Recent Updates
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Reid predicts Clinton will choose Garland for Supreme Court
Legal Careers News 08/24/2016Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid says he is convinced that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will nominate Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court if she is elected president. Senate Republicans have blocked Garland's con...
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court candidates set
Legal Careers News 09/09/2015Pennsylvania Democrats and Republicans demonstrated Tuesday that party endorsements count as they nominated five party-backed candidates for the state Supreme Court. Democrats nominated both of their endorsees — Philadelphia Judge Kevin Dougher...
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Seattle lawyer left $188 million charitable trust
Legal Careers News 09/09/2014A Seattle lawyer who quietly amassed a fortune by investing his inherited family wealth has left a bequest of nearly $188 million to benefit Seattle Children's Hospital, the University of Washington School of Law and the Salvation Army. Hospital offi...
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Ohio lawyer group stirs anger wading into politics
Legal Careers News 08/24/2013The Ohio State Bar Association, the state's largest professional organization of lawyers, usually stays above the fray of election politics. The group, which represents more than 26,000 lawyers and judges, generally keeps to such political activities...
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Baker Donelson law firm acquires Houston practice
Legal Careers News 10/24/2011A Memphis-based law firm with a large presence in Louisiana will expand into Texas through an acquisition announced today. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC will retain its name as it merges with Houston-based Spain Chambers. Ran...