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Current Proposal Generation Is Failing Law Firms
Clients now demand faster, more tailored responses. And as expectations rise, so does the pressure on law firms to deliver with greater speed, accuracy, and professionalism. But new research suggests the profession isn’t keeping up.
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How to Protect Your Clients Against Predatory Merchant Cash Advances That Are Quietly Killing Small Businesses
Over the past several years, the merchant cash advance (MCA) industry has grown substantially, fueled by small and middle market businesses needing quick financing once COVID-relief programs ended, with creative and aggressive lenders waiting to meet those needs. Before considering legal options for businesses that have secured MCAs, it is important to understand what an MCA is and why it poses a risk.
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The Art of Eating in the Eye of the Storm: How Mindful Nourishment Can Transform Legal Practice
The legal profession doesn’t just demand excellence; it devours those who cannot sustain it. Law firms scramble to address time management and mental health, yet one daily ritual remains overlooked: how lawyers eat.
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Shared Office Environments Can Save Leasing Costs But Come With Risks
Sharing office space is a useful way to save on the costs of commercial leases, office supplies, and more. Although it is appealing for many, attorneys considering entering such an arrangement should be aware of the risks associated with a shared working environment. Below are some tips attorneys can consider to help protect client confidentiality and maintain other ethical obligations.
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Relocating Easements
Under what circumstances can a servient owner relocate an easement? The Second Department recently faced that question and reaffirmed the rule that a servient owner cannot unilaterally relocate an easement when the easement agreement depicts the precise location of the easement.
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Potential Consequences of LME Strategies
Much ink has been spilled about the continued ascent of the “liability management exercise” (LME). Not to fret, this is not another LME article; rather, this article focuses on potential consequences of certain LME strategies.
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Real Property Law
Claim That an Heir Executed Void Deed to Herself Not Barred By Statute of LimitationsAnticipatory Breach of Sale ContractInvalidation of Foreclosure Judgment Did Not Impair Title of Foreclosure Sale PurchaserEasement By Prescription Claim Fails, But Easement Acquired By Estoppel
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New Whistleblower Rewards Program Includes Monetary Incentive
On July 8, 2025, the DOJ, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the USPS Office of Inspector General entered into a memorandum of understanding creating a whistleblower rewards program “to enable whistleblowers to report specific, credible and timely information about possible federal criminal violations.” The first of its kind, it creates a monetary incentive for whistleblowers to report criminal antitrust violations involving such conduct as price fixing, bid rigging, market allocation and even certain types of predatory conduct by monopolists.
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Estate of Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother Seeks Proceeds from Sale of Her Son’s Music Catalog
After an ongoing battle to gain proceeds from a major sale of The Notorious B.I.G.’s music catalog, a lawsuit from his mother’s estate makes perfectly clear what it wants from his widow Faith Evans: More money, fewer problems.
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What Should Clients Do After Getting a Large Settlement?
You might have a client who has won a large judgment in court. After settling up with your firm, they have a large sum of money. Logically, they should preserve the money or put it to work providing an income for the future. How involved should you be? How involved do you want to be?
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