When Donald Trump was elected president in November 2016, voices were raised as to whether he would be in violation of the Emoluments Clauses in view of his significant financial interests in hotels, restaurants and other business entities that were ...
Tagged with: Michael R. Wolford Trials and Tribulations
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Returns on stocks and bonds have been quite impressive over the past 10 years ending Sept. 30, 2019. In fact, stocks (as measured by the S&P 500 Index) have had a total return just over 13% per year, while the ...
Tagged with: Daniel Lippincott Money Management
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On August 12, 2019, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) finalized revisions to several key sections of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations. The ESA has been in place ...
Tagged with: Environmental Law George Van Nest
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The game has changed, hasn’t it? In years past, a good attorney could generate business with a billboard, radio or direct mail. But people now have multiple ways to find resources when legal issues arise. With internet options available 24 ...
Tagged with: Beth Sears Collaboration Insights
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Lately, I have been thinking about the unique attributes of the Rochester legal community. Many years ago, when I was interviewing at what was then Nixon Hargrave for a summer clerk position, Bob Witmer told me that Rochester was a ...
Tagged with: Carolyn Nussbaum MCBA President's Message
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Judges are supposed to be neutral arbiters. Unfortunately, in the real world, that’s sometimes easier said than done. Ideally, judges would have no connection to the parties and lawyers appearing before them, and thus would be fully impartial. Judges, however, ...
Tagged with: Legal Loop Nicole Black
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The Golden Rule of Investing is “buy low, sell high.” Seems rather simple and easy to follow, so why do individual investors consistently underperform market indices? Despite the simplicity of the rule, it turns out it’s difficult to implement. Countless ...
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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 which fall outside our expertise. Federal and state wage and hour laws have been in the ...
Tagged with: Steven Modica Your Counsel
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On July 25, 2019, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act), L. 2019, Ch. 117, which takes effect on March 21, 2020. The SHIELD Act amends the General Business Law ...
Tagged with: White Collar Corner
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If you needed surgery, would you seek out the surgeon who charged the least? Would you trust your child’s care to the babysitter with the lowest hourly rate? If you are like me, the answer to these questions is a ...
Tagged with: Money Management
Read More »Having a case go to trial can be an extremely stressful and chaotic time for attorneys and their support staff. Taking early steps to prepare and organize well in advance of a trial will save you from many panicked moments ...
Tagged with: Paralegal Perspectives
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Some people may think of title examiners as having personalities similar to some of the characters on the show “The Big Bang Theory,” however, having a good title is one of the most important aspects of any real estate transaction. ...
Tagged with: real estate law
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