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Leadership in the Law: Technology: Friend, Enemy or Frenemy?
Willingly or unwillingly, lawyers simply must overcome their resistance to the adoption of tools and technology in the legal practice. Here's why.
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The Business of Branding: The Brand Behind Business Development
Instead of placing print advertisements or other "throwaway" media forms, marketers are training their attorneys to be brand ambassadors and teaching them how to share stories about the value their firms deliver, thereby raising the firm's brand awareness.
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Thinking Inside the Box
This article discusses an implementation framework that provides deliberate, strategic planning steps to ensure the successful implementation of your next big idea.
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Real Property Law
Analysis of recent litigation.
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Landlord & Tenant
In-depth analysis of several key cases.
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Eminent Domain Law
A look at a recent important ruling.
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The Tyranny of the Majority in Small Co-ops
When someone buys 25% of a four-unit co-op, does the shareholder expect the co-op to be ruled by only one other shareholder, which could be the case if one of those four shareholders owns more than 50% of the co-op's shares? The issue arose in a recent case ...
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Decisions of Interest
Recent rulings of importance to family law practitioners.
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NJ & CT News
What's happening in neighboring states.
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Spoliation of Evidence in Family Matters
A look at spoliation law in New York, and what it means to family law practitioners.
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