AI in court: Just your humble serpent?
By Marcel Strigberger | June 9, 2025 You must remember this, a hiss is still a hiss. Maybe in Casablanca. But not in Sandston, Va. And certainly not for Carletta Andrews. Carletta was enjoying a margarita at a Mexican restaurant with her husband. Suddenly, something descended from the ceiling and bounced off her forehead. She […]
Be Careful What You Wish For
Photo by Abhishek Shekhawat at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | June 7, 2025 Those of my era may remember the comic book character known as “Richie Rich”. A nice little kid, but having been brought up by wealthy parents, he was not on the same wavelength as some of his friends. My friend Stan had a […]
BARE BONES BRIEFS: Help protect the Rule of Law in Canada | Toronto lawyer gets 9-month suspension for misconduct in investors’ $105M loss | BLG hops on sports branding bandwagon | Counsel caught with pants down – for real | UK lawyers must reinforce clients’ right to complain
By Julius Melnitzer | June 3, 2025 PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT TO RULE OF LAW CANADA Concerned about recent developments that have exposed the fragility of the Rule of Law (ROL) and “how quickly it can be eroded”, a group of lawyers has come up with the idea of having Canadian lawyers unite by collectively pledging […]
AI through the eyes of a born-again Luddite
By Marcel Strigberger | June 2, 2025 Hey lawyers! Beware the ides of artificial intelligence. A week does not pass without reading about some judge raking lawyers over the coals for presenting AI-generated defective law. The defects include but are not limited to misquotes of cited cases; misrepresentations of legal principles associated with cited cases, including […]
Alternate Nostril Breathing
Photo by Jan Koetsier at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | May 31, 2025 Those of you who have read my stuff before may have seen my article titled, Beyond Pizza and Yoga: Let’s Get Serious About Mental Health for Lawyers, in which I advanced the theory that billable hour expectations, a dearth of mentoring, cultures of disrespect, and […]
What are the considerations for employers introducing AI in a unionized workplace?
By: Julius Melnitzer | May 28, 2025 In the unionized workplace, the implementation of artificial intelligence isn’t just a management decision — it’s also a bargaining issue. “Just don’t assume you can quietly roll AI out, because it’s something to which the unions are paying attention,” says Lisa Stam, managing partner at Springlaw Professional Corp. “And […]
BARE BONES BRIEFS: Mandatory mediation undermines experts’ reports | DEI malaise infects UK | Susskind wrong: AI not lawyers’ demise | Law firm bet on the Leafs | Rap sheet for rapping lawyer
By Julius Melnitzer | May 27, 2025 GETTING EXPERT WITNESSES BACK ON TRACK There’s little doubt that courts have manifested an increasingly critical look at expert testimony lately. Gerald Genge, a claims adjudicator and expert witness with 25 years’ experience, is not surprised: he says the quality of experts’ reports has dipped with the introduction […]
Pay for Play
Photo by Cottonbro at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | May 26, 2025 A friend of mine, whom I will call Bill, was named as a Best Lawyer. Bill is a sole practitioner in a narrow specialty, and I am inclined to believe that having his peers vote him that award is meaningful. Unlike some of […]
Assault with a loaded slipper
By Marcel Strigberger | May 25, 2025 En garde! Choose your weapon. Actually, do you know what constitutes a weapon? You may be surprised what ignorance of the answer to this question can cost you. This gets me to turtles, turkey and Toblerone. A gentleman from Pennsylvania recently set off an alarm at Newark Liberty […]
BARE BONES BRIEFS: Law firm branding mania: Are Leafs Next? | Five years: Harshest sentence ever for OHS criminal negligence | Div. Ct.: LST has power to order compensation for pending claims | Taliban: Chess not compatible with Islamic law | Lexis+ AI fuels revenue growth – says Lexis Nexis
By Julius Melnitzer | May 22, 2025 LAW FIRM PAYS $11.4M FOR STADIUM NAMING RIGHTS CITY AM reports that Liverpool’s Hill Dickinson, a top-50 UK law firm whose profits exceed C$95M, has paid $11.4 million for the naming rights to soccer team Everton’s new stadium. The move is apparently part of law firms’ realization of […]