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MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com Announces New Blog Entries "Rants And Raves"
MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com announces the start of a periodic and continuing theme within its blog entitled “MML Rants and Raves.” Some topics are satirical or comical, but all are intended to entertain and to stimulate conversation about important medical issues. - April 20, 2011 - MML Holdings LLC
Altep, Inc. Offers PDF/A-Compliance
Altep, Inc., a national provider of e-discovery and litigation support services, today reported that their electronic data and document review offerings are fully compliant with emerging standards for electronic document submission in US State and Federal Courts. - April 17, 2011 - Altep, Inc.
Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Caldwell & Tayler, P.C. Adds Attorney Amy Monopoli
Monopoli focuses her practice in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance defense. - April 16, 2011 - Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Caldwell & Tayler, P.C.
Fort Myers Attorney Robert Forman Provides Department of Labor Comments on Proposed Rules Under ERISA
Southwest Florida employee benefits attorney, Robert Forman, provided comments to the United States Department of Labor on behalf of the Florida Bar Tax Section regarding the proposed modification under ERISA. - April 16, 2011 - Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
Bonita Springs Attorney Richard Mancini Elected President of the Foundation for the Developmentally Disabled
Bonita Springs Attorney Richard Mancini takes office as President of the Foundation for Developmentally Disabled in Naples, Florida. - April 15, 2011 - Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
Alden Marketing Group Wins Top 2011 Award for Goodwin Procter’s "Founder’s Workbench" from the National Legal Marketing Association
Alden Marketing Group (AMG) won first place in the Individual Portions of Web Site Category at the 2011 Legal Marketing Association (LMA) annual Your Honor Awards. Created in 2010, the Founder's Workbench website offers Goodwin Procter LLP entrepreneurial clients access to critical forms,... - April 14, 2011 - Alden Marketing
Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Caldwell & Tayler, P.C. Adds Attorney Mary T. Doll
Doll specializes in the defense of first and third party auto claims. During her career, she has developed extensive experience in the defense of claims involving first and third party auto, premises liability and defamation. - April 14, 2011 - Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Caldwell & Tayler, P.C.
Law Firms of Ragsdale Liggett and Clifton & Singer Announce Partnerships
Two of the most prestigious law firms in Raleigh, NC will join forces and enter into a partnership. The law firm of Clifton & Singer, LLP will join Ragsdale Liggett effective May 1, 2011. Clifton & Singer will continue to practice under the name Ragsdale Liggett PLLC. - April 13, 2011 - Ragsdale Liggett PLLC
Bailey Kennedy Law Clerk Receives James E. Rogers Award
Mark Hesiak Receives Boyd School of Law’s Top Honor - April 13, 2011 - Bailey Kennedy, Attorneys At Law
Microsoft, Accenture, and Johnson Controls: Taking Action for Diversity
NAMWOLF announces Microsoft, Accenture, and Johnson Controls 2011 Commemorative Sponsorship to support minority and women-owned law firms. - April 13, 2011 - National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms
Fort Myers Attorney Kevin Noell Joins Boys & Girls Club of Lee County Board
The Southwest Florida law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Tort and Insurance Attorney Kevin Noell has been elected to serve on the Boys & Girls Club of Lee County Board of Directors. - April 13, 2011 - Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
Law Offices of Kent W. Meyer (Roseville, Ca) Announces the Release of a Buy – Sell Agreement Article. This Article May be Useful to Any Business Owner.
Kent W. Meyer, MBA, PhD, JD, LLM shares his knowledge of Buy - Sell Agreements. The purpose of this article is to educate business owners or potential business owners with the hopes that those who read it will draft the necessary documents to protect their business interests. Specifically, this... - April 12, 2011 - Kent W. Meyer Law
The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on Cloud Computing – Legal & Contract Issues Live Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two -hour webcasts. It has scheduled a live webcast entitled Cloud Computing – Legal & Contract Issues Live Webcast. This two-hour... - April 12, 2011 - The Knowledge Group
Altep, Inc. Relocates Dallas Office
Altep, Inc., a national provider of discovery processing and review services, announced today that it has relocated its operations in Dallas, Texas to 4040 North Central Expressway. The firm’s office was previously located downtown. Altep has been in Dallas for 3 years. Nancy Daniel is Vice... - April 10, 2011 - Altep, Inc.
Altep, Inc. Announces Release of Custom-Developed Near Duplicate Detection in Inspicio®
Altep, Inc., a national provider of discovery processing and review services, has enhanced its near-duplicate detection functionality in Inspicio®, its custom-designed document review platform. - April 10, 2011 - Altep, Inc.
Veteran and Attorney Shoots PSA and Commercial at Local Vietnam Museum
Wade Coye, attorney and veteran of the U.S. Army, recently completed two video shoots at the Cpl. Smedley National Vietnam War Museum in preparation of his upcoming Memorial Day speaking engagement. - April 10, 2011 - Coye Law Firm
LogicBit Corp to Unveil HoudinESQ 1.8 at the ABA TechShow in Chicago April 11th 2011
Earning a reputation as an innovator and an emerging leader in law practice management software, LogicBit Corp. announced tight integration between its Practice Management Suite HoudiniESQ and Intuit QuickBooks. - April 09, 2011 - LOGICBit Corp.
Attorney Cinnamon Rice Joins Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Caldwell & Tayler, P.C.
Rice has experience handling personal and commercial lines of business and a wide variety of litigation, including first and third-party auto, premises liability, construction, maritime, fraud and insurance coverage. - April 09, 2011 - Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Caldwell & Tayler, P.C.
Bar President Elect John Howe Joins the Law Offices of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC
Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC (LLL&S) announces that John M. Howe, founding attorney of the Law Offices of J.M. Howe and President Elect of Palm Beach County Bar Association, has joined the Firm on an “Of Counsel” basis, and he will be focusing in the practice areas of... - April 09, 2011 - Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith
Lease Alternatives: Cohen Firm Helps Businesses Find Commercial Lease Solutions
Business owners are no longer able to pay the rates of yesterday and need relief from inflated lease payments. The Cohen Firm has announced that it intends to provide relief for beleaguered businesses that are being "drained" of their cash flow by outdated and exorbitant leases. - April 07, 2011 - The Cohen Firm
Attorney Michael A. Schwartz Joins Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Caldwell & Tayler, P.C.
Schwartz specializes in the defense of first and third party auto claims and commercial general liability claims. - April 07, 2011 - Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Caldwell & Tayler, P.C.
Cohen Firm Tackles Bankruptcy Field, Enlists Intern Help
The Cohen Firm is starting up a bankruptcy practice to meet the demands of the current economy. The firm has decided to utilize intern assistance to work on the project. - April 06, 2011 - The Cohen Firm
MCLE News for Texas Attorneys: New Accredited Programs Effective May 1 in Ethics and Hot Topics; Upcoming April 30 Expirations for Some Existing TX-Accredited Programs
Celesq® AttorneysEd Center today announced some timely reminders and news for attorneys admitted to practice in the State of Texas. Celesq® is an accredited sponsor by the State Bar of Texas, Committee on MCLE, and a number of Celesq®’s online programs are approved for... - April 04, 2011 - Celesq(R) AttorneysEd Center
Jo Ann Koontz Appointed to Realtor - Attorney Joint Committee
Jo Ann M. Koontz has been appointed to the Realtor-Attorney Joint Committee of the Sarasota County Bar Association and the Sarasota Association of Realtors. She will serve a two-year term. Koontz is an Attorney and Certified Public Accountant in the Sarasota office of Yesner & Boss,... - April 01, 2011 - Yesner & Boss, PL
Texas Super Lawyers® Rising Star Edition
Klemchuk Kubasta LLP Attorneys Names to Texas Rising Stars List - April 01, 2011 - Klemchuk LLP
"The LDA: a Decade of Service to the Self-Help Litigant" is Theme of California Association of Legal Document Assistants (CALDA) 24th Annual Conference
The California Association of Legal Document Assistants (CALDA) will be hosting its 24th annual conference on October 14-16, 2011 at the Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center in Ontario, California. This year’s conference theme, “The LDA: A Decade of Service to the Self-Help... - March 31, 2011 - California Association of Legal Document Assistants
The Law Offices of Benjamin H. Cooper PC is Pleased to Announce the Addition of Attorney's Pooja Chawla and Lawanda D. Ross in the Practice of Labor & Employment
The Law Offices of Benjamin H. Cooper, PC welcomes Pooja Chawla, Esquire and LaWanda D. Ross, Esquire to the firms practice of Labor and Employment. Pooja Chawla received her undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in Delhi, India. Ms. Chawla practices law in Birmingham, Alabama and is a member of... - March 31, 2011 - Cooper-Johnson A Professional Law Group LLC
Employment Law Attorneys Address HR Challenges, Trends at April Seminar; Fisher & Phillips Provides Practical Solutions for Workplace Problems at Atlanta Event
Fisher & Phillips LLP, one of the nation’s leading law firms in the field of labor and employment law, will have a one-day seminar in Atlanta to address upcoming employment law changes and challenges facing employers in 2011. The “One Day, Many Solutions” seminar will be... - March 30, 2011 - Fisher Phillips Denver
SGS France Guarantees Detergent and Home Fragrance Quality
In the light of increasing demand from clients and its great expertise, SGS has expanded its detergent performance testing facilities in Aix en Provence in France. SGS is confident it can assist clients with their detergent and home fragrance requirements and new installations of washing machines and dishwashers are on hand to help with the extra work. - March 30, 2011 - SGS
Law Firm Business Development Book Receives Legal Marketing Association - Bay Area Chapter’s Highest Award
Author and consultant David King Keller of the Keller Business Development Advisory Group, received the prestigious 2011 Law Firm Practice Development Award of Excellence from the Legal Marketing Association - Bay Area Chapter for his new book, 100 Ways To Grow A Thriving Law Practice, at a... - March 27, 2011 - KBDAG
Allzone Management Solutions Now Offers Document Management Services
Allzone Management Solutions, the country’s expert service provider of Healthcare Management, is now launching their document management services. These services will help clients of all backgrounds to stay on top of paperwork and organize their documents efficiently. - March 27, 2011 - Allzone Management Solutions
Attorney Melissa Brumback's Blog Named Best Overall Blog in the Construction Industry
Ragsdale Liggett PLLC attorney Melisaa Brumback was selected among dozens of competitors to win the Best Construction Blog. - March 27, 2011 - Ragsdale Liggett PLLC
Chester/Kubasta Lead ABA “Grey Market” Roundtable Event
Kelly Kubasta and J. F. (Jim) Chester, senior partners in the Dallas-based intellectual property law firm of Klemchuk Kubasta LLP, recently lead a roundtable discussion about the implications of the recent Supreme Court decision in Omega, S.A. v. Costco Wholesale Corp. Each quarter, the American... - March 27, 2011 - Klemchuk LLP
Parker Poe’s Melanie Dubis Partners with Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce on Social Media Policy
Dubis Denotes Rules and Restrictions for Use with Social Networking Sites. - March 27, 2011 - Melanie Dubis
Fisher & Phillips Attorneys Selected to 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers®
Fisher & Phillips LLP announced today that four of its New Jersey attorneys are included in 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers®, a publication which recognizes lawyers state-wide for their practices in labor and employment law. Partners Rosemary Gousman, Alan Lesnewich and Christopher Mills, along with Senior Counsel Cynthia Jacob, are honored with the distinction. - March 27, 2011 - Fisher Phillips Denver
Gary S. Lesser, Esq, Managing Partner of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC Elected by Peers to Florida Bar Board of Governors
Gary S. Lesser, the managing partner of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC (LLL&S), has been elected by his peers to The Florida Bar Board of Governors for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 4. He will be sworn into office for a two-year term at The Florida Bar's Annual Convention in... - March 25, 2011 - Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith
Attorney Gary August Selected Among Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Leaders in the Law 2011
As a shareholder of the firm, August serves many high profile clients in cases involving construction law, general litigation, and insurance coverage. - March 25, 2011 - Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Caldwell & Tayler, P.C.
Byron Egan Selected for The International Who’s Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers Guide
Jackson Walker partner Byron Egan was recently selected for inclusion in The International Who’s Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers 2011. The guide will be published in May and as a chapter of The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2012. This marks the second time Mr. Egan... - March 24, 2011 - Jackson Walker L.L.P.
CAPAPA Appoints New Board Members
Distinguished members of Canada's Access and Privacy Community join Board of Directors of The Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators (CAPAPA) - March 24, 2011 - CAPAPA - The Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators
Markhoff & Mittman Partner Participates in Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Memorial Dinner
Daniel Elias, Partner of Disability Law Firm, Markhoff & Mittman, P.C., and his band will help entertain the crowd and raise funds for scholarships at The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Memorial Dinner on March 25, 2011. - March 24, 2011 - Markhoff & Mittman PC
Fort Myers Real Estate Attorney Tyra Read Appointed to Cape Coral Construction Industry Association Board
Southwest Florida Real Estate Lawyer Tyra Read has joined the CCCIA Board of Directors. - March 24, 2011 - Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
James L. Conner II Named Partner at the Law Firm of Ragsdale Liggett
Jim Conner has been named partner at Ragsdale Liggett law firm in Raleigh. He heads the environmental and health care litigation practice groups. - March 24, 2011 - Ragsdale Liggett PLLC
Bagolie Friedman Offers Bus Safety Tips After Deadly Chinatown Bus Crashes, Steer Attention Toward Driver Certifications and Safety Guidelines
To help minimize the risk of a crash passengers request driver credentials, report aggressive driving or reckless behavior to bus carriers and/or the police, and only ride buses from established companies with solid safety records. - March 23, 2011 - Bagolie Friedman Injury Lawyers
SaferProducts.gov Will Aide & Educate Consumers
Philadelphia personal injury law firm Sheridan & Murray encourages buyers to utilize new site; pushes manufacturers to improve safety. - March 23, 2011 - Sheridan & Murray, LLC
LegalNichePros.com Launches Website for Lawyers to Build Successful Online Practices
Founded by attorneys Michael Waddington and Alexandra Gonzalez-Waddington, LegalNichePros.com specializes in online marketing and reputation management for attorneys and law firms across the U.S. - March 21, 2011 - LegalNichePro
Put a Stop to Cyber Stalkers with New ReputationDefenseOnline.com Service
ReputationDefenseOnline.com (RDO), a worldwide leader in Internet investigations, announced today that due to an ever increasing outcry for help from callers, they will be offering a unique service for those that are the victim of cyber stalking. This service will be geared to finding cyber... - March 20, 2011 - Reputation Defense Online
IBFD Launches a New Website Reinforcing Its Position as the Hub of International Tax Expertise
The International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD), the leading provider of international tax expertise announces the launch of its new website on 22 March 2011. This new website is a logical step following steady growth and the launch in 2010 of a tax research platform. - March 20, 2011 - IBFD
Christopher D. Hopkins, Esq Named General Counsel for Brand New Day Inc.
Christopher D. Hopkins, Esq was recently named General Counsel for Brand New Day, Inc. Brand New Day is a not-for-profit community development corporation. - March 20, 2011 - The Law Office of Christopher D. Hopkins, LLC
Elder Law Attorney, Mary M. Markovich, P.A. to Facilitate Affordable Veterans Affairs Bootcamp Training in Raleigh, NC.
Attorney Mary Markovich, JD, MBA has been a North Carolina Elder Law Attorney for over 17 years. Several years ago Ms. Markovich deliberately shifted focus and went on a personal mission to work with her clients who need help in paying for long term care expenses. Mary combines the expertise of a... - March 19, 2011 - The Law Offices of Mary Markovich, PA
Free English eBook on German Intellectual Property Law and Cease-and-Desist Letter ("Abmahnung") by SEIFRIED IP Lawyers
A gratis eBook in English language about German intellectual property law and unfair competition law, especially about the first step against an infringer, has been published: The cease-and-desist letter ("Abmahnung"). Containing two typical pre-wordes cease-and-desist clauses in the field of trademark law and unfair competition law- Also containing typical weak points of a cease-and-desist letter. - March 19, 2011 - SEIFRIED Intellectual Property Lawyers