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March 13, 2006 |

Legal Ethics Resources, by the Book or on the Web

Lawyers are faced with the responsibility of observing certain rules of professional conduct. However, do you even know how to locate those rules, so you can familiarize yourself with them? Laura Garner, head of information and research services at Jenkins Law Library in Philadelphia, provides an overview of print and electronic ethics resources for lawyers.
5 minute read
January 07, 2008 |

Professional Liability

Attorney Norman Arnoff writes that the costs of litigation and arbitration that may arise between lawyers and clients are significant and, accordingly, prudence dictates that professional liability insurance be purchased. However, it is especially important to examine what the insurance does cover and whether the claims management of the insurers fairly and honorably meets the needs of the insureds.
22 minute read
February 21, 2007 |

Meeting the Rolls-Royce Standard for In-House Counsel

Rhonda VanLowe is legal counsel for Rolls-Royce North America, based in Chantilly, Va. Although most people think "cars" when they think of Rolls-Royce, VanLowe clarifies its core business today is civil aerospace, defense aerospace, marine and energy power systems. With a background in aircraft finance, VanLowe says she was hired primarily to support the sales-finance and treasury groups, but different roles and varied assignments have taken her out of her comfort zone -- which is a good thing.
7 minute read
March 11, 2005 |

West-Herr Ford Inc. v. Tax Appeals Tribunal of the State of New York

Dealer�s Provision of Loaner Cars During Warranty Repairs Meets Tax Law �1105(c) �Resale� Exemption
5 minute read
July 25, 2012 |

'Disrobed' Offers Behind-the-Scenes Look at Life on the Bench

In an unusual move for a sitting federal judge, Eastern District Judge Frederic Block has written a book intended to give the general public a behind-the-scenes look at how he approaches his job.
5 minute read
October 02, 2003 |

Gov. Davis Fills Seats on Third District, Trial Benches

Gov. Gray Davis continued a recent spate of judicial appointments Wednesday by filling vacancies on the Third District Court of Appeal and the San Diego County Superior Court bench. Davis named Nevada County Judge M. Kathleen Butz, 53, to the Sacramento-based appeal court. A vacancy was created by the departure of Consuelo Callahan, who was appointed to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and confirmed earlier this year.
2 minute read
May 03, 2000 |

Lawyers Make the Difference in Prep Course

When students sit down to take "The Focus Approach," a preparatory course for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) that is taught only by licensed attorneys and judges, they are getting their first taste of a law school education. Peter D. Gormanly, a former Assistant District Attorney in New York's Westchester County, devised the course after he found something lacking in the standard preparation formula -- instructors who were also lawyers.
5 minute read
October 04, 1999 |

Running from the Police

You see the police and yourun. Are the police allowed to chase you? It9s an elementarystreet law issue that the Supreme Court has never decided. Thisterm, it willin Illinois v. Wardlow.
9 minute read
July 30, 2012 |

'Disrobed' gives behind-the-scenes view of federal judge's job

A sitting federal judge who feels free to speak his mind writes a book giving an insider's view of the court system.
5 minute read
March 03, 2003 |

Inside Info

Anne McNamara, 55, who was the first woman to head a legal department of a major airline when she took over as general counsel of American Airlines and its Fort Worth-based parent company AMR Corp. in 1988, retired in late January. Also, other corporate counsel have been on the move.
3 minute read

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