Plaintiff-side lawyers take on airlines

21 April, 2017

With so many legal loopholes, how can attorneys hold airlines accountable? You’ve probably seen the cell phone footage by now: on April 9th, Kentucky resident Dr. David Dao was dragged, screaming and bloody, off a United flight. Though United CEO Oscar Munoz publicly apologized for the brutal “reacc...

Law Metrics: Find Your MVPs

14 April, 2017

Before we take a dive into the law metrics that build great legal teams, let’s talk basketball. The NBA Finals are just around the corner, and fans are already arguing over who will be named this season’s Most Valuable Player. Will Stephen Curry pull off a third-consecutive MVP (somethin...

Class Action Spotlight: Prison Labor

31 March, 2017

In 2014, prisoners at the Aurora Detention Facility sued the company locking them up. These plaintiffs, immigrants who were imprisoned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), claimed that the Denver-based private detention center violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Act by forcing them ...

Metrics 101: Net Promoter Score

10 March, 2017

How to Get Your Net Promoter Score Analyze Your Success with One Beautiful Number Earlier this month, Nathan made the case that attorneys should jump into the world of metrics, and start analyzing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). If you’re new to KPIs, you should start with a simple one. For...

IoT and the next Legal Revolution

17 February, 2017

In 1986, British police asked a molecular biologist to help them out. They were investigating two brutal rape-murders in the English midlands and a 17-year-old boy with mental disabilities had confessed. But the confession didn’t quite match up to facts. Fearing they were hounding down the wro...

Legal News: Neil Gorsuch Nominated to Supreme Court

3 February, 2017

What Would a Neil Gorsuch Confirmation Mean for Plaintiff-side Lawyers? Hailing from the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Colorado, Judge Neil McGill Gorsuch is best known for his comments on ‘culture war’ issues like religious liberty and euthanasia. But President Trump’s pick f...