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Oliver Buchannon
The Legal Brief

Curator of legal newsletters including The PI Brief and The Ohio Brief.

The email that keeps filling his calendar

Jul 30, 2026

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1 min read

The email that keeps filling his calendar

He sends it because nobody else can

The Legal Brief
The Legal Brief
11 out of 16

Jul 18, 2026

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1 min read

11 out of 16

SCOTUS, the funding fix, and one guy who tanked his own case with AI

The Legal Brief
The Legal Brief
The referral he didn't have to ask for

Jul 9, 2026

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2 min read

The referral he didn't have to ask for

The attorney who sent it had never shaken his hand.

The Legal Brief
The Legal Brief
He sat down with a legal pad on July 1st

Jul 2, 2026

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1 min read

He sat down with a legal pad on July 1st

Here's how the rest of his year went...

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The Legal Brief
They pulled him out of the courtroom

Jun 27, 2026

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1 min read

They pulled him out of the courtroom

The judge had just stepped off the bench.

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The Legal Brief
Who sends you your best cases?

Jun 23, 2026

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1 min read

Who sends you your best cases?

Let's take a look at your sources.

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The Legal Brief
Who's in your phone when you need help?

Jun 20, 2026

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1 min read

Who's in your phone when you need help?

You can't do everything yourself.

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The Legal Brief
You may be sitting on an asset

Jun 18, 2026

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1 min read

You may be sitting on an asset

A lot of attorneys build them accidentally.

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The Legal Brief
Clients remember different things than lawyers

Jun 16, 2026

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1 min read

Clients remember different things than lawyers

The law isn't always what sticks.

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The Legal Brief
The hardest part of criminal defense isn't the law

Jun 11, 2026

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1 min read

The hardest part of criminal defense isn't the law

Most clients never see it.

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The Legal Brief
How firms are adopting AI

Mar 3, 2026

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2 min read

How firms are adopting AI

Plus: where to get help with your AI workflows...

The Legal Brief
The Legal Brief
How AI Is Changing the Standard of Care in Criminal Defense

Feb 24, 2026

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2 min read

How AI Is Changing the Standard of Care in Criminal Defense

Technology rarely changes legal standards overnight. But inside criminal defense practice, AI is beginning to shift expectations about how cases are worked.

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The Legal Brief
The standard is changing before it's written

Feb 19, 2026

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3 min read

The standard is changing before it's written

And it starts with informal use...

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The Legal Brief

The Criminal Defense Brief

Behind the scenes insights on criminal defense law, case trends, legal strategy, and the business of running a modern defense practice. 1-3 emails per week.