Tom Mighell for Supreme Court?

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Yesterday marked the first Monday in October, and you know what that means — Blawg Review #26, Supreme Court edition, by Tom Mighell.

Why not Tom for the Supreme Court? He has the key qualifications — he’s a lawyer and he’s from Texas. The court could use a justice with some Web savvy.…

Boston firms announce merger

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Two prominent Boston law firms, 340-lawyer Edwards & Angell and 180-lawyer Palmer & Dodge, today announced that they will merge, effective Nov. 1. The combined firm, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, will have 520 attorneys, nine offices and 20-plus practice areas in the United States.

“We believe our increased size and depth…

Law prof who fled Katrina dies in Rita surf

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A Tulane University law professor has been identified as one of two swimmers who died during the weekend in rough surf kicked up by Hurricane Rita along Florida Panhandle beaches, the Palm Beach Post reports.

Martin David Gelfand, 54, a member of the Tulane faculty in New Orleans for 30 years, drowned Sunday while…

Behold WilmerHale!

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As of Oct. 1, WilmerHale will become the new “market name” of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, the law firm formed by last year’s merger of Hale and Dorr, one of Boston’s most venerable firms, and Wilmer Cutler Pickering, a Washington firm of similar stature, the Boston Globe reports today in the article,…