McCabe & Ali is proud to have signed the amicus brief of Solo and Small Firm attorneys backing Perkins Coie’s challenge in the D.C. District Court to the Trump administration’s executive order targeting it. Our firm, and 333 others, have requested leave to file an amicus brief condemning the order stripping security clearances from and […]
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When ChatGPT went live in late 2022, lawyers were some of the first to buy into its potential. Don’t like to do research? No prob; AI has you covered. Not the best writer on the block? No sweat, let AI craft your winning brief. Some lawyers were led to believe it would be stupid NOT
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The search for the next USPTO Director is underway, and sources indicate one notable candidate whose name is being discussed by the Trump administration is Pillsbury Winthrop long-time partner William P. Atkins.
We share a special bond with dogs that has evolved over thousands of years. But it has only been in the last few years, particularly since the pandemic, since these loyal canine companions have evolved from being more than just house pets. Our hounds have nudged, wagged, sniffed, snuggled, and loved their way into our
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Lawyers love to talk about their client success stories and latest wins, particularly on websites, blogs, LinkedIn and other social media. This form of lawyer self-promotion is particularly pronounced in litigation matters, where the victorious lawyers and their firms routinely, and proudly, announce to the world what wonderful result they achieved for their client. Many
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This week marks five years since the USPTO implemented its Requirement of U.S. Licensed Attorney for Trademark Applicants and Registrants. Also known as the “U.S. Counsel Rule”, the USPTO on August 2, 2019 amended its trademark rules of practice to require any non-U.S. domiciled trademark applicant, registrant, or party to a USPTO trademark proceeding to
Lately I have been inundated with news and information about Artificial Intelligence. It seems that all the legal news is talking about these days, and will not stop talking about, is how AI is going to change my life. Forever. In major ways. As the ABA recently noted, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing everything everywhere
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In an appellate case of first impression on a novel procedural issue, the Ninth Circuit on July 27 in Kirkland v. USBC, Los Angeles, quashed trial subpoenas purporting to command individuals who resided and worked out-of-state and more than 100 miles from the courthouse to “appear” at a hearing by contemporaneous video transmission. Addressing an
