Civil Rights
Mar. 24, 2025
Trump's attacks against big law present an opportunity for the plaintiff's bar
Trump's executive orders targeting law firms threaten the legal profession, stifle political opposition, and limit rights enforcement - plaintiff lawyers are ready to fight for what Big Law won't.
Zachary N. Zaharoff
Senior Associate
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
Specializes in Business Fraud, Class Actions, Elder Abuse, and Personal Injury
Zachary spent over five years as a litigation associate in Big Law before moving to CPM.
President Trump's recent executive orders targeting large law firms are egregious and should be universally condemned. There is no serious argument that firms like Perkins Coie and Paul Weiss present any sort of national security threat to this Nation. As we all know, the argument that they do is a pretext: these firms are being targeted purely for representing or employing political enemies of President Trump.
President Trump's abuse of executive power...
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