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Dallas Trial Attorney Michael Lyons Named Plaintiffs' Trailblazer

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Monday, May 1, 2023
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DALLAS, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognized for a fearless courtroom approach and a focus on incentivizing change, Michael Lyons is one of 52 attorneys nationwide to be honored by The National Law Journal for their groundbreaking approach to plaintiffs' representation.

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  • Co-founder of the Dallas trial firm Lyons & Simmons, Lyons was selected to the 2023 Plaintiffs' Attorneys Trailblazers listing based on his work on behalf of clients involved in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases, as well as his proven record of obtaining outstanding results in high-stakes, high-exposure litigation.
  • "I adopted a mindset and overall mission when I began practicing law that there is more to the civil justice system than compensating victims of civil wrongs.
  • Most recently, Lyons was part of the trial team that secured an $860 million verdict in April for the mother and estate of Kiersten Smith who died when a tower crane crashed through her Dallas apartment.
  • The full Plaintiffs' Attorneys Trailblazers listing is featured in a special supplement to the May 2023 edition of The National Law Journal.

Rivkin Radler Opens 1st Southeast Office, in Jacksonville, FL

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Monday, April 3, 2023
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Jacksonville, FL, April 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rivkin Radler announced today the opening of its first Southeast office, in Jacksonville, FL.

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  • Jacksonville, FL, April 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rivkin Radler announced today the opening of its first Southeast office, in Jacksonville, FL.
  • The new office joins the firm’s existing offices in Albany, NY, Hackensack, NJ, Long Island, NY, New York City and Poughkeepsie, NY.
  • Most of the 20 attorneys come to Rivkin Radler from Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP.
  • For more information about Rivkin Radler, visit us at www.rivkinradler.com .

JND Legal Administration Named #1 Class Action Claims Administrator by The National Law Journal for Third Consecutive Year

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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SEATTLE, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JND Legal Administration (JND), the U.S. leader in legal management and administration services, has again been named the nation's #1 Class Action Claims Administrator by The National Law Journal (NLJ) in its 12th annual 'Best Of' supplement. Having been voted the #1 Class Action Claims Administrator for three consecutive years, JND has received the additional distinction of being listed in the NLJ Hall of Fame for the second time.

Key Points: 
  • SEATTLE, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JND Legal Administration (JND), the U.S. leader in legal management and administration services, has again been named the nation's #1 Class Action Claims Administrator by The National Law Journal (NLJ) in its 12th annual 'Best Of' supplement.
  • JND was founded by Jennifer Keough , Neil Zola and David Isaac in 2016 and was named #1 Class Action Claims Administrator in the country by the National Law Journal in its very first year of operation.
  • "We are honored that the readers of the National Law Journal have selected JND as the nation's top class action claims administration firm for the third straight year," says Keough, CEO of JND.
  • In addition to the National Law Journal, JND has also achieved top rankings in other ALM Media-administered regional programs, including Best of the Midwest, Best of New York Law Journal, Best of New Jersey Law Journal and Best of Texas Lawyer, for providing exceptional legal management and class action administration services.

Smith Gambrell Russell and Freeborn & Peters to Combine, Creating Global AmLaw 150 Firm

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP and Freeborn & Peters LLP announced today that their respective partnerships have unanimously approved a combination of the two law firms.

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  • Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP and Freeborn & Peters LLP announced today that their respective partnerships have unanimously approved a combination of the two law firms.
  • The firms – with a shared strategic vision and complementary high-value, top-tier markets and practice areas – will operate under the Smith Gambrell Russell name, effective March 1.
  • As part of the combination, the firm also names new leadership in its Tampa office, with Jason P. Stearns as the new office managing partner.
  • SGR’s existing branded national and global practices, particularly corporate and other transactional disciplines, are areas that Freeborn has been seeking to grow.

Smith Gambrell Russell and Freeborn & Peters to Combine, Creating Global AmLaw 150 Firm

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP and Freeborn & Peters LLP announced today that their respective partnerships have unanimously approved a combination of the two law firms.

Key Points: 
  • Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP and Freeborn & Peters LLP announced today that their respective partnerships have unanimously approved a combination of the two law firms.
  • The firms – with a shared strategic vision and complementary high-value, top-tier markets and practice areas – will operate under the Smith Gambrell Russell name, effective March 1, 2023.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230123005829/en/
    Stephen M. Forte, Smith, Gambrell & Russell's managing partner and chair of the executive committee.
  • Based on those numbers, the combined firm would have ranked approximately 132 on the 2022 Am Law 200 and 116 on the NLJ 500.

National Law Journal Names Calloquy 2023 Legal Technology Trailblazer

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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ATLANTA, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Calloquy, PBC, the first remote litigation platform designed for litigators, has been named to the National Law Journal's 2023 list of Legal Technology Trailblazers.  The annual list recognizes companies that are changing the way law firms and legal organizations operate by developing and delivering innovative solutions that improve the practice of law. 

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Calloquy, PBC, the first remote litigation platform designed for litigators, has been named to the National Law Journal's 2023 list of Legal Technology Trailblazers.
  • The annual list recognizes companies that are changing the way law firms and legal organizations operate by developing and delivering innovative solutions that improve the practice of law.
  • "We are very proud to be included among this year's National Law Journal Legal Technology Trailblazers," said David Carter, CEO and Founder of Calloquy.
  • Calloquy has been designed with input from lawyers, judges, paralegals, and court reporters and beta tested with litigators from AmLaw 100 firms and legal service organizations.

Immigration Leader BAL Wins National Law Journal's Legal Technology Trailblazers Award

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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DALLAS, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Immigration powerhouse BAL kicks off another year of distinction with the National Law Journal's 2023 Legal Technology Trailblazers Award.

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  • DALLAS, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Immigration powerhouse BAL kicks off another year of distinction with the National Law Journal's 2023 Legal Technology Trailblazers Award.
  • The award recognizes "agents of change that are using innovation to help ease the daily tasks taken on by law firms and legal departments."
  • "I continue to be inspired by our incredible people behind all of our award-winning technology.
  • This NLJ Legal Technology Trailblazers Award comes on the heels of BAL sweeping more than two dozen top honors for law, technology, DE&I and workplace culture in 2022.

ProSearch Named a 2023 National Law Journal Legal Technology Trailblazer

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProSearch , a leading provider of comprehensive discovery and compliance solutions to corporate legal departments and law firms, announces it is proud to be included among the National Law Journal’s 2023 Legal Technology Trailblazers .

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProSearch , a leading provider of comprehensive discovery and compliance solutions to corporate legal departments and law firms, announces it is proud to be included among the National Law Journal’s 2023 Legal Technology Trailblazers .
  • The third annual feature highlights companies that are changing how law firms and legal departments operate by delivering innovative solutions that improve the practice of law.
  • ProSearch was named a 2023 Trailblazer in recognition of its WorkStream™ solution, which addresses chat and messaging data from Microsoft Teams, Slack, and other collaboration platforms.
  • In addition to the impact we’re making for clients, this recognition by the National Law Journal further validates our innovative approach.”
    NLJ’s 2023 Legal Technologies Trailblazers was released on February 1 as a special supplement to the National Law Journal.

Epiq Service Cloud Honored as National Law Journal Legal Technology Trailblazer

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Monday, February 6, 2023
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NEW YORK, Feb. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Epiq, a global technology-enabled leader to the legal industry and corporations, is pleased to announce that its comprehensive and integrated suite of legal productivity and intelligence solutions, Epiq Service Cloud , has been named to the National Law Journal’s list of Legal Technology Trailblazers .

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Epiq, a global technology-enabled leader to the legal industry and corporations, is pleased to announce that its comprehensive and integrated suite of legal productivity and intelligence solutions, Epiq Service Cloud , has been named to the National Law Journal’s list of Legal Technology Trailblazers .
  • The NLJ Legal Technology Trailblazers designation, now in its third year, recognizes products and companies that are innovating to make the jobs of attorneys and law firms easier.
  • The Epiq Service cloud provides advanced legal business intelligence, convenient service request modules, spend management dashboards, data transfer tools, and on-demand project status updates.
  • The Epiq Service Cloud also includes several business-of-law applications and services designed to provide general counsel and legal operations professionals with more visibility into department and project-level service, cost, and risk.

Legal Services Pricing Platform: Hourly Rates of Individual Attorneys and Support Staff at Over 1,900 Law Firms Worldwide - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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The "Legal Services Pricing Platform" database has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Legal Services Pricing Platform" database has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The Legal Services Pricing Platform details the hourly rates of individual attorneys and support staff at over 1,900 law firms worldwide (AMLAW 200, NLJ 500, Magic Circle and Others) and thus provides solutions to Law Firms, Corporate Counsel and Consulting firms by:
    Unlike surveys, peer comparisons and e-billing reports, the Platform allows you to compare your firm's or counsel's rates directly against those of your closest competitors by annual revenue size, practice and geography.
  • Price appropriately: View hourly rates by individual attorneys (Name, Firm, Client, Graduation and License Year, Practice Areas, City of Practice, Billed Rate and Standard Rate) at over 1,900 law firms.
  • Directly compare hourly rate differences by attorney, law firm, practice area, experience and location (city / state / province / country).