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Legal Ethics

‘Of Counsel’ Relationships Properly Understood

by Mark Scruggs

May 7, 2025

The “of counsel” relationship can offer many benefits to a lawyer, like: Flexibility in practice. Expertise sharing and mentorship. Enhanced...

Opinion

The Case for Keeping the NC Innocence Inquiry Commission

by Christine Mumma

May 7, 2025

The NC Senate’s 2025-27 budget cuts North Carolina’s Innocence Inquiry Commission, which has an annual budget of $1.6 million. Over...

Alternative Business Structures

Private Equity’s Push into Personal Injury Law: Market Consolidation, ABS Expansion & The Impending Succession Challenge

by Tom Lenfestey

May 2, 2025

The personal injury (PI) legal sector is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by increasing private equity (PE) investment, expanding alternative business...

Legal Ethics

Border Searches and Your Ethical Obligations

by Jennifer Bovitz

April 23, 2025

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), along with foreign ports of entry, have authority to search electronic devices including mobile...

Professional Development

The Vanishing BigLaw Career Path: Strategies for Navigating the Narrow Road to Partnership

by Dale Durham

April 2, 2025

Over the past five years, the legal landscape for elite associates has transformed dramatically, making it harder for many to...

The Legal MSO: Less Work, More Wealth—and the End of Law Firms as We Know Them

I’ve always appreciated the brutal brilliance of the line: “The problem with law firms is that they’re run by lawyers.”

Avoiding the Employment Law Hot Seat

Minnesota’s employment laws are ever evolving. For law firms, it’s not just their clients feeling the pressure. Firms must juggle

Leading With Purpose: Building a Sense of Belonging at the Nation’s Largest Woman-Owned Law Firm

As a co-founder of what has grown into the largest woman-owned law firm in the nation, I carry that title

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The Law

The Shift to Autonomous Trucking—Perspectives from a Trial Attorney

One of the most critical phases of any commercial trucking accident trial is the testimony of the truck driver, and

Fear Is Not Immigration Policy

In recent months, a wave of anxiety has rippled through immigrant communities across the United States. The fear is not

Trump vs. The Legal Profession: Executive Orders or Extortion?

“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right… to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.” —

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Legal Tech

From Novelty to Necessity: How Legal AI Became Mainstream

In July of 2019, I published an article predicting AI would revolutionize the practice by automating tasks like doc review

Saving Graceland… and Leeza.io Can Save Your Property, Too

Imagine visiting Graceland to tour Elvis’ mansion only to find out you can’t. A “sold” sign is on the Gates

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From the Expert

In Data We Trust?

America is in a strange place right now, with upheavals in the federal government, the courts, and the international trading

Collaboration in Life Care Planning: Does it Really Matter?

The concept of life care planning has evolved within the litigation arena. However, in the over 40-plus years in which

The Value of Expert Witness Testimony from a Substance Use Professional in Criminal Court

Expert witness testimony plays a crucial role in both family and criminal court cases, especially when substance use disorders (SUDs)

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Lawyer Life & Finance

Changes to Social Security in 2025: The Social Security Windfall

There are adjustments to Social Security every year. Most often, we hear about benefit changes through cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) –

Long-Term Care Planning: The Story of Two Households

Planning for eventual long-term care (LTC) needs is a big part of planning for one’s financial future. Some self-insure through

Raleigh Divorce Lawyer Kathleen Murphy Is Regular Guest on Nancy Grace

A Microsoft executive and father of four was gunned down in 2022. It was a murder-for-hire hit orchestrated by his ex-wife

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Legal Trivia

Which Supreme Court case first recognized a state sovereign immunity limitation on Congress’s enforcement powers under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment?

Chisholm v. Georgia

WRONG! Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) actually led to the 11th Amendment, which explicitly granted state sovereign immunity from suits by citizens of another state—but didn’t involve Section 5 powers or modern federalism limits.

Seminole Tribe v. Florida

CORRECT! In Seminole Tribe v. Florida (1996), the Court held that Congress cannot use its Article I powers to subject non-consenting states to lawsuits in federal court. Though based on Article I, the case paved the way for limiting Congress’s enforcement power under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment in later cases like Boerne v. Flores. It signaled the Court’s revival of state sovereign immunity doctrine.

Alden v. Maine

WRONG! Alden v. Maine (1999) extended sovereign immunity to state courts, not federal, and followed Seminole Tribe rather than being the first to set this limit.

Garcia v. San Antonio MTA

WRONG! Garcia v. San Antonio MTA (1985) was about federalism and the Fair Labor Standards Act, but it upheld federal authority and did not involve sovereign immunity or Section 5 limits.

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