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“You want work/life balance? Who cares? Your potential client is calling you because they were just fired. You want an extended vacation to travel Europe? Shut the hell up.”

If there’s a lesson to be learned in Naiel Nassar v. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center it is that a plaintiffs attorney who puts on a “superb” civil rights case can win nearly all of her requested attorney fees — even when she charges $750 an hour.

Tip of the day: Real lawyers do not office at Starbucks.  If your lawyer offices here, you need a new lawyer.  

Attorney David Ball discusses his experience using the iPad in trial.

In what was perhaps a moment of candor back in 1996, when he was giving a speech to the conservative legal group, the Federalist Society, someone asked Stossel why he had abandoned consumer reporting to bash government and trial lawyers. According to the Corporate Crime Reporter, Stossel replied, “I got sick of it. I also now make so much money I just lost interest in saving a buck on a can of peas.”

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Does the ABA maintain any relevance anymore. I personally have not been a member for years. This week lawyers are discussing whether the ABA has been seduced by a throng of professional legal marketers who’ve found a venue for shilling their services.

Given the speakers they are putting together for their conferences, it sure looks that way. Click through to read more.

The latest target of concern is the use by sunscreen manufacturers of nanosized particles of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. A new report based on several preliminary studies says these atom-sized additives have the potential to cause serious harm.