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Landlord & Tenant
July 01, 2019
Stay of Warrant of Eviction Constitutes Reasonable Accommodation Under Fair Housing Act
Real Property Law
July 01, 2019
Statute of Limitations Does Not Bar Foreclosure<br>Mortgage on Church Property Not Properly Authorized<br>Sale Contract Precludes Fraud Claim<br>Seller's Representations Did Not Survive Closing<br>Foreclosure Action Time Barred<br>Mortgagor Fails to Establish Forgery<br>Mortgagee May Bring Action on Promissory Note; Not Limited to Foreclosure Remedy<br>Summary Judgment Denied In Action to Set Aside a Deed for Fraud
Key Ways to Avoid Negative Publicity 
July 01, 2019
Marketing professionals have a responsibility to do their best to protect the brands of their employers. And part of that responsibility means avoiding, limiting or addressing, to the extent possible, any negative or damaging publicity. While there are nuances within each industry that determine what can and can't be done in this effort, there are some universal strategies I think work well.
Competitive Intelligence: What Is Your Dashboard Report Telling You? Chances Are, Not Much.
July 01, 2019
Until recently, most law firms operated with a cadre of legacy operating systems, financial platforms and reporting technologies from different manufacturers that have no mechanism for connecting with each other, let alone automatically extracting and updating data points between systems. The disparate nature of these technologies has exacerbated the struggle to leverage data and display results in a reporting mechanism that helps direct the firm's decision-making.
Leadership In Law: Leadership for the Strong
July 01, 2019
Law firms have many leaders. Yet in many cases, no formal leadership training takes place, leaving others in their groups or offices performing at less than optimal levels and on their own to get the job done often feeling pressured and stressed. Here are some tips to help partners who lead operational teams, offices, practices, departments, or the firm itself, to implement for leadership impact that books and professors don't seem to directly address.
Marketing Tech: Five Quick and Easy Ways to Hack Your Business Development
July 01, 2019
The most popular justification for avoiding business-development activities is a lack of time. There are, however, a number of strategies that will allow you to execute and produce results in minutes — or even seconds.
The Time to Improve Administrative Performance Is Now
July 01, 2019
This article focuses on what a firm can do now that will improve future firm economics regardless of what the future may hold. It identifies three areas that offer the great opportunity for improving a law firms' economics and better positioning them for whatever the future may bring.
Takeaways from the Recent Qualcomm Decision
July 01, 2019
The DOJ's intervention, and the judge's ultimate decision, has exposed tensions between the DOJ and FTC, and within the FTC itself, and public scrutiny is far from over as the case heads to the Ninth Circuit on appeal.
Reflections on Potential Legislative Reform of the Patent Eligibility Standard
July 01, 2019
In the last five years, the courts have instead began wading into policy setting without the tools and resources to fully consider all the issues and various interests. Thus, the recent congressional efforts to consider these questions is welcome and, frankly, overdue.
States Not Immune from PTAB Proceedings, Federal Circuit Rules
July 01, 2019
Fifteen states had argued that they and their public universities shouldn't have to expose their patents to validity review at the patent trial and appeal board.

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