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Judicial Independence and Why We Should Care
(Editor’s Note: The following is the text of a speech delivered by U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom at the Federal...
The Portable Mindfulness Practice
Practicing mindfulness can be seen as a path whose destination is a strengthened mindfulness — a quality of mind characterized...
The Privacy & Cyber Bar Brief: Digital Privacy at the U.S. Border
Smartphones, laptops, tablets, and portable data repositories (external drives) are essential professional tools. Accordingly, as the scope of digital privacy...
Be an Aspirational Lawyer
We all want to be inspired. Inspiration needs to start somewhere. If not you, then who offers inspiration? Lawyers especially...
The Privacy & Cyber Bar Brief: Writing your first incident response plan
When a cyber incident affects your firm, a lot is riding on your response: how much it will cost, the...
Board certification isn’t just a title — it’s a commitment to excellence
Would you have major surgery from a non-board certified surgeon? Most people would answer no. However, if you ask members...
Finding balance – and better mental health – through service
The annual Law.com Compass report on the legal profession’s mental health released in May includes some concerning data. Sixty-eight percent...
Legal aid benefits the profession and the community
As attorneys, we enjoy the privilege of regulating our own industry. All of us, from the Supreme Court to The...
Be a teaching lawyer
I talked for a half hour going over some arcane law with my client. This law had a confusing twist,...
Why legal aid is the fulfillment of our founding ideals and can assist in solving the law’s looming crisis
John Adams’ influence on the judiciary and the role of the law and lawyers is still felt today. His belief...
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