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Emerald Williams Secures Fifth Consecutive Super Lawyers Rising Stars Selection
Emerald Williams, founding partner of Williams & Varsegi, LLC, has been named to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in Family Law for five consecutiv...

St. Petersburg Share the Road Ride Draws 450 Cyclists, Donates 11 Bikes to Local Children
More than 450 cyclists joined the Not Just A Cyclist: Share the Road Ride in St. Petersburg, promoting road safety while donating 11 bicycles to the B...

Indie Law Signs The Higher Bar Pledge on Responsible AI in Legal Practice
Indie Law's signing of The Higher Bar pledge commits the trademark firm to fourteen principles for ethical AI use, emphasizing human oversight and cli...

Scura, Wigfield, Heyer, Cammarota & Gonzalez Adds Bankruptcy Attorney Timothy Kane to Expand Debt Relief Practice
New Jersey law firm Scura, Wigfield, Heyer, Cammarota & Gonzalez has hired veteran attorney Timothy Kane to strengthen its bankruptcy and debt counsel...

ALJ Hearings Remain Longest SSDI Stage at 276 Days in 2026
Social Security disability initial decisions sped up in 2026, but Administrative Law Judge hearings still take 276 days on average, the longest stage,...

Connecticut Law Firm Secures $5.25 Million Settlement for Drunk Driving Crash Victim
Pazz Injury Law obtained a $5.25 million settlement for a young man seriously injured by an intoxicated truck driver in Voluntown, Connecticut, highli...

Colburn Law Offers Safety Tips as Washington Drivers Face Winter Crash Risks
Colburn Law releases practical advice for Washington drivers on post-accident steps as winter driving hazards increase, emphasizing evidence preservat...

Kajy Law Firm Suit Against GM Tests Michigan Owner-Liability Law After Teen Struck by Company Pickup
Kajy Law Firm's lawsuit against General Motors over a crash that injured a Troy teenager hinges on a Michigan law that holds vehicle owners liable for...

Daniel Kratka Named to 2026 New York Super Lawyers for Criminal Defense
Daniel Kratka of Kratka Law Group has been selected to the 2026 New York Super Lawyers list for Criminal Defense, an honor reserved for the top 5% of ...

Trollinger Law Opens Second Annual Community Impact Scholarship for Charles County Seniors
Trollinger Law LLC is now accepting applications for its second-annual Community Impact Scholarship, offering $500 to one senior at each of Charles Co...

Connecticut Motorcycle Deaths More Than Double in 2026, Law Firm Highlights Safety Concerns
Connecticut motorcycle fatalities have surged 112 percent through July 2026 compared to the same period last year, prompting a prominent personal inju...

Exhibit G Law Firm Opens 2027 Voice For All Scholarship for Justice-Minded Students
Exhibit G Law Firm is accepting applications for its $1,000 Voice For All Academic Scholarship, aimed at students pursuing careers in justice, law, or...

The Terry Law Firm Earns 2027 Best Law Firms Honors in Knoxville for Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice
The Terry Law Firm has again been recognized by Best Lawyers® in its 2027 Best Law Firms rankings, receiving Regional Tier 1 honors for plaintiffs' pe...

Brown & Crouppen Secures $1.6 Million Settlement in Disputed Spine Injury Case
Brown & Crouppen obtained a $1.6 million settlement for a client with a pre-existing back condition, using medical causation evidence to link a Des Pe...

Tampa Defense Firm Advises Festival-Goers on Rights After Drug Arrests
StechLaw Criminal Defense issued guidance for attendees of the We Belong Here Tampa Bay festival explaining the legal consequences of drug arrests and...

Capitol City Legal Group Issues Post-Crash Checklist for California Drivers
Capitol City Legal Group has released practical steps for drivers to take after a car accident, emphasizing early actions that can protect health and ...

Attorney Brian White Personal Injury Lawyers Named to Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Attorney Brian White Personal Injury Lawyers has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies, highlighting the Houston firm'...

Ganderton Law Wins Second Consecutive Fox 21 Best Law Firm Award in Southern Colorado
Ganderton Law Personal Injury Law Firm has won Fox 21's Best of the Best Southern Colorado award for Best Law Firm for the second year in a row, a com...

Judge Denies Summary Judgment in New Haven Firefighter Suicide Case, Citing 'Overwhelming Evidence'
A Connecticut Superior Court judge has denied summary judgment motions from the City of New Haven and three police officers in a wrongful death lawsui...

Family Law Firm Charles R. Ullman & Associates Adds Litigator Kevin Sullivan in Raleigh
Charles R. Ullman & Associates has hired family law attorney Kevin F. Sullivan Jr., whose courtroom experience and Alaska pro bono honors expand the f...

Chubb Law Sponsors Deltona Little League to Support Youth Development
Chubb Law Accident & Injury Attorneys has announced its sponsorship of Deltona Little League, reinforcing its commitment to youth development and comm...

Houston Injury Law Firm Warns Crash Victims Against Early Insurance Settlements
A Houston personal injury law firm is urging car, truck, and rideshare accident victims to understand their legal rights before speaking with insuranc...

Two Pemberton Personal Injury Law Firm Attorneys Earn Best Lawyers Recognition for 2027
Pemberton Personal Injury Law Firm attorneys Rhyan Lindley and Zachary Guerin have been recognized in the 2027 editions of Best Lawyers publications, ...

The Villari Firm Named to 2027 Edition of Best Law Firms
The Villari Firm, PLLC has been selected for inclusion in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms, a recognition earned by only about 3.8 percent of law fi...

Skarin Law Group Awards 2026 Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship to Ava Tyler
Skarin Law Group has named Ava Tyler the 2026 recipient of its $1,000 Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship, recognizing her advocacy for domestic violence ...

German Federal Patent Court Upholds Cancellation of CeramTec's Pink Trademark in Hip Component Dispute
A German court has ruled that CeramTec's trademark on the color pink for ceramic hip components was filed in bad faith, a decision that could open the...

Morris, King & Hodge Named to 2027 'Best Law Firms' List for 17th Time
Morris, King & Hodge, P.C., has been recognized in the 2027 edition of 'Best Law Firms,' marking its 17th appearance and reinforcing its standing in t...

Military Defense Firm Urges Service Members to Know Their Rights During Investigations
Capovilla & Williams, a national military defense law firm, is urging service members to understand their legal rights before speaking with investigat...

Hardison & Cochran Earns Spot in 2027 Best Law Firms® Rankings for Workers' Compensation
Hardison & Cochran has been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms® for Workers' Compensation Law – Claimants in the Raleigh Metro area, und...

Tennessee Raises Small Trust Termination Threshold to $250,000
A new Tennessee law effective July 1, 2026, allows trustees to close trusts worth under $250,000 without court approval, up from the previous $100,000...

Kravets Law Group Warns Illinois Couples of Estate Tax Portability Gap
Kravets Law Group is urging married couples to revisit their estate plans because Illinois lacks estate tax portability, meaning a basic plan can forf...

Tennessee's Expanded Vehicular Assault Law Adds Stakes for Impaired Drivers and Their Victims
A Tennessee law effective July 1 expands vehicular assault charges to impaired drivers who break a victim's bone, a change that could extend civil fil...

Florida Motorcycle Helmet Exemption Tied to Age and $10,000 Insurance Minimum
Florida law allows riders over 21 to forgo helmets only with at least $10,000 in medical coverage, a rule that can reshape injury claims after a crash...

USPTO Precedential Decision Expands Double Patenting Rejections Beyond Term Extension Concerns
A new USPTO precedential ruling allows obviousness-type double patenting rejections based solely on the anti-harassment rationale, requiring applicant...

Charleston Metro Ranks 12th Most Dangerous for Pedestrians, Law Firm Urges Awareness of Rights
The Charleston-North Charleston metro area ranks 12th nationally for pedestrian deaths, prompting a local law firm to educate residents on their legal...

Automotive Defense Specialists Launches BAR-Certified Remedial Training for California Auto Shops
Automotive Defense Specialists introduces a certified remedial training program to help California SMOG technicians and auto repair shops comply with ...

Sharaf Sultan Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2027 for Labour and Employment Law
Sharaf Sultan of Sultan Lawyers PC has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2027 for Labour and Employment Law, highlighting his peer-reviewe...

TechForward Foundation to Run Startup Competition at Inaugural NYSBA Tech Summit
The TechForward Foundation, co-founded by Alexander Paykin, will host a startup competition at the first NYSBA Tech Summit in January 2027, offering l...

Jenner Law Awards 2026 Make a Difference Scholarship to Bella Ramirez
Jenner Law has named Bella Ramirez, a first-year law student at Cardozo School of Law, as a winner of its 2026 Make a Difference Scholarship, recogniz...

CCHR Warns Parents as U.S. and Swedish Legal Actions Expose Risks of Online ADHD Diagnoses and Stimulant Promotion
Legal actions in the U.S. and Sweden have led to convictions and closures of entities involved in questionable ADHD assessments, prompting CCHR to cal...

Insured Patient Who Was Turned Away at Mayo Clinic Wins Consumer Fraud Finding in Arbitration
Thomas E. Zordani, a Denver patient denied care at Mayo Clinic over a $5,000 deposit despite having active insurance, documented his case through a fo...

Fulton County Jury Awards $494,556 Against City of South Fulton in Personal Injury Case
A Fulton County jury returned a $494,556.29 verdict against the City of South Fulton in a personal injury case, highlighting the procedural hurdles an...

Atlanta Trial Lawyer Alan Hamilton Inducted as Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers
Alan Hamilton, partner at Shiver Hamilton Campbell, has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only honor r...

Texas Minimum Car Insurance Falls Short of Real Accident Costs, Leaving Drivers Exposed
Texas drivers relying on minimum liability coverage face a growing financial gap as accident costs far exceed state-required limits, and many overlook...

WolfeBarron Law Launches New Name and Leadership, Continuing Legacy of Excellence
Oregon personal injury firm The Law Office of Randall J. Wolfe rebrands as WolfeBarron Law, relocates to Lake Oswego, and transitions leadership to Ch...

Cruise Passengers Face Hidden One-Year Deadline to Sue, Miami Firm Warns
Aronfeld Trial Lawyers alerts travelers that cruise ticket contracts impose a six-month notice requirement and a one-year lawsuit deadline, often requ...

