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Clark Partington Implements Practice Management and Overhauls Network
Hurricanes have consistently devastated Northwest Florida and the surrounding areas, destroying offices, businesses, homes and more. Consequently, my firm, Clark, Partington, Hart, Larry, Bond & Stackhouse, learned some important lessons and turned its attention to technology that would protect clients' information and facilitate workflow at the same time. Clark, Partington is a full-service law firm serving business and individual clients throughout the Southeastern U.S. The firm has 34 lawyers and over 100 total employees, with two offices in Northwest Florida ' one in Pensacola and one in Destin. As such, hurricanes are no strangers, but the destructive toll of Ivan in 2004 and its many successors made us realize we needed to better prepare our firm for the future, particularly in the area of technology.
Technology has always been an important part of our firm's operations, and we have invested in state-of-the-art software, such as Worldox for document management and Orion for financial management, to better serve our technologically savvy clients. The firm puts a high priority on being able to tackle clients' legal needs with a practice group composed of the right mix of attorneys and staff best able to effectively and efficiently handle the matter. That means attorneys and paralegals must be able to work collaboratively, even if they are not geographically co-located. Such collaborative work, we decided, required a sophisticated practice management computer system. We knew what we needed, but we were not sure which system to purchase or how to implement such a system.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Beach Boys Songs Written Decades Ago Triggered Current Quarrel With Lawyers
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Transfer Tax Implications on Real Property Leases
The real property transfer tax does not apply to all leases, and understanding the tax rules of the applicable jurisdiction can allow parties to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary tax liability.