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A Winning Team Formed from Unique Backgrounds

Briol & Benson

While Scott Benson and Mark Briol are different from one another, they’ve used their passions to help form a trial firm full of extraordinary attorneys.

Akerman Represents Ability Housing in Historic Fair Housing Settlement

Akerman

Pro Bono Victory Protects Future Housing Development for Disabled and Homeless in Jacksonville

Women of Influence Award Winner: Marcia Owens

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When Should a Landlord Hire a Lawyer?

Adam Leitman Bailey

Surviving as a landlord in this morass of a city requires experienced landlord–tenant attorneys to navigate the course.

Residential Security Deposits Provide Protection for a Landlord, but There can be Unexpected Pitfalls

Sander A. Rikleen

On tenant’s counterclaims, the court found that landlord had violated the security deposit statute by failing to provide tenant with a receipt acknowledging acceptance of the deposit, and failing to pay interest earned on the deposit over the multi-year tenancy.

Live Free? A Rather Long List of Regulations on Development in N.H.

Philip M. Hastings

The list of regulations that a real estate developer is likely to encounter (or will at least have to think about) for virtually any project in any New Hampshire community, regardless of the project’s size or nature, is long and requires a thoughtful and comprehensive approach in the planning stages.

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Female Attorneys Shaping the Future

Nicole Ortiz

Baltimore’s Rosie the Lawyer initiative offers high school girls an insider’s look at the law.

How to Create a Bio that Attracts New Clients

Mark Annick

Put your most relevant information first. Make it sound like you.

Mark Twain’s Advice for Getting Better Mediation Results

Gordon D. McAuley

Whether one is the plaintiff seeking to remedy an aggravation or a defendant looking to patch up the slights alleged against it, litigation is a highly charged, emotional wringer.

Seven Common Tax Issues to Consider When Negotiating Your Divorce Settlement

P. Lindley Bain

During your divorce, you will be faced with various tax issues and it is important that you explore those issues with an appropriate professional before you start to negotiate your final divorce settlement.

The Paris Climate Accord and Dissatisfaction

Joseph Z. Fleming

The Paris Climate Accord was a voluntary and non-enforceable approach to resolving climate issues.

Panama Papers: Evasion and Avoidance

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Attorneys from across the world consider what the future holds for businesses and individuals with foreign holdings and investments.

Will Facebook Err on the Side of Free Speech?

In the News Weekly Roundup: Facebook's Free Speech Controversy

Best Lawyers

Recent news from Best Lawyers listed lawyers and firms. New hires at Akerman and King & Spalding, and a win for Greenberg Traurig.

Brexit

Charles Cardon, Carmen Maria Mozun Munoz, Tiago Ferriera de Lemos, and Lia de Pessoa Negrao

Attorneys from France, Spain, and Portugal weigh in on the effects that Brexit may have on their respective countries.

A Trial Is all about the Appeal

Campbell D. Barrett and Judge Lynda B. Munro

Every trial has the potential for an appeal. The likelihood of an appeal is enhanced when the judge has picked a clear winner and loser after a family bench trial.

It Was a Very Bad Year for Retail

Michelle V. Rafter

While overall business bankruptcies dropped 5.4 percent through Q3, in excess of 300 stores filed for Chapter 7 or 11 in the same period, including big names like Toys “R” Us, Gymboree, and Payless ShoeSource.