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• After earthquake, D.C. legal world heading back to normal
• Former Acting Solicitor General Katyal to join Hogan Lovells
• 9th Circuit tosses Bluetooth settlement, citing attorney fees
• OPINION: Hold lawyers liable for misconduct
• OPINION: Why cultural intelligence matters
• Judge rules that Dodgers owner is free to sue Bingham for malpractice
• SNR Denton donates $1 million fee to assist developmentally disabled people
• SOCIAL MEDIA: Changing behavior is a matter of focus
• ASSOCIATE MOVERS
• For contract players, a boom
• Cool, yet determined
• Akin Gump's tribal campaigns
• MOVERS
• Boies and Olson's latest campaign: Stanching the hemorrhaging at state courts
• New lawyer training programs often fall short
• MIDWEST REPORT

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After earthquake, D.C. legal world heading back to normal	Top
Courts, law firms, government agencies and other offices in downtown Washington were set to reopen Wednesday morning following Tuesday's 5.8-magnitude earthquake, which sent workers onto the sidewalks and, in many cases, home for the rest of the day.
Former Acting Solicitor General Katyal to join Hogan Lovells	Top
Former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal will be joining Hogan Lovells, a Washington-based partner confirmed Monday. He will work in the firm's appellate group.
9th Circuit tosses Bluetooth settlement, citing attorney fees	Top
A federal appeals court has tossed out a settlement of hearing loss claims involving Motorola's Bluetooth headsets, ruling that the trial judge failed to adequately test whether the attorney fees were excessive.
OPINION: Hold lawyers liable for misconduct	Top
Two Federal Circuit rulings make it easier for fraudulent patent practices to go unchecked.
OPINION: Why cultural intelligence matters	Top
Critical to the success of international transactions and cases are lawyers who can conduct business with ease in a variety of cultural settings across the globe.
Judge rules that Dodgers owner is free to sue Bingham for malpractice	Top
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is free to bring a malpractice case against Bingham McCutchen, over claims the firm mishandled the preparation of financial papers for McCourt and his now-estranged wife.
SNR Denton donates $1 million fee to assist developmentally disabled people	Top
SNR Denton has agreed to donate nearly $1 million in attorney fees awarded to the firm in a settlement of a pro bono case on behalf of developmentally disabled residents of Illinois.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Changing behavior is a matter of focus	Top
We achieve the things we think about most, and everybody at a firm can be in control of his own destiny.
ASSOCIATE MOVERS	Top
Jodi Schwimmer joins Dechert's finance and real estate practice as counsel. Plus more movers in this week's column.
For contract players, a boom	Top
Unlike other firm practices that benefit most when the federal bureaucracy grows, government contracts lawyers were pleased when massive spending cuts were enacted as part of the debt-ceiling bill passed by Congress earlier this month.
Cool, yet determined	Top
Avis Buchanan's cool head and true believer's soul have proved to be a potent mix for a woman who is, as of this year, the longest-serving director of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.
Akin Gump's tribal campaigns	Top
Akin Gump's reliance on Native American lobbyists has helped turn the firm's specialized practice group into one of the biggest of its kind in Washington.
MOVERS	Top
Peter Fitzpatrick joins K&L Gates as partner in the New York office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
Boies and Olson's latest campaign: Stanching the hemorrhaging at state courts	Top
State courts are in a funding crisis, but convincing legislators to spend more money on them will be a tough sell. That was the consensus of leading attorneys and judges who discussed the financial challenges confronting state courts during a panel discussion on Aug. 7, at the American Bar Association's Annual Meeting in Toronto.
New lawyer training programs often fall short	Top
Comprehensive, jurisdiction-specific practical skills training programs for new lawyers almost universally do not exist. But law firms are not to blame.
MIDWEST REPORT	Top
Our survey of market conditions in Midwestern cities finds Detroit firms expanding into other regions to find business, while Chicago ranks as one of the fastest-growing legal centers in the country.

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