Law schools have taken a lot of heat from debt-ridden grads who can't find jobs.
Read More »Welcome to the Twin Cities, National Hispanic Bar!
The National Hispanic Bar Assocociation is holding its annual meeting here through Sept. 11. Minnesota lawyers and judges are among those on the agenda.
Read More »Hecker, bill collecting, copyright and ‘Fair’ use
Disgraced auto mogul gears up for prison Like many of his past customers, disgraced former auto mogul Denny Hecker got a deal. Unlike his ex-customers, ...
Read More »With two dozen, you get no poll
Washington County's highly contested judicial race pitting 24 lawyers against each other was noticeably absent from the MSBA's recent judicial election poll. Bar Buzz wanted to know why -- and found out.
Read More »Young lawyers advised to consider being a little bit country
Ever thought of hanging out the shingle somewhere a little less urban and being a “country” lawyer like Oliver Wendell Douglas (a/k/a Eddie Albert) in ...
Read More »Note to lawyers: Step away from the Blackberry!
Are you suffering from a technology addiction? Don’t laugh — it’s real. There’s even a WebMD article on it. Of course, if you are getting your medical advice ...
Read More »This legal volunteer project never gets old
U.S. District Court Judge Donovan Frank will welcome seniors in need of legal aid to the "Senior Fair" at RiverCentre on Sept. 23.
Read More »Bar gives Blakely thumbs down; other incumbents fare well
Tim Blakely was the only incumbent judge to lose in the recent bar poll of lawyers' judicial election preferences. It's also one of the cases where no one really has to ask why.
Read More »Professor’s website disclaimer: ‘I am a curmudgeon’
A William Mitchell College of Law professor is the latest entrant in Bar Buzz's informal best website disclaimer contest.
Read More »Women partners, toxic peanuts, Petters and Hecker
Women in the law – the bad news Above the Law cites some depressing news about women and partnerships at big law firms. A recent Am ...
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