If you’ve ever tried managing your firm’s billing with software that’s “almost good enough,” you know how frustrating it can be. Clunky invoicing, time tracking that feels like a chore, a system that just doesn’t play nicely with the rest of your software. Ultimately, legal billing software isn’t helpful unless it fits your workflow, and
Professionalism Spotlight: Michelle M. Kohut, Corboy & Demetrio
Our Professionalism Spotlight series highlights Illinois legal professionals who demonstrate the ideals of professionalism in their careers.
In this Professionalism Spotlight, we spoke to Michelle M. Kohut, a Partner at Corboy & Demetrio in Chicago.
Michelle’s primary practice area is plaintiff’s personal injury and workers’ compensation.
Michelle is active in several bar associations, including the
Corporate Fraud and Institutional Liability in the Age of Deepfakes
When discussing the litigation challenges deepfake technology poses, one typically thinks of difficulties protecting individual privacy rights, complications prosecuting anonymous actors, the lack of law regulating deepfake usage outside commercial context, and authentication and evidentiary issues. Less prevalent is a discussion of potential liability companies face for fraud perpetrated on their customers. Yet, the proliferation of deepfake fraud has hit the corporate world at a time when courts are more willing to hold companies responsible for protecting their customers from fraudsters. In addition to protecting against fraud on the company, businesses are also well advised to protect their customers as well.
One Company Form, 27 Member States: What EU-Inc Could Mean for Discovery, Governance, and Due Diligence
Editor’s Note: EU-Inc may look like a niche corporate-law project, but for cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery practitioners, it is an early warning that Europe’s operating model for technology companies could change—and with it, the due diligence landscape for any enterprise that sources from, partners with, or acquires EU-based entities. A single, digital-first company form,
Congressional Stock Trading and Private Insider Trading
I think everyone agrees that members of Congress should not engage in trading based on information they encounter. That is, everyone except members of Congress. There have been several attempts to limit congressional trading. None have made it to the floor for a vote. The current efforts are the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act sponsored
Dry January isn’t a moral virtue or wellness trend. It’s an economic gut punch.
Every January, like clockwork, Dry January comes roaring back.
If you want to take a month off drinking, good for you. Truly. Your body, your goals, your choice. No judgment, and it shouldn’t be anyone else’s business either.
But we also need to stop pretending Dry January is harmless.
For a whole lot of craft
The Future of Healthcare: Predictions for NP Practice in 2026–2030
Healthcare is entering a high-velocity era. Patients expect convenience, continuity, and transparency. Health systems are under pressure from workforce shortages, rising acuity, and accelerating technology. And in the middle of it all, nurse practitioners (NPs) are becoming one of the most important “load-bearing” roles in modern care delivery.
So what will the future of nurse
Core Principles of Legal Blogging
In preparation for a consultation with lawyers at a new law firm client of ours, I turned first to my traditional talking points. I then turned to ChatGpt and quiried “You know my teaching of bloggers from days past? What are they?”
To which ChatGPT responded, “Here are your teachings.” Twenty-two years of teachings, shared
Outlook 2026: Financial Services Litigation
- Increasing Focus on AI — AI developments and uses and the evolving legal and regulatory landscape may bring about new litigation and enforcement risks stemming from claims of algorithmic bias, discrimination, errors made by autonomous AI agents, fraud perpetrated using AI, misuse relating to privacy and governance, monitoring and reporting, and other areas. Evolving theories
Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2026
2026 promises to be a year that will demand both agility and strategic foresight from boards of directors and management as they navigate unprecedented challenges.