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The Propriety of Allowing Rebuttal Experts
July 31, 2012
Insights regarding the considerations every trial lawyer must make when assessing the propriety of offering a rebuttal witness or filing a motion to strike such a witness.
Hospital Captives
July 31, 2012
Is the commercial marketplace is a suitable arena to obtain insurance coverage, or are there tipping points that drive business away from these markets and into the hospital captives?
Efforts to Reduce Med-Mal Litigation
July 30, 2012
Physicians and other health care providers continue to be worried about being sued, even in states that have enacted "tort reform." These fears are not unrealistic.
Career Journal: What to Do After the Interview
July 30, 2012
Your job interview was a success. But don't celebrate just yet ' you still have your work cut out for you.
Equipment Investment Expected to Stabilize or Improve in Second Half of 2012
July 30, 2012
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released the quarterly update to its 2012 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook.
Media & Communications: Why Law Firm Marketers Don't Like PR Firms
July 30, 2012
It's an open secret among marketers that PR agencies often engender feelings ranging from dislike to outright disdain. Among law firms especially, the criticisms are consistent. Here are some solutions.
How to Manage the Expanding Use of Social Media
July 30, 2012
This article guides lawyers in the equipment leasing industry through some of the prevailing legal implications of using social media.
Integrated Online Marketing
July 30, 2012
There's more to online marketing than simply getting a website for your law firm or getting your business listed on Google Places. The biggest trend for 2012 is the use of integrated marketing solutions
Voice of the Client: Are You Listening?
July 30, 2012
Clients have been telling lawyers for years how to make the relationships work; what we are looking for and how to win business. Are they listening? Most of us don't think so." Here's what to do.
Key Lessee and Lessor Decisions Made in the Lease Project
July 30, 2012
Although FASB and IASB Boards finally decided all leases are not alike, they made a split decision as to how to classify them based on type of asset leased.

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