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ABA Journal's Top Stories of the Week
Friday, August 25, 2017

Judge receives 'severe public censure,' largely for misconduct showing lack of sensitivity

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Emailed photo that arrived as talc trial began among new evidence credited in $417M cancer verdict

Law firm scrubs IP partner from its website after article claims he ran neo-Nazi record label

Jewish bar group launches 'Adopt-a-Nazi' campaign in response to rally

Statues of SCOTUS justice who wrote Dred Scott decision are removed

Lack of interest in 'You the Jury' TV show mirrors real-life disinterest in jury service

Magistrate judge retires after Facebook comments about 'snowflakes' and 'nut cases'

General counsel rank higher on 2 leadership attributes than other non-CEO executives

Plan would designate sheriffs as ICE contractors in bid to bypass Fourth Amendment court decisions

Teen goes to law school and aims for the presidency

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Tell us about a client who truly helped with his or her case

Taylor Swift's "blunt, powerful testimony" in her recent trial grabbed headlines and ultimately contributed to a favorable jury verdict. A Denver DJ had alleged that Swift fabricated an allegation that the DJ groped her and that cost him his job. He sought $3 million in damages.

Swift's lawyer, Venable partner J. Douglas Baldridge, told Law.com that Taylor is not only a "principled person" but a great client. "She listens, she's a very quick study. ... She contributed to the defense."

Baldridge says he encouraged Swift to share what she was honestly feeling, and her "unflinching, even antagonistic testimony" came from that "to brutally brilliant effect," Law.com said.

This week, we'd like you to tell us about a client who truly helped with his or her case. How did you work together to get a favorable result? How is this client an example for all witnesses to follow?

Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week's question: How have you dealt with job-related stress?

Featured answer:

Posted by IPMama: "In my 40s and suffering under an abusive, sexist, alcoholic senior partner, who went so far as to listen in on my phone conversations, I took up taekwondo. It helped tremendously to imagine his face on every paddle I kicked and punched. The bonus was an incredible workout and training in self-defense. I finished with a first-degree black belt and a job change."


 
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