By Angela D. Giampolo | June 12, 2017
In the wake of Memorial Day weekend, I got to thinking about our LGBTQ members of the armed services. For 17 years, Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) forcibly closeted tens of thousands of military service men and women. Originally designed as a compromise between lawmakers and military personnel who wanted the ban on LGBTQ service members lifted and those who didn't, the reality of DADT encouraged an environment where discrimination and prejudice festered, and those most hurt by it had no recourse because they faced dishonorable discharge. Over the lifespan of DADT, more than 14,000 service members were given discharges due to their sexual orientation. The Sept. 20, 2011, repeal of DADT, however, lifted that albatross from the necks of our LGBTQ service members, allowing them to live authentically both in and out of uniform. Now we have a military that accepts any qualified person willing to serve and with the daily reminder of the dangers at our country's doorstep, better late than never.
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By Brian Baxter | June 10, 2017
A little more than a month after touting its hire of a four-partner project finance team from Chadbourne & Parke to open new offices in Dubai and Johannesburg, Covington & Burling has completed its acquisition of a team of associates and of counsel from the firm has Chadbourne prepares to combine with Norton Rose Fulbright.
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By Tom McParland | June 9, 2017
The Delaware Supreme Court on Friday announced the judiciary's response to a 2016 report compiling feedback from more than 1,300 Delaware legal professionals, calling for better information-sharing and increased cooperation clarity among the state courts.
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By Monika Gonzalez Mesa | June 9, 2017
The death by suicide of prominent Miami trial attorney Ervin Gonzalez has brought into focus the issue of mental illness in the legal community.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
Evidence was sufficient to grade tampering with public records offense as a felony where defendant's unauthorized practice of law was proof of her intent to defraud her employer and her clients as to her status, or lack thereof, as an attorney. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
McNees Wallace & Nurick appointed Brian Gregg as the chairman of its food and beverage practice group.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
The court did not abuse its discretion in granting defendants' motion for non-pros where plaintiff did not file a complaint until the day of trial.
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By Meghan Tribe | June 9, 2017
The choppy seas of the restaurant industry have swamped another eatery in Joe's Crab Shack, whose Houston-based parent company owes nearly $220,000 to a pair of high-powered, Atlanta-based labor and employment firms. Ignite Restaurant Group Inc., owner of the popular seafood establishment and casual dining chain Brick House Tavern + Tap, filed for bankruptcy in Houston on June 6.
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By Katelyn Polantz | June 9, 2017
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By Erin Mulvaney | June 9, 2017
KPMG agreed this week to pay $420,000 to resolve a federal investigation that found the company discriminated against Asian job applicants at a New Jersey…
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