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Post date: Posted on: October 1, 2014

The law firm of Berger Harris celebrated its fifth anniversary on October 1, 2014.  The Wilmington-based firm, founded on October 1, 2009 by Benjamin “Buddy” Berger and Jack Harris, has grown to include attorneys Brian Gottesman, Michelle Quinn, Mike McDermott, Suzanne Holly, Chris Messa and  David Anthony.  Berger Harris attorneys are supported by staff members Marsha Nicholls, Wendy Halligan, Andrew Klimek and Joanne Moroz.

Tags: Legal Industry, Professional News
Post date: Posted on: September 3, 2014

In the New York Times, Adam Liptak has a piece on the trend of Supreme Court opinions accepting and restating facts appearing in amicus briefing, some of which facts are later revealed to be erroneous or based on questionable studies: "Seeking Facts, Justices Settle for What Briefs Tell Them."  This is a phenomenon that was heavily criticized by Justice Scalia in his dissent in Sykes v. United States, No. 09-11311 (2011):

Tags: Appeals, Courts, Evidence, Legal History, Legal Industry, Legal Theory, Legislation
Post date: Posted on: August 28, 2014

In honor of the recent marathon of every Simpsons episode ever, Above the Law features a tribute to the

Tags: Legal Ethics, Legal Industry
Post date: Posted on: July 30, 2014

Our links section has been overhauled and updated, with several new additions and broken links or links to inactive blogs and websites removed.

Tags: Legal Industry
Post date: Posted on: July 10, 2014

The ABA has opened up nominations for its 2014 list of the top 100 law blogs (blawgs).  The 2013 list can be found here.

Tags: Legal Industry, Professional News, Technology & Law
Post date: Posted on: July 6, 2014

Cuts are all the rage in legal education. During the past few years, we have seen many types of cuts—

Tags: Legal Industry
Post date: Posted on: July 3, 2014

Foster Web Marketing has a feature on Avvo.com, a site that helps connect prospective clients with attorneys who can help them, entitled "

Tags: Legal Ethics, Legal Industry, Social Media, Technology & Law
Post date: Posted on: June 11, 2014

Delaware's Division of Corporations reports that 83% of the companies involved in initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2013 were Delaware corporat

Tags: Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Legal Industry, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities

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