Legal News

• ABA Looks to Clean Up Process Surrounding Lateral Moves December 5, 2019
  The opinion provides guidance on two often fraught issues in lateral moves: notice provisions for departures and client solicitation.         
• University of North Texas General Counsel to Retire Following Assistant GC's Resignation December 5, 2019
  The UNT System announced Nancy Footer's retirement days after assistant general counsel Caitlin Sewell used the n-word during a free speech discussion and resigned amid calls for her ouster. Sewell later said she stepped down to prevent Footer from being fired.         
• Trump's Lawyers Make Their Case at SCOTUS to Keep Financial Records Secret December 5, 2019
  Thursday's deadline for the filing of the petition indicated the Supreme Court will move quickly to decide whether it will hear arguments this term.         
• My Weekday Workout: Pashman Stein's Roger Plawker December 5, 2019
  "I always remind myself that I never regret having done a workout, only skipping one."