Not exact matches
But a New York election
lawyer, who
declined to speak on the record, noted Laufer's line that if the contributor, either directly or through his agent, «places restrictions on how the intermediate recipient may use his contribution that may be
seen as earmarking.»
Miner asked Raij to
see the study, and the
lawyer declined, saying he did not want to make the study «FOIL - able,» meaning publicly available under the Freedom of Information Law, Carroll said.
[For my other reports from the survey,
see Number of «Virtual» Law Practices Shows
Decline in 2013 ABA Technology Survey, The Most Popular Apps for
Lawyers, According to ABA Tech Survey,
Lawyers» Use of Cloud Shows Big Jump in ABA Tech Survey, and
Lawyers» Social Media Use Grows Modestly, ABA Annual Tech Survey Shows.]
In a profession that has
seen a steady
decline in life companies and funding choices, a new competitor will help to keep pricing competitive and possibly offer new and additional services over time to settlement planners and trial
lawyers.
The biggest
declines came at Butzel Long and Fish & Richardson which each
saw a 17.7 percent drop in its
lawyer roster.
Because the firm's head count grew more rapidly than its revenue did in 2011, Curtis
saw a
decline in revenue per
lawyer of nearly 8 percent to $ 530,000.
To the degree that
lawyers don't follow the money, that number will
decline (
See my post of April 16, 2012: locate
lawyers where revenue, and thus legal work, is generated.).
Last month, in «We Won't
See You in Court: The Era of Tort Lawsuits Is Waning,» the Wall Street Journal took a look at the
decline in tort lawsuit filings and the reasons fueling the
decline, citing «state restrictions on litigation, the increasing cost of bringing suits, improved auto safety, and a long campaign by businesses to turn public opinion against plaintiffs and their
lawyers.»
During the Great Recession many law schools
saw their admissions
decline sharply and many
lawyers found themselves without employment.