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Texas Lawyer

Enjoying Vacation Without Sacrificing Quality

As we emerge from the holiday season and a (hopefully) restful period of time spent with family and friends, lawyers are reminded of the positive impact…
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Looking Back to Move Forward: Five Steps for Marketing Success in 2018

In the glow of the “fresh start” that a new year promises, a list of resolutions seems like a great idea. But resolutions are often under-defined or overly general intentions–bring in more new clients, grow my book of business 10 percent–rather than specific or well thought-out strategies or objectives. And as good as good intentions are, they're often too vague to be actionable or not based in what is actually going on in your firm.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fla. Supreme Court Finds Insurers Liable From Onset of Construction Defect Pre-Suit Process

In Florida construction defect cases, does the statutory process embodied by Chapter 558 of the Florida Statutes, which is a condition precedent to commencing litigation, constitute a “suit” that must be recognized and adjusted by a contractor's liability insurer? That was the question that a federal appellate court put to the Florida Supreme Court.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Sex Czars, Lies and Law Firms' Fate: The Careerist's Predictions for Life in Law in 2018

Diversity, gender equality, innovation, millennials, sexual harassment? Nah. They won't take up any of your time in 2018.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

10 Survival Tips for Nice People Who Happen to be Litigators

Being a litigator is a difficult job, even for thick-skinned cynics. If you're also a nice person (and, really, don't we all think we're a nice person), you might benefit from adopting a few of these rules for the sake of your own survival.
14 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Blockchain Technology–Have No Fear, Dive In

The blockchain concept has been around for some time now, but recently has begun to creep into the popular dialogue. If you are an attorney working outside the technology area, whether in house or in a law firm, and even if you do work in the technology field, the term may still be foreign to you. Or, it may be synonymous in your mind with Bitcoin, the “cryptocurrency” that periodically dominates financial headlines.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In This Case, a Cake is Just a Cake

Sometimes a cake is just a cake, though at least one side in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission would have the U.S. Supreme Court decide otherwise.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Taxpaying, Business-building Immigrants Deserve Amnesty

A rich foreigner willing to invest $500,000 in a new business can buy an immigrant visa for self, spouse and minor children that becomes a permanent green card after two years. One would think the law would extend similar consideration to an alien who has actually built a business and paid taxes here.
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Big Changes Coming for Texas Family Code in 2018

Now is the time for family lawyers and their clients to begin preparing for several revisions to the Texas Family Code that are set to take effect in 2018.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Same-Sex and the Common-Law Marriage

Informal marriages pre-Obergefell are redefining family law, writes family law partner Jeff Anderson.
5 minute read

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