Client Alert by Heather Clauson Haughian: Using Free AI Tools with Legal Information Can Destroy Your Attorney-Client Privilege

Authored by CM Law Managing Partner, Heather Clauson Haughian, this client alert examines a landmark federal court ruling that found entering privileged legal information into free AI tools like ChatGPT or Claude can waive attorney-client privilege—and explains what businesses and individuals must do to protect themselves.
CM Law Named Among 2026 Best Law Firms® Rankings Nationally, Regionally, And Across 15 Practice Areas

CM Law, the largest, national, full-service, women-owned and managed law firm in the U.S., is proud to announce that Best Law Firms® has again ranked the firm in the 2026 Best Law Firms rankings. Included are multiple National and Regional Tier rankings of the firm across a broad spectrum of practice areas. These honors underscore […]
Heather Clauson Haughian on “Conducting Effective Post-Incident Reviews” in CSO Online

According to Reporter Bob Violino, mitigation and remediation are not the endpoints of cybersecurity incident reports. He interviewed CM Law Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner Heather Clauson Haughian for a recent CSO Online article on “How to Conduct an Effective Post-Incident Review,” and she recommends to “piece together what actually happened – from the first sign […]
22 CM Law Partners Recognized in the 2026 Listing of The Best Lawyers in America®

Best Lawyers®, the only purely peer-review™ guide to the legal profession, announced that 22 CM Law Partners have been named to its 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Please join us in congratulating the following partners who have been named to this prestigious list:
Heather Haughian in CWBA: Outside the Law: My Summer at the Paris Olympics

CM Law’s Co-founder and Managing Partner Heather Clauson Haughian recently authored an article published by The 1891, Colorado Women’s Bar Association which in which she recounts her trip to attend the Summer Olympics in Paris. Read a few snippets from the article below This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Summer Olympics […]
Heather Clauson Haughian Discusses How “Side-Gigs” Can Help Stressed Attorneys Redefine Their Work-Life Balance in The ABA Journal

When attorneys worked an average of 48 hours per week and BigLaw firm attorneys topped 60 hours/week, 59% of those surveyed as part of a Bloomberg Law study reported they were having problems disconnecting from work. However, according to Reporter Danielle Braff, writing for the ABA Journal, “a significant number of attorneys are attempting to […]
CM Law Presented With Constellation Energy Corp’s NAMWOLF Outstanding Service Award For Work In Generative AI Law

In Presenting CM Law With the NAMWOLF Outstanding Service Award, Constellation Also Recognizes the Firm’s Generative AI Work and Training on Behalf of the Carbon-Free Energy Provider CM Law is pleased to announce that its client Constellation Energy Corporation, a longtime sponsor of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF), has […]
CM Law Again Named Among 2025 Best Law Firms® Rankings Nationally, Regionally, And Across 20 Practice Areas

Best Law Firms® has again ranked CM Law PLLC, the largest, national, full-service, women-owned and managed law firm in the US, in it’s 2025 Best Law Firms rankings nationally, regionally, and across 20 of the firm’s practice areas. “CM Law’s continued recognition by Best Law Firms and our inclusion in the 2025 Best Law Firms rankings is […]
24 CM Law Partners Recognized in the 2025 Listing of Best Lawyers in America®

Best Lawyers®, the only purely peer-review™ guide to the legal profession, announced the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America on August 15, 2024.
Co-Founder Heather Haughian featured in InformationWeek: To Pay or Not to Pay The Ransomware Dilemma

Culhane Meadows’ co-founder and managing partner Heather Haughian was recently featured in an article by InformationWeek which discusses how to best respond to a ransomeware attack.
Culhane Meadows Named Among 2024 Best Law Firms®

Culhane Meadows is pleased to announce Best Lawyers has again included the law firm in its 2024 Best Law Firms® rankings nationally, regionally, and across multiple practice areas. “This continued recognition,” says Managing Partner Heather Clauson Haughian, “following on our multiple inclusions in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, is a direct […]
Culhane Meadows Honored by NAMWOLF as the 2023 Law Firm MVP

BALTIMORE, MD—Culhane Meadows, the largest women owned, national full-service law firm in the U.S., is proud to announce its selection as the 2023 recipient of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firm’s (NAMWOLF) Law Firm MVP Award. The NAMWOLF Law Firm MVP Award celebrates one exceptional law firm each year that has […]