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Partners Approaching Retirement: Transitioning Their Clients
This article describes a common procedure that may act as a guide to transitioning clients during a partner's pre-retirement years.
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Money Laundering Case Puts Spotlight on Law Firms' Use of Trust Accounts
A $3.5 billion asset forfeiture case that the DOJ brought in July grabbed the public's attention for the alleged purchases involved. But prosecutors also claim that prominent law firms used lawyer trust accounts to hold huge sums allegedly pilfered from the government of Malaysia and laundered through U.S. institutions.
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New York Rejects Federal Trend, Limits Common Interest Doctrine
Full and frank communication with another party's legal counsel is often necessary effectively to defend a client and to ensure compliance with the law. Thus, the question, "Under what circumstances may a company share privileged information with a third party?" is an important one.
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Do <i>Daubert</i> Motions Really Work?
More than 20 years into the <I>Daubert</I> era, a surprising number of litigators still have doubts and disagreements about the effectiveness of motions <I>in limine</I> challenging the admissibility of federal court opinion testimony under Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) 702.
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The Internet Is Not a Consequence-Free Zone
The widespread use of social media, and the corresponding ability to create, share, and misappropriate content ' all in an instant ' has radically increased the number of unwitting copyright owners and infringers.
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Law Firms Facing Unprecedented Cyber Risk
For years, various government authorities and security experts warned the legal industry about the proverbial cyber target painted on their chest. And while a cornucopian crop of headlines bloomed about data breaches, most concentrated on major retailers or recognizable brands. Given nebulous reporting legislations, the data breaches at law firms remained below the press horizon. But you can only dodge so many bullets until one hits the industry square in the chest.
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Executive Presence
Lawyers who exhibit "executive presence" are more likely to make partner, to gain clients' trust and loyalty, and to receive referrals from others. This article discusses what executive presence is and how you can learn it.
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New Jersey and the Emancipated Child: Changes Are on the Way
The State of New Jersey will soon have new limits on the duration of child support in the case of emancipation, thanks to a law that goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2017. Until then, the courts are still being asked to clarify when child support for an emancipated child should stop, and under what circumstances.
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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Avvo GC Denies That Fixed-Fee Legal Service Violates Ethical Rules
Avvo Inc.'s online fixed-fee legal service violates ethics rules related to advertising and splitting fees, a recent South Carolina bar advisory opinion found. Not surprisingly, Avvo general counsel Josh King disagrees.
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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Convict Seeks New Trial Over Use of Facebook Evidence
A man convicted of murder in New Haven, CT, is asking the state Supreme Court for a new trial on grounds that the judge should not have allowed evidence from Facebook at trial. The defendant argues that photos from his Facebook profile that were presented to the jury were used to portray him as a "thug" and improperly swayed the jury. Police were also able to locate the defendant, Derrick Bouknight, through his Facebook page. '
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