Are Your Paralegals Getting You Into Hot Water?

Nobody likes it when somebody hovers over their work -- especially when that somebody is an attorney. But lawyers are directly responsible for the work of their employees, and it presents a serious challenge. You have to depend on...

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Should You Take a Pretrial Vacation or Spa Day?

Trial is stressful. There's no doubt about that. No matter how planned out every last minute is, there will always be surprises that you didn't plan, and couldn't have known about. After a certain point in your preparation, you...

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Sessions' Pot Edict Could Be a Downer for Cannabis Lawyers

Remember when pot used to be... Oh that's right, you don't remember when you use pot. But still, it used to be legal in an increasing number of states. Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered his legal troops...

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Rose Bowl Surprise Results in Emergency Trial Extension

Getting an emergency extension, especially for a trial date, is generally reserved for serious emergencies, like injuries, illnesses, disasters and catastrophes. Luckily for one Georgia lawyer, his judge considered the Georgia Bulldog's Rose Bowl appearance to be good cause....

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Is Now the Time to Become a Weed Lawyer?

Given the new California law permitting the recreational use of marijuana, countless more lawyers are invariably asking themselves the same question: Should I break into the marijuana law business now? If you're only doing it for the money, you...

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Now Is a Good Time to Seek Pardons for Immigrants

In his farewell speech, President Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke of a military-industrial complex -- an informal alliance whereby the nation's military feeds the arms industry. With his inaugural speech, President Donald Trump spoke of a battle against immigrants. It...

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Kick Off 2018 With New Customer Service Goals

So maybe you've already broken your New Year's resolution; it's alright. We live one day -- not one year -- at a time. Progress usually occurs in small steps anyway. So let's start 2018 with the number one priority...

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