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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 ...

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On Valentine’s Day, the Court of Appeals resolved one important issue regarding “law offices” for non-resident attorneys admitted to practice in New York, but a rash of other questions — which may put out-of-state attorneys at risk for client complications ...

Tagged with: Richard Dollinger

The practice of law is extremely demanding, and research indicates the levels of substance abuse and mental health issues is highest among attorneys. Due to the stress of the work, it permeates every aspect of a lawyer’s life, placing heavy ...

“If the law on dog bites in New York supposes that,” said Mr. Bumble, “the law is … well, a bunch of bull.” With pardons to Charles Dickens, Mr. Bumble’s refrain in Oliver Twist, slightly modified, may be an apt ...

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As you look toward 2019, the number of challenges facing law firms continues to grow. Not only is there increased competition which changes the traditional way law firms do business, there is also an influx of self-help sites which allow ...

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Creating a culture of collaboration is hard work and especially hard in law firms. Think about it, attorneys are trained to argue their points of view! When you add working in an adversarial system fraught with demanding schedules and heavy ...

It’s a good time to be a law firm marketer these days, as well as an attorney who benefits from the business development expertise they bring to the table, according to the results of an April 2018 joint study from ...

Joint Employment has kept labor and employment lawyers busy in recent years. The concept of joint employment means that an employee can be simultaneously, or “jointly,” employed by two or more entities that exercise, or have the right to exercise, ...

Cyber attacks and costly accidental losses of sensitive personal and financial information are no longer confined to retailers like Target and Sony or banks and investment houses like JP Morgan. Professional service companies — accountants, lawyers, financial advisers and insurance ...

Life can be so, so different in Florida. Take, for example, the state’s most recent Constitution Revision Committee, which concluded its work on April 16, 2018. The Florida Constitution requires such a commission to be convened every 20 years. Unlike ...

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According to Wikipedia, Kentucky is known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, college basketball and KFC. To the list should be added laws that limit access to abortion. The state tried to force doctors to conduct an ultrasound before an ...

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“Attorney-client privilege is dead!” President Donald Trump tweeted this week after the office of his attorney Michael Cohen was raided by the FBI. The attorney-client privilege protects most communications between a client and attorney, permitting those communications to be kept ...