she applied for the chief justice position.
Jami Wintz McKeon has given up her role as leader of the global litigation practice at Morgan Lewis to prepare for a bigger job—as chairman of the law firm.
A third-year law student who was a popular leader at the University of Chicago died last week following a wrong-way traffic crash in which a driver is now facing felony…
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