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Military Retirement vs. Disability Pay
When handling the divorce of a couple that includes at least one military member or retiree, special concerns must be addressed. These include some obvious things, such as child custody and visitation schedules when one party may be deployed overseas or relocated to a distant base. Another well-known problem for family law attorneys is the complications posed by the laws related to military retirement and service-related disability benefits. Even when a lawyer is aware of the complications that can arise, attempts to protect the civilian party's rights to a portion of the service member's retirement may go awry. Recent cases in Alaska and Texas illustrate the problems that attempts to work around the laws can cause.
This article looks at what happened with these cases, as well as an older case out of New York.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
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Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
One Overlooked Element of Executive Safety: Data Privacy
Executives have access to some of the company's most sensitive information, and they're increasingly being targeted by hackers looking to steal company secrets or to perpetrate cybercrimes.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?