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Cole Schotz settles suit against lawyer accused of revealing confidential documents in bid to injure BigLaw   Image from Shutterstock.com. A federal judge in New Jersey has dismissed Cole Schotz’s claims against a former bankruptcy associate whom it had accused of revealing two confidential law firm documents and threatening to disclose even more. U.S. District Judge Claire Cecchi of the District of New Jersey ordered dismissal of Cole Schotz’s claims in a Jan. 29 order after the parties informed the court that they had resolved the matter. Law360 has coverage of the settlement. Cole Sch...

Utah became first state to change ethics regulations to allow for alternative business structures Legal Rebels February 1, 2021, 1:10 am CST   Utah Supreme Court Justice Constandinos “Deno” Himonas: “It is one thing to be a visionary, it is another thing to be a working visionary.” Photo by Benjamin Hager/ABA Journal Utah Supreme Court Justice Constandinos “Deno” Himonas is fond of saying that trying to tackle the growing justice gap with the same strategies is “Einstein’s definition of insanity.” One key reason he says that is because of the size of the problem. The Legal ...

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer regrets pepper-spray incident; ex-FBI lawyer avoids prison   Lawyer expresses regret after he is pepper-sprayed by mayor A lawyer who was pepper-sprayed by the mayor of Portland, Oregon, has expressed regret for the incident that provoked the response. Mayor Ted Wheeler had pepper-sprayed Cary Cadonau after the lawyer confronted the mayor in a restaurant parking lot and accused him of failing to practice social distancing while dining outdoors with a companion. The mayor told police that Cadonau wasn’t wearing a mask when he got within a foot or two of him, and he ...

Recommendations for bar exam changes, including new types of questions and the evaluation of options for computer-delivered tests with in-person proctoring, were adopted Thursday by the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ board of trustees.

Afternoon Briefs: Biden addresses environmental justice; scammers impersonate law firm   Biden climate orders address environmental justice President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed executive orders to address climate change. Biden paused oil and gas leases on federal land and created a White House office of domestic climate policy. Biden addressed environmental justice with a directive for federal agencies to invest in disadvantaged communities that historically have been overburdened by pollution. He also created a White House environmental justice interagency council and a White House envir...