Firm News

May 2, 2025 – Sauder Schelkopf is pleased to announce that it has been named a finalist in three categories for The National Law Journal’s 2025 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards. The firm is named a finalist in Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, and Products Liability. This recognition reflects our firm’s commitment to holding powerful entities accountable and achieving meaningful results for individuals across the country. We’re proud to be recognized among the nation’s top firms for our work in high-stakes, high-impact litigation. The National Law Journal stated that the law firms “recognized this year stood out for

April 30, 2025 – The State Bar of California has filed a petition with the California Supreme Court seeking approval to adjust the scoring of the February 2025 bar exam in response to widespread technical issues reported during the test. The Bar is requesting the Court to approve a lower raw passing score of 534, down from the standard score typically used, and to permit the use of predictive scoring models to address questions that some test-takers left unanswered. According to the Bar’s petition, this approach is intended to account for

April 24, 2025​: For the second consecutive year, the Colorado Senate has declined to advance a resolution that would have placed a constitutional amendment on the ballot, aiming to permit survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file civil lawsuits for incidents that occurred decades ago. Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 was defeated with a 23-12 vote, falling one vote short of the required two-thirds supermajority needed to proceed. The proposed amendment sought to address the limitations imposed by a 2023 Colorado Supreme Court decision, which invalidated a 2021 law that had temporarily

April 24, 2025 — The U.S. Center for SafeSport has reportedly dismissed its Chief Executive Officer, Ju’Riese Colón, following significant public scrutiny surrounding the organization’s hiring and oversight practices. This move comes after news reports revealed that an individual previously employed as a SafeSport investigator has been charged with serious criminal offenses, including sexual misconduct and trafficking. According to The Athletic and other media outlets, Jason Krasley, who worked for SafeSport between 2021 and 2022, was arrested after facing multiple charges related to his conduct both prior to and during his

April 23, 2025 – Berwyn, PA — The State Bar of California has acknowledged for the first time that artificial intelligence was used to develop multiple-choice questions for the February 2025 bar exam, a revelation that has sparked backlash across the legal community and prompted calls for increased transparency and accountability. According to a news release issued by the State Bar on Monday, 23 scored questions were created with the assistance of AI by ACS Ventures, a private psychometric firm hired to assess the validity and reliability of exam content. The

Documentary Highlights Decades-Long Fight for Justice by Survivors of Dr. Richard Strauss’ Abuse COLUMBUS, OHIO – April 16, 2025 – Sauder Schelkopf LLC, a leading law firm representing survivors of sexual abuse, commends the world premiere of the documentary Surviving Ohio State at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Eva Orner and produced by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and David Glasser, the film sheds light on the extensive sexual abuse perpetrated by former Ohio State University (OSU) physician Dr. Richard Strauss and the university’s prolonged failure to