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Overcoming Obstacles
Sean Stonefield
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, personal injury firm Block O’Toole & Murphy is on track for its most successful year.
WATCH: Best Lawyers Discusses COVID-19 & Family Law
Best LawyersThree legal experts join the CEO of Best Lawyers to talk about problems that arise for family law during COVID-19.
WATCH: Best Lawyers Discusses COVID-19 & Business Interruption Claims
Best LawyersThree legal experts join CEO of Best Lawyers to talk about business-interruption insurance claims resulting from COVID-19 closures.
Jury Study Sounds Alarm for Insurance Industry
Christopher W. Martin
Without Congressional action, the years ahead will see a tsunami of suits filed against the insurance industry for COVID-19-related claims. Our intensive surveys shed some disturbing light on potential jurors’ attitudes and perspectives.
WATCH: Best Lawyers Discusses COVID-19 & Education
Best LawyersThree legal experts join the CEO of Best Lawyers to discuss how COVID-19 will change public, private, and higher education in the country and the legal considerations people will have to consider
No Idle Preference
Joseph Briggett
Amid Covid-19 economic uncertainty, Congress has continued to tinker with the Small Business Reorganization Act. How will the reworked law change bankruptcy preference litigation?
WATCH: Best Lawyers Discusses COVID-19 & Health Care
Best LawyersTwo legal experts join the CEO of Best Lawyers to discuss the legal issues hospitals and health care providers are facing as a result of COVID-19.
Pandemics and Planning: Lessons Learned
Anthony J. Enea
It's important to be prepared for life-threatening emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are six basic estate planning documents and advanced directives that everyone should have in order to deal with any potential health crisis.
7 Tips on How Lawyers Can Deal With the Fear of Loneliness
Stan Popovich
Sixty-one percent of lawyers ranked above average on the loneliness scale, Now with working from home due to COVID-19, many find the problem exacerbated.
WATCH: Best Lawyers Discusses COVID-19 & Business Liability
Best LawyersThree legal experts join the CEO of Best Lawyers to talk about business liability concerns as the economy opens back up.
WATCH: Best Lawyers Discusses COVID-19 & Sports Franchises
Best LawyersThree legal experts join the CEO of Best Lawyers to discuss the legal challenges sports franchises face as the reality of reopening looms closer.
Frequently Asked Employment Questions About COVID-19
Greg Mansell
One employment lawyer answers frequently asked questions concerning employment and the Family First Coronavirus Response Act.
WATCH: Best Lawyers Discusses COVID-19 & Rental Agreements
Best LawyersThree legal experts join the CEO of Best Lawyers to talk about a general approach to “the rental” market and what happens if tenants can’t pay rent in May.
A Legal Guide for Businesses During COVID-19
Roy D. Oppenheim
Oppenheim Law creates a useful guide for problems small to medium-sized businesses may face during this time of uncertainty.
The Next Pandemic
Roberta F. Green
An incipient wave of litigation generated by the coronavirus hasn’t even begun to crest. Here’s a look at current conditions—and what lies ahead.
Know This Contract Clause During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Roy D. Oppenheim
Force Majeure clauses are common in most contracts and can prove to be invaluable when determining whether one party’s performance is truly outside of that party’s control.
Powering Up
George H. Lugrin IV
Regulation, consumption trends, global population growth, and the pandemic’s many earth-shaking effects make this moment highly uncertain for the upstream-energy industry—and the only way forward is to change with the times.
We're Not in Kansas Anymore
Paul Hewett
What will family law look like in the “coronaverse” of 2020 and beyond.
Without Delay
Ashish Mahendru and Darren Braun
Remote testimony? Virtual evidence presentation? Been there, done that: Why even international arbitration proceedings have, for the most part, weathered the pandemic just fine.
Expect the Unexpected: COVID-19 and the 2020-21 School Year
Kristiana Butler
Across the country, the decision to open schools back up or not has been on the minds of many. What should parents think about when preparing to send the children back to school or not?
Is It Live . . . Or Is It Virtual?
Adrian L. Bastianelli III, Paulo Flores, Kevin J. O’Connor, and Robert S. Peckar
Mediation via Zoom is just one of the legal-industry oddities the pandemic has wrought. Here’s a cheat sheet for how to make it work for you—and some thoughts on whether it’s here to stay.
How I Adapt to Working From Home
Alexandria Hurst
With the pandemic still ongoing with no end in sight, one lawyer writes about how she stays sane working from home.
Is This a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity to Refinance Right Now?
Roy D. Oppenheim
If you wish to stay in your current home and refinance or buy a new home, now is the time
Workplace Guidelines During a Pandemic
Fisher Phillips
Anxiety and stress levels are rising high during a time of uncertainty like this. Labor and employment firm Fisher Phillips answers employment questions about COVID-19.
What Happens if You Violate the Family First Coronavirus Response Act?
Carrie Dyer
What are the penalties for violating the Family First Coronavirus Response Act, and what are your options if your employer doesn't respect your right as an employee under the act?
What a Time to be in Capital Markets
Best LawyersFernando Vives and Gonzalo García-Fuertes discuss the future of capital markets in the face of a pandemic.
