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Responding to Bullying

Jerome A. Wisselman & Lauren Chartan

With the advent of New York's recently amended legislation permitting Family Courts to issue orders of protection in certain bullying cases, attorneys in family practice have a new reason to assist clients with these matters.

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Real Property Law

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of several major rulings.

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Florida's Over-Regulation of Attorney Speech

Joshua King

It started with what probably sounded like a good idea at the time: a 2008 effort by the Florida Bar to amend the state's baroquely detailed attorney advertising rules to account for the ways in which attorneys use Web sites. But it went too far.

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Professional Development: Marketing from a Young Partner's Perspective

Kendyl Hanks & Craig Unterberg

For most new partners, marketing requires a commitment to effectuate a deliberate plan over multiple years. Build on your skills and prior experiences and develop a niche ' something unique to offer clients and referral sources.

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The Anatomy of a Successful Business Development Coaching Program

Peter A. Johnson

Firms must assess their goals and culture to design the most effective program for the firm. Providing attorneys the much needed, and desired, training will lead to a thriving practice for years to come.

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Media & Communications Corner: Despite Decline of Traditional Media, Opportunities Abound

Nicholas Gaffney

The media industry is in more turmoil than any time in history. So the public is less informed and much less interested in being informed. Right? Au contraire! Here's how to tailor your message.

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'Tell Me More'

Steve Hughes

What do you do for a living?" If you answer with a conversation-killing noun as opposed to a brief, leading, and engaging phrase, the opportunity for rainmaking is thwarted before it ever has a chance to begin. But it doesn't have to be this way.

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Case Notes

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A recent ruling of interest.

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FDA Enforcement Against Pharmaceutical Companies in the Product Promotion Arena

Alan Minsk

In his "Reason in Common Sense, The Life of Reason (Vol. 1)", George Santayana wrote: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." We all can benefit from reviewing the lessons learned from past mistakes, whether committed by ourselves or others. The medical device industry would be well-served in heeding Santayana's warning; review of the Food and Drug Administration's enforcement in the pharmaceutical promotion area could offer insight into how it might minimize…

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Practice Tip: A Non-Party Spoliates Key Evidence

Marcella C. Ducca & Christiana Jacxsens

Many product liability litigators have experience in dealing with first-party spoliation or assertions of spoliation, either when their own clients are alleged to have spoliated evidence, or when the opposing party purportedly has done so.

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