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Estate Plan Implications in Divorce

by April Will and James Vedder

It’s essential that family law practitioners consult with estate planning attorneys as they guide their clients through a marital breakup. Here’s what to what to consider when there is a trust, but the parties do not trust each other.

The Wagner Law Group: ERISA and Employment Law

by The Wagner Law Group

For more than 25 years, The Wagner Law Group has combined the personalized attention and reasonable rates of small law firms with the specialization and sophistication of large firms to tackle all of their clients' ERISA and Employment Law needs.

Rise of the Machines

by Michele M. Jochner

New “generative AI” programs have great potential to help attorneys with certain tasks that will make their work more efficient. Yet the use of any new technology must always adhere to strict ethical standards. One notorious recent case shows why.

Crash Course

by Paige Cerulli

A bad car accident left me reeling, but my worst symptoms wouldn’t appear until two weeks after. If it weren’t for excellent legal representation, there’s no way I’d have made it through—or with anything close to the settlement I got.

Family Law – Sometimes All in the Family

by Justin Smulison

Led by a father-and-son team of Family Law lawyers and trial advocates, with the support and assistance of family members, Blevans & Blevans, LLP continues its tradition of excellence serving the Northern California Bay Area in 2020 and beyond.

The Other Shoe Drops—The NLRB’s “Contingent Workforce” Activism Continues

by Timothy C. Kamin

The NLRB will now permit a single bargaining unit to include employees who are solely employed by an employer along with other employees who are jointly employed by that employer and a staffing provider, all without the consent of either employer.

Employers Are Budding Heads on Marijuana in the Workplace

by M. Tae Phillips and Melanie C. Cormier

As employment lawyers, we receive many questions from employers navigating marijuana legalization. Below, we answer the top three most asked questions.

Accommodation Reigns

by J. Lott Warren and Kara E. Shea

A recent 6th Circuit Court decision could have big implications for employers who don’t follow reasonable-accommodation standards within disability and medical-leave law to the letter.

A Historic Agreement in the Aftermath of Tragedy

by Justin Smulison

Two-time “Lawyer of the Year” Daniel J.T. Sciano represented plaintiffs from the 2017 Sutherland Springs shooting, finally reaching an agreement to settle with the U.S. Department of Justice this year. Sciano offers insight on how stronger laws can prevent repeat tragedies.

Privacy Practice

by Casey Waughn

Data protection is all the rage among tech companies and state, national (and even transnational) governments alike. Is it a passing fad or here to stay? And how should businesses and groups of all sizes handle compliance with a blizzard of new laws?

Breaking Records for 45 Years

by Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn

Rouda, Feder, Tietjen & McGuinn represents injured people and their families in matters of personal injury and wrongful death arising out of negligence, product defect and professional negligence. We provide personalized support to our clients combined with skilled advocacy to achieve maximum recovery for their losses.

Hobbling the War Machine

by Shawn C.D. Neylan

Since late spring, the Canadian government has been actively sanctioning business and political entities, as well as numerous individuals, with alleged ties to Vladimir Putin and the Russian military, including some in Belarus. You can’t tell the players without a scorecard—so here’s an overview.

An Allied Front Against Ransomware

by Patricia Brown Holmes, Georgia N. Alexakis, John K. Theis and Abigail L. Peluso

With the world ever more digitally entwined—particularly as the pandemic has increasingly driven commerce and ordinary business activity more fully online—the threat of ransomware is here to stay. Here’s a primer on the federal government’s response and how the private sector can help.

Staunch Competition

by Catherine H. Molloy, Jennifer W. Corinis and Andrea E. Nieto

On the other side of the pandemic, after record numbers of employee resignation, protecting trade secrets is both challenging and being challenged.

Does the Crystal Ball Predict a Fall?

by Kathleen Bernardo

In the post-pandemic climate, economists are making many predictions about what’s to come for the housing market. But one real estate lawyer with decades of experience says that this reset was crucial and not necessarily indicative of the doom and gloom we thought we were facing.

The Top Employment Cases of 2017 and a Sneak Peek at 2018

by Nonnie L. Shivers

Major employment law decisions in 2017 preview big changes ahead in workplace rights, arbitration, and discrimination law.