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Supporting Your New Managing Partner
April 24, 2011
Many law firms are going through a transition to the next managing partner. There will be a successful transition if some requirements are met. This article focuses on those requirements.
NJ & CT News
April 24, 2011
What's happening in neighboring states.
Decisions of Interest
April 24, 2011
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
Does Attorney-Client Privilege Protect Client e-Mail?
April 24, 2011
e-Mail communications pose confidentiality and waiver risks on the part of clients. Attorneys must advise their clients of these risks, and advise their clients on how to avoid them.
Foreign Civil Unions
April 24, 2011
The matter of <i>Debra H. and Janice R.&lt;/ihas dramatically changed the laws on parenthood as we know them in New York State.It effectively expands the meaning of the term &quot;parent&quot; to include individuals who are not legal parents or blood relatives of a child, but who are joined in a civil union with the biological parent at the time of birth.
Guidelines for the Role of Therapist for Court-Involved Families
April 24, 2011
An in-depth look at Guidelines for Court-Involved Therapy, recently promulgated by The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts(AFCC).
Verdicts
April 22, 2011
The latest rulings you need to know.
Drug & Device News
April 22, 2011
Important new developments.
Med Mal News
April 22, 2011
Recent news of importance to you and your practice.
Notice/Prejudice and the Role of State Law
April 22, 2011
In last month's newsletter, we began discussion of claims-made-and-reported medical malpractice insurance policies and of how most states are strict in requiring insureds to notify their insurers of claims within their policies' designated reporting periods. However, a recent Maryland case shows that state law sometimes may trump a policy's reporting requirements.

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