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Friday, February 17, 2017Recently Blogged about the American Bar Association (ABA) Hours of Delegates voting to approve model rules requiring that attorneys complete one hour of substance abuse and mental health education every 3 years. Many attorneys work to a large extent by themselves and unlike many other professions can have very little support group to help them with the daily stresses of life. READ MORE >>
Thursday, February 16, 2017The world has changed in the past few years. All of us think nothing about tweeting or posting about what we did, what we saw, what we ate or how we feel almost as soon as it happens. Sometimes if makes us feel good to air publicly arguments or disagreements when we perceive that we were treated unfairly. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, February 15, 2017The legal profession is one of the most stressed groups of professionals. The stress starts with law school and continues into practice. A study by Davenee Foundation on Lawyers & Depression shows how serious an issue this is. It states that attorneys rank 5th in an incidents of suicide by occupation. READ MORE >>
Monday, February 13, 2017With the new Attorney General Jeff Sessions and administration promising to be tough on drugs and crime it should be interesting to see how the federal government treats Marijuana Law. Remember that even though it may be legal in your state, it is still a federal crime to possess or use marijuana. READ MORE >>
Monday, January 30, 2017About a week ago, I learned a new term, “Alternative Facts”. Not sure what the difference is between Alternative Facts and a lie is. But while it appears that the President of the United States can use “Alternative Facts”, lawyers must abide by a code of ethics. READ MORE >>
Friday, January 27, 2017An interesting phenomenon with increasing frequency is the Virtual Law Office. In some cases the attorney is licensed in multiple states and in other cases the attorney is licensed in only their home state. The thinking goes that by extending their practice into several states the attorney can expand their practice and increase their appeal to prospective clients. READ MORE >>
Thursday, January 26, 2017Crowdfunding has become an alternative source of funds for many entities trying to raise capital. The SEC has come out with rules that allow for entities to crowdfund under certain circumstances. So the question naturally arises what about a new in practice attorney trying to start up their own practice. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, January 4, 2017It is not uncommon for opposing attorneys to exchange during discover on a case. In today’s world more and more of it is done in an electronic form. Sometimes in its native electronic form that include metadata such as the document author, dates of creation-alteration and where the document was stored. READ MORE >>
Friday, December 30, 2016Indicted KY Attorney Eric C Conn appeared to be a godsend to people that were initially rejected by the Social Security Administration for disability benefits. Now according to the attached ABC News Article hundreds of past clients that may or may not be entitled to benefits are now in dire financial straits. READ MORE >>
Thursday, December 22, 2016This scam was done the old fashion way and brought in over $1.66 Million. Artashes Darbinyan and Orbel Hakobyan admitted to running a mass mailing scam through companies called Trademark Compliance Center(TCC) and Trademark Compliance Office (TCO). According to the Justice Department Website Link: READ MORE >>
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