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I have a favor to ask… The MCBA is having a cocktail reception for Law Week on Tuesday, May 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 in the huge tent at Woodcliff, and I really want ALL of you to attend. We ...

Since Dec. 18, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has accepted two new types of ex parte proceedings to be filed for trademark purposes: expungement and reexamination. When these new proceedings were first proposed and announced, many practitioners were ...

With new COVID-19 variants popping up left and right, we face renewed uncertainty about the pandemic and the near future. As a result, many law firms continue to allow remote work, and some legal proceedings are occurring virtually. The challenging ...

Many people understand their communications with their lawyers concerning legal matters are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege. However, they may not be aware that the privilege also protects communications by one serving as an agent of either the ...

Kicking off a managed document review requires many steps, from the drafting of the review protocol to setting up the coding panel for review. Attorneys who have set up managed review projects are familiar with many of the components that ...

After things going fairly slow in family legal matters due to the effects of the pandemic, there are several things happening in family law and the courts this spring, including: Child Support Calculations The biennial update of the calculations used ...

St. Patrick’s Day is one of the leading holidays when it comes to DWIs and accidents, and with one-third of all vehicle-related fatalities in the U.S. being attributed to drunk drivers, it is to no one’s surprise that law enforcement ...

Trademarks are an essential asset to any business. A trademark identifies the source of the goods or services; it lets people know that you are providing the goods or services and it can set expectation levels based on your brand’s ...

As you go to sleep tonight, I ask that you keep the people of Ukraine in your thoughts as they face the unspeakable horrors of war. Over the past week, I’ve been horrified as I have watched the coverage of ...

Parent education for couples involved in family disputes works. As lawyers, judges and educators, we have long known that parent education can ease conflicts in families and promote reasonable family-based solutions to divorce, custody, visitation and other family disputes. Now ...

COVID-19 has had far-reaching effects on both society as a whole and on the practice of law. Remote work has become commonplace due to the long-term impact of the pandemic and, as a result, the rules and regulations that limit ...

Lawyers tend to limit their practice to a few areas. Nonetheless, people come to us with myriad problems — many of which fall outside our expertise. Through this column, we provide practical information to help assist those who have employment, ...