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Is It Privileged? Privilege Issues for In-House Counsel By Robert LoBue
Does First Amendment trump antitrust law? In FTC case, Google hopes so
Appeals court upholds key voting rights provision
'[Bleep] With Me And You Will Have A Huge [Bleep]hole,' Warns Biglaw Partner
Law School Sales Pitch Doubles Down On The Getting Rich Rationale For Law School
Does First Amendment trump antitrust law? In FTC case, Google hopes so
Appeals court upholds key voting rights provision
'[Bleep] With Me And You Will Have A Huge [Bleep]hole,' Warns Biglaw Partner
Law School Sales Pitch Doubles Down On The Getting Rich Rationale For Law School
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2012 Property Tax Update & Filing a Tax Objection in Circuit Court of Cook County
May 19th, 2012 - Posted by JD Supra (press release)
by William Seitz on 5/18/2012 I was the lunch speaker at the Cook County Township Assessors' Association General Meeting on May 18, 2012. My presentation to Township Assessors, Deputies and Staff. was titled “2012 Property Tax Update & Filing a Tax ...
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What do you think about this? Law School Sales Pitch Doubles Down On The Getting Rich Rationale For Law School
May 19th, 2012 - Posted by Above the Law
| Our average starting salary for a 2011 graduate who enters private practice is in excess of $74000, with many top students accepting positions with firms paying in excess of $130000. In a recent Forbes publication, Rutgers School of Law-Camden was ... See all stories on this topic » |  Above the Law |
What do you think about this? '[Bleep] With Me And You Will Have A Huge [Bleep]hole,' Warns Biglaw Partner
May 19th, 2012 - Posted by Above the Law
Clearly, we've never practiced in Texas, a place where Biglaw lawyers occasionally have to contend with “pansy” opposing counsel. And, you know, have sanctions sought against them for their allegedly inappropriate email correspondence.
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What do you think about this? Appeals court upholds key voting rights provision
May 19th, 2012 - Posted by WBTV
"Congress documented hundreds of instances in which the attorney general, acting pursuant to section 5, objected to proposed voting changes that he found would have a discriminatory purpose or effect," Tatel wrote. Tatel said that in reauthorizing the ...
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What do you think about this? Does First Amendment trump antitrust law? In FTC case, Google hopes so
May 19th, 2012 - Posted by Thomson Reuters News & Insight
| Businesses that engage in speech are covered by antitrust law "when it comes to restrictions on their nonspeech business practices," the paper concedes. But Volokh and Falk go on to argue that the so-called Noerr-Pennington doctrine means that ... See all stories on this topic » |  Thomson Reuters News & Insight |
What do you think about this? Is It Privileged? Privilege Issues for In-House Counsel By Robert LoBue
May 19th, 2012 - Posted by JD Supra (press release)
Although the general rule of attorney-client privilege is easily stated, there are several wrinkles when the rule is applied to in-house counsel. For example, “client” and “confi dential” take on special meaning in the in-house context.
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What do you think about this? Legislative Action
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Connecticut Law Tribune
| Eric Coleman, co-chair of the General Assembly's Judiciary Committee, made it a priority this session to address racial profiling by police. Coleman explained that the legislature had already passed a law in 1999 that required police departments to ... See all stories on this topic » |  Connecticut Law Tribune |
What do you think about this? The Lawbringer: Blizzard and Valve settle on DOTA
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Joystiq
by Mathew McCurley May 18th 2012 at 4:00PM Pop law abounds in The Lawbringer, your weekly dose of WoW, the law, video games and the MMO genre. Mathew McCurley takes you through the world running parallel to the games we love and enjoy, full of rules, ...
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What do you think about this? Investors: Where's Our Money?
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by LoanSafe
The company's owners, Steve Brunner, a former lawyer from Ohio who specialized in real estate, and his wife, Sherry Brunner, claimed to have had more than 3000 individuals, companies and trusts enlisted in the project in 2007.
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What do you think about this? Govt looks to revise drug punishments
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Royal Gazette
By Tim Smith A debate on Bermuda's drugs laws could take place soon as Government presses forward with plans to adjust punishments for certain substances, according to Attorney General Kim Wilson. And Senator Wilson said she has directed cautioning ...
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What do you think about this? Montana Supreme Court candidates trade shots
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Helena Independent Record
Past employment: Deputy Teton County attorney (2001-2006); attorney in private practice, focusing on criminal defense and general litigation, primarily family law (1997-2000); deputy Glacier County attorney (1996-1997). In Maryland, attorney in private ...
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What do you think about this? Colorado Defense Lawyers Association Elects New Board Members
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by PR Web (press release)
She practices litigation in the area of general civil litigation, including workers' compensation defense. There is no issue or claim in Workers' Compensation law or procedure that Ms. Caruso has not analyzed for employers and their insurers.
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What do you think about this? General Practice: Yelm, Washington Attorney/Lawyer
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by (author unknown)
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What do you think about this? Why Choose Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center®
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by (author unknown)
We're not “general practice” lawyers who take on cases in all areas of the law. We concentrate specifically on helping you to enforce your lemon law rights.
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May 18th, 2012 - Posted by (author unknown)
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What do you think about this? General Practice – A federal court action lack of jurisdiction, is it filed …
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by (author unknown)
A federal court action lack of jurisdiction, is it filed with state automatically by fed court? Additional Details: The primary issue is if there is a lapse of time between ...
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What do you think about this? Arthur F. Leyden III Toms River NJ, Cert.Civil Trial Att. Lawyer …
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by (author unknown)
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What do you think about this? Lilly, Jaguar Land Rover, Viacom: Intellectual Property
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Bloomberg
“Managed care has made it more difficult in general for the adoption of new products,” Ryan said in a telephone interview. “Plavix has been around a while. It's very effective, it's a safe drug. Effient and Brilinta are really competing for new patient ...
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What do you think about this? Dewey Hong Kong Duo Heads to DLA
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Law.com
A Hong Kong-qualified lawyer, she focuses on the insurance industry and advises on a broad range of regulatory and corporate insurance matters. Prior to joining Dewey last year, she had been general counsel at AXA China Region Insurance Co.
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What do you think about this? Kevin Conroy Named Chair of New England Council's Defense Working Group
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Citybizlist (press release)
BOSTON - Kevin Conroy, a lawyer in Foley Hoag LLP's Administrative Law Department and State Government Strategies Practice, has been named chair of the New England Council's Defense Working Group. The working group was established to bring together ...
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What do you think about this? Barth signs deal with Bucs
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Tbo.com
By ROY CUMMINGS | The Tampa Tribune That casual conversation Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik had with kicker Connor Barth during Tuesday's workout apparently took on a more serious tone. Two days after Barth showed up to support his ...
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What do you think about this? Myanmar's Corruption Legacy Shadows Opening to Investors
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Bloomberg
Such business practices pose a hurdle for US companies that may be looking to enter the Myanmar market after President Barack Obama yesterday eased an American investment ban. The US continues to bar doing business with companies linked to the military ...
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What do you think about this? ABC 6 Investigates Dealings at Rhode Island Landfill
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by WLNE-TV (ABC6)
That's a major conflict of interest that potentially could cost him his license to practice law: "Mr. Maggiacomo, Mr. Magiacomo, are you home, ABC 6 News" says Mark Curtis. "And you haven't seen them in how long?" asks Mark Curtis to Jenny Kiernan, ...
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What do you think about this? SNAP fights Missouri ruling
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by STLtoday.com
CHICAGO — A prominent activist group in the Roman Catholic Church's clergy-abuse crisis is fighting a Missouri judge's ruling to open more than two decades of correspondence with victims, lawyers, witnesses and journalists thought to be confidential.
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What do you think about this? DA's former role as defense attorney delays criminal cases
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Las Vegas Review - Journal
According to an affidavit signed by Jacobs, Wolfson informed him that once he was appointed district attorney, the criminal case would be transferred to the Nevada attorney general's office and "could no longer be handled by the Clark County district ...
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What do you think about this? 4 battling to succeed Shaughnessy in Kentucky Senate for 19th District
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by The Courier-Journal
Top fundraiser Morgan McGarvey, a 32-year-old attorney with a deep network of political supporters, points to his background in private practice and government, including work in the attorney general's office. Environmental engineer Sarah Lynn ...
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What do you think about this? Transcript of credit report chat
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Columbus Dispatch
A consumer complaint specialist with the Ohio Attorney General's office answered readers' questions about credit reports. Here is the transcript of the chat: 11:38:18 Kelly_(moderator): Hi everyone. We'll start the chat on credit reports with Michelle ...
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What do you think about this? Haqqani boycott, disputed forensics diminish memo commission
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Pakistan Daily Times
The commission's order for forensic examination was made after completion of arguments, which is not the normal practice in investigations and it was this decision that prompted Haqqani's lawyers, led by Zahid Husain Bokhari, to withdraw from the ...
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What do you think about this? UPDATE 1-UK seeks new tools to tackle economic crime wave
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Chicago Tribune
Justice Minister Crispin Blunt and leading lawyer Edward Garnier, Solicitor General, said on Thursday they planned to introduce so-called Deferred Prosecution Agreements, under which firms can publicly admit wrongdoing, face fines and submit to ...
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What do you think about this? Which Biglaw Firm Accidentally Released Embarrassing, Unredacted Documents …
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Above the Law
| By Christopher Danzig It has been quite a while since we have covered a grand mal discovery screw-up here at Above the Law. For a while, we almost started to believe the legal industry as a whole had finally caught up to technology — or at least had ... See all stories on this topic » |  Above the Law |
What do you think about this? Reminder To Congress: Cops' Cellphone Tracking Can Be Even More Precise Than GPS
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Forbes
| As the precision provided by cellular network-based location techniques approaches that of GPS-based tracking technology, cellular location tracking can have significant advantages for law enforcement surveillance operations over traditional GPS ... See all stories on this topic » |  Forbes |
What do you think about this? Sayenko Kharenko reveals 'ins and outs' of due diligence in Ukraine
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Kyiv Post
For example, law firms often have tax practices that can offer tax due diligence, while accounting firms traditionally sell full service that includes legal due diligence. Reputation due diligence is rarely offered as a separate service, ...
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What do you think about this? Wilkinson Adams
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by LawFuel.co.nz
Wilkinson Adams is a modern, progressive law firm offering a full range of legal services, including providing specialist legal services in commercial and civil law, criminal law, family law, conveyancing and wills, estates and general practice.
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What do you think about this? Former prosecutor suspended from law
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Cincinnati.com
A former assistant Warren County prosecutor who became chief legal counsel for the Ohio Department of Public Safety was suspended from practicing law for six months Thursday for intercepting confidential e-mails involving federal and state ...
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What do you think about this? Joyce Chan and Heng Loong Cheong to Join DLA Piper Hong Kong Office from Dewey …
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by Citybizlist (press release)
Prior to joining Dewey & LeBoeuf, Heng Loong spent six years at Clifford Chance London as a general corporate finance lawyer. Joyce and Heng Loong follow a number of significant additions to DLA Piper's insurance practice including most recently Paul ...
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What do you think about this? Opponents make last bid to halt Wash. liquor law
May 18th, 2012 - Posted by MyNorthwest.com
Mary Tennyson, a senior assistant attorney general, defended the initiative. She told justices that the $10 million dedicated to public safety issues followed a historical practice of devoting some liquor proceeds to local governments.
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What do you think about this? Should I Hire a Disability Attorney or a Non Lawyer Representative …
May 17th, 2012 - Posted by (author unknown)
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What do you think about this? General Practice Lawyer Lansing, MI – A Gaydos & Leckie, PLLC
May 17th, 2012 - Posted by (author unknown)
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What do you think about this? To Sue without a Lawyer – I heard it's possible. Am I right? – Avvo.com
May 17th, 2012 - Posted by (author unknown)
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What do you think about this? Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man? | TM Daily Post
May 17th, 2012 - Posted by (author unknown)
De Luna was represented by two attorneys, “a general practice lawyer who never had handled a major felony case and a veteran who had a heavy case load,” ...
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What do you think about this? Full Biography for Catherine Haley
May 17th, 2012 - Posted by (author unknown)
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What do you think about this? David Allen – Mother's Twin Sister Seeks … – General Practice Lawyers
May 17th, 2012 - Posted by (author unknown)
Attorney David Allen considers a case in which an identical twin seeks visitation rights for her niece. Her twin sister died after she gave birth to a daughter.
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May 17th, 2012 - Posted by (author unknown)
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What do you think about this? Prominent Attorney Kenneth R. Feinberg to Speak at New York Law School's 120th …
May 17th, 2012 - Posted by PR Web (press release)
Feinberg was appointed by the Attorney General of the United States to serve as the Special Master of the Federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. In this role he developed and promulgated the regulations governing the administration of ...
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What do you think about this? New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer Warns Teens of the Dangers of Drinking and …
May 17th, 2012 - Posted by PR Web (press release)
| During May's National Youth Traffic Safety Month, drunk-driving accident survivor and accomplished personal injury attorney Steven Benvenisti of Teaneck's Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, PC, will speak to schools throughout northern New Jersey. See all stories on this topic » |  PR Web (press release) |
What do you think about this? Lawyer/author exposes Grover Cleveland's Stuart love affair
May 17th, 2012 - Posted by TCPalm
He is a transactional attorney whose practice consists primarily of real estate and land use matters. Other areas of practice include mediation, media, municipal, and general business law. Crary is certified as both a circuit mediator and a family ...
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What do you think about this? In China, British expatriate's death prompts calls for open trial
May 17th, 2012 - Posted by Los Angeles Times
Gu was a prominent figure in her own right, a lawyer who had headed a large practice representing foreign investors in China. Her late father, Gu Jingsheng, a general, was one of Mao Tse-tung's early supporters. At her family's home in Beijing, ...
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What do you think about this? OUR OPINION: Willett, Medina, Field good choices for Texas courts
May 17th, 2012 - Posted by San Angelo Standard Times
A lawyer for Gov. George W. Bush in the late 1990s, Willett later was special assistant to Bush when he was president, then US deputy assistant attorney general. He was deputy attorney general of Texas when Perry tapped him for the court.
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What do you think about this? Judge's ruling has clergy-abuse victims' advocate on defensive
May 17th, 2012 - Posted by The Republic
By Manya A. Brachear Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — A prominent activist group in the Roman Catholic Church's clergy-abuse crisis is fighting a Missouri judge's ruling to open more than two decades of correspondence with victims, lawyers, witnesses and ...
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