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How to Rein In Emotional Clients

Lisa Shapson

Most things that family law attorneys face are not emergencies, but it is hard for our clients to realize this sometimes. Here are a few basic practice rules when dealing with these clients.

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Copyright vs. Trademark Claims

Colleen Bal & Evan M. W. Stern

Whatever one thinks of the ruling in <i>Fleischer I</i>, the decision serves as an important reminder of something for which it has received little attention: its careful consideration of the distinctions between copyright and trademark protection.

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The Perks of Using Avvo Ignite

Robert S. Bennett, David Sickles

Keeping up with calls, e-mails, and other inquiries can be a difficult proposition in any business. Those in the legal industry know this challenge perhaps more than most. Bob Bennett &amp; Associates is a Houston law firm that deals primarily with professional ethics and licensing issues. We provide free consultation to people who are experiencing trouble with a licensing agency, and keeping up with the volume of calls that are received per day can be&#133;

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The RAND Modified Hypothetical Negotiation

Mark A. Chapman & Rose Cordero Prey

On April 25, 2013, Judge James L. Robart of the Western District of Washington publicly issued his Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law from the November 2012 bench trial in <i>Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola, Inc., et al.</i>

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Taming the Beast

Laurie Fischer, Heather Yanak

Corporate law departments acknowledge the need to manage and control the unabated and explosive growth of digital information, yet understand that the traditional approach will not work.

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What's New in Word 2013: First Look

Sue Hughes

A guide to the new version of Word.

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Cynthia M. Klaus & Susan E. Tegt

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Language-Based Knowledge Extraction Can Reform Document Review

Bobbi Basile

An emerging market trend ' language-based knowledge extraction ' holds the promise of greater strategic insight, improved efficiencies and cost-saving advantages during document review. Knowledge extraction achieves the objective of identifying relevant documents and understanding what those documents actually say at the beginning of the review process as opposed to the end.

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