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• Way smoothed for disability claims
• SEC weighing how to reward tipsters
• Defenders strike out in FCPA cases
• Getting SLAPPed
• Feds say D.C. lawyer needs ethics lesson
• THE NLJ 250: The Ohio Players
• THE NLJ 250: Golden State Warriors
• The New Blood
• THE PRACTICE: When jurors rely on extraneous information
• OPINION: Federal habeas corpus & actual innocence
• THE CONNECTED LAWYER: Build a brand for every attorney
• OPINION: The gutting of habeas for state defendants
• THE NLJ 250

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Way smoothed for disability claims	Top
Across the country, labor and employment lawyers are scrambling to prepare their clients to comply with pending changes to the Americans With Disabilities Act.
SEC weighing how to reward tipsters	Top
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has created a guessing game for lawyers who work on all sides of corporate misconduct complaints.
Defenders strike out in FCPA cases	Top
Amid a U.S. Department of Justice crackdown on individuals and corporations accused of paying bribes to foreign officials to secure business, the prospect of jail time has pressured defense attorneys to fight back.
Getting SLAPPed	Top
In November, Washington became the latest jurisdiction to adopt an anti-SLAPP law; the statute went into effect on March 31.
Feds say D.C. lawyer needs ethics lesson	Top
Defense attorney Charles Daum has been indicted on several charges, including witness tampering and perjury. But did he really risk his career on a routine drug prosecution?
THE NLJ 250: The Ohio Players	Top
Roetzel & Andress reigns supreme in the one-time "Rubber Capital of the World." But the firm has discovered life outside Akron — and it likes it.
THE NLJ 250: Golden State Warriors	Top
Despite the recession and a municipal client's corruption scandal, Riverside, Calif.'s Best Best & Krieger is growing again.
The New Blood	Top
The National Law Journal talks with eight firms that entered the NLJ 250 this year. What factors are driving their growth?
THE PRACTICE: When jurors rely on extraneous information	Top
If a juror presents the type of evidence that would require an expert at trial, it's extraneous and may be ground for new trial.
OPINION: Federal habeas corpus & actual innocence	Top
As shown in the Jeffrey MacDonald case, a shake-up of the federal post-conviction system is long overdue.
THE CONNECTED LAWYER: Build a brand for every attorney	Top
For years, law firms have thrived based on the efforts of a few, very well-connected, rainmakers. This was true in large firms and small firms alike. Why can't firm managers adopt a strategy that reflects this fact?
OPINION: The gutting of habeas for state defendants	Top
In the 15 years since Clinton signed the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, the writ has been eviscerated.
THE NLJ 250	Top
Our annual survey of the nation's largest law firms shows that Big Law continued to shed lawyers at a brisk clip in 2010. Nearly 2,900 fewer lawyers worked for the 250 top firms last year. That's in addition to the approximately 6,600 attorneys who departed in 2009. In the 34 years the NLJ has been surveying large firms to gather headcount numbers, there have never been multiyear declines of this magnitude.

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