In 2019, lawyers have a duty to stay on top of changes in technology. This requirement first appeared in 2012 when the ABA amended the comments to Model Rule 1.1 to indicate that technology competence is a requirement for lawyers. ...
Tagged with: Legal Loop Nicole Black
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Now that tax season is over, it is time to look to the 2019 tax filing season. In March, the IRS issued Rev. Rul 2019-11 addressing State and Local Tax (SALT) refunds and their taxability in light of the limit ...
Tagged with: Keeping Your Balance Molly Wanzenried
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After your loved one passes is not the time to find out that the beneficiaries listed on their IRA account are not correct. Checking the beneficiaries on your IRA, 401(k) and insurance policies is something that is frequently overlooked. Once ...
Tagged with: Money Management Victoria A. Hemiup
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As we have reported on previously in this column, on Feb. 28, 2017, President Donald 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 ...
Tagged with: Environmental Law George S. Van Nest
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On Jan. 22, 2019, the Supreme Court provided its decision in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.[1] Despite receiving little publicity outside the patent world, it nonetheless has implications for small businesses. The decision provided clarification to the ...
Tagged with: Alexsandar Nikolic IP Frontiers
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt heard a lot of buzz about bitcoin. This is because bitcoin is increasingly being accepted as a form of payment for all types of goods and services, including legal services. ...
Tagged with: Legal Loop Nicole Black
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“It’s clearly a budget. It’s got a lot of numbers in it.” — George W. Bush The budgeting process is not a glorious task. It is often extremely labor intensive, an exercise in number crunching and adds little or no ...
Tagged with: Keeping Your Balance Mark J. Kovaleski
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In 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower established a day to draw attention to the importance of the American justice system. On May 1, we celebrate Law Day. Law Day is a special day aimed to help people appreciate their liberties and ...
Tagged with: Jon P. Getz MCBA President's Message
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So investment theory goes, with more risk comes more return. Over long periods of time this is somewhat true, yet it is obvious that some risks are more likely to pay off than others. Not-yet-developed markets, often labelled emerging markets, ...
Tagged with: Charles T. Trible Money Management
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More than ever before, we who practice law limit ourselves to a finite number of areas. Notwithstanding, people come to us with many problems that fall outside our expertise. Although a little knowledge is dangerous, the goal of this column ...
Tagged with: Steven Modica Your Counsel
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In the past I’ve written about the ramifications of judges interacting on social media with lawyers who appear before them on pending matters. Courts and ethics committees have differed on this issue, but across the board, the emphasis has been ...
Tagged with: Legal Loop Nicole Black
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As I have each March for more than a decade, I again attended the annual Employment Law and Legislative Conference (ELLC) organized by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), in Washington, DC. I’ve long equated it to summer camp ...
Tagged with: Frank A. Cania HR Connection
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