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As we noted previously in this column, on Feb. 28, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order directing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Corps of Engineers to review and rescind the 2015 “waters of the United States” ...

Tagged with: Environmental Law

The few weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas are always jam-packed with a mixture of legal work, school events and holiday celebrations. In our law firms, practices and personal lives, we look back on the year that is almost over and ...

Tagged with: MCBA President's Message

Most people can’t resist checking on the value of their investment portfolio when times are sunny and when times are bleak. Both times set an unrealistic long term view. Portfolios don’t always keep going up and they don’t always keep ...

An African-American woman takes a seat on “white-only” streetcar in New York City. The conductor throws her off. Two newspaper editors — one from Rochester — rally to her cause. A young lawyer takes her case and wins her the ...

Those of us who work in family law often see individuals and families in crisis situations. Sometimes they need safety, sometimes financial help, sometimes childcare, sometimes housing — as well as aid in coping with overwhelming circumstances. With the holiday ...

Tagged with: Matrimonial Matters

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you already know that technology is changing the way that legal services are delivered. No matter what your practice areas, the impact of technology on the legal profession is inescapable, whether it’s digital ...

Tagged with: Legal Loop

If you haven’t yet heard the phrase “OK Boomer,” you must have been on an internet hiatus for the last several months. A quick primer — “OK Boomer” is a viral catch phrase used by Millennials and Gen Z’ers to ...

Tagged with: Trials & Tribulations

In every investment there is always some form of risk. It can range from interest rate risk, business risk, liquidity risk or market risk. To measure the amount of risk in an investment there are five key risk measures: alpha, ...

It’s already that time of year — time to start shopping for the lawyers on your holiday gift list. Time sure flies, doesn’t it? But good news! I’ve done the work for you. Here’s my curated holiday gift list for the ...

Tagged with: Legal Loop

Municipal bond funds offer several advantages to individual bonds. One powerful yet little understood advantage has to do with amortizing bond premiums, and results in higher after tax returns for fund investors versus individual bond investors. And in today’s environment ...

Tagged with: Money Management

A summary Order issued on November 19th, 2019, reverses the Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal in the case of Khanna v. MUFG Union Bank (19-893), a case based on claims of race and gender discrimination. In the world of Rule 12 dismissals, ...

Tagged with: Workplace Issues

I started writing about cloud and mobile computing and their potential benefits for the legal profession in 2008. Two years later I began to work on a draft of my book “Cloud Computing for Lawyers,” which was published by the ...

Tagged with: Legal Loop