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Women Breadwinners and Hidden Assets

Anastasia Wincorn

A look at the growing trend of breadwinner wives--and what that means to family law.

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Real Property Division for Unmarried Cohabitants

MariaJose Delgado

This article outlines avenues of property division and other financial relief for unmarried couples in civil court, and provides a form agreement couples could use to prevent potential complications.

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Professional Development: Three Business Development Lessons

Janet Kyle Altman

The newest generation is dying for opportunities to develop their skills. Now it's your turn to teach.

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Leadership in the Law: Five Ways to Improve Lateral Recruitment

Timothy B. Corcoran

Here are five ideas that law firm leaders can embrace to improve their own success rate at finding and integrating laterals into their firms.

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The Business of Branding: Help! I Need an Effective Web Strategy!

Jeff Roberts

Your firm's website is the single most important component in its marketing communications efforts. Period. It's the lynchpin on which all of your other mar/com efforts rest, it's your "first impression," your opportunity to communicate with targeted clients on a regular basis via blogs, and hopefully it supports your firm's business development efforts.

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'Glass Ceilings' and Women in Leadership Roles

Nicholas Gaffney & Kathleen C. Peahl

This wide-ranging discussion, originally presented at a seminar, introduced statistics suggesting that women still are not reaching the highest level of leadership in law firms and Fortune 500, as compared with their male counterparts.

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Real Property Law

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Four important rulings are discussed.

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Involuntary Bankruptcy Standard

Brett J. Berlin

A judgment creditor that is considering filing an involuntary bankruptcy petition against a debtor should consult venue-specific controlling law if the debtor has appealed the judgment. Here's why.

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Intercreditor Agreements

Sean Gillen

This is the third article in a series covering various aspects of intercreditor agreements.

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A Victory for Forum-Selection Clauses

Lewis J. Cohn & John T. Precobb

A recent Supreme Court decision overturns both the United States District Court for the District of Western Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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