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Agren Blando is Taking Court Reporting Green
Agren Blando Court Reporting & Video is “going green.” Agren Blando is proud to be a certified GenGreen® company. As the first court reporting firm in Colorado to go green, they understand that their work has an impact on the local and regional environments in which they operate. - December 11, 2009 - Agren Blando Court Reporting and Video
Gailey Attends State Bar of California Admission Ceremony
William “Bill” Gailey attended the swearing in ceremony for newly admitted lawyers held in Anaheim, CA. - December 09, 2009 - Gailey Associates Inc.
Eisenberg Law Offices, S.C., a Wisconsin Law Firm, Offers Drivers Steps to Take if Injured in an Accident
There are a number of important things drivers should do if they are injured in a car accident. As the winter and holiday season begins, Wisconsin drivers should follow these recommendations in order to protect their legal rights in an accident. In the event that an injured person wishes to seek compensation for injuries sustained, these precautions can improve their Wisconsin Personal Injury case. - December 09, 2009 - Eisenberg Law Offices
Trial Solutions Honored at 2009 Fast Tech 50 Awards
E-Discovery Software Company honored at Fast Tech 50 Awards for second year. - December 09, 2009 - Trial Solutions
LegalView Announces Newest Brain Injury Blog Update
LegalView, the online leader in personal injury legal information, is proud to announce their newest brain injury blog post. This post follows some recent legislation proposed by a senator in West Virginia. - December 07, 2009 - LegalView
IPI-VERDAD Investigations and Protection, Inc. Again Teaching the Broome County Concealed Carry Pistol Course
IPI VERDAD Investigations and Protection, Inc. taught the Concealed Carry Pistol Course for Broome County under Judge Mathews, again has authorization from County Court Judge to offer course. - December 07, 2009 - VERDAD Investigations and Protection, Inc.
Hwuason Lawyers is a Firm to Watch in 2010
Hwuason Lawyers has been named by ALB as a firm to watch in China in 2010 continuing the firm's strong growth in the competitive China legal market. - December 05, 2009 - Hwuason Lawyers
Opara Law PC Re-Launches Website for Legal Informational Purposes
Opara Law PC re-launches website for legal informational purposes. Opara Law PC, a legal firm, provides practical legal solutions to both businesses and individuals at a cost-effective manner. - December 03, 2009 - OPARA LAW PC
Continuing Education Webinar on Elder Care Victimization: When Trusted Individuals Become Trust Violators
Elder care victimization—the financial abuse by an elderly person’s trusted caregiver or financial representative—is estimated to be at least $2.6 billion dollars, according to a recent report entitled “Broken Trust: Elders, Family and Finances.” And often, it may only be the client’s attorney or financial advisor who can uncover and reveal financial abuse that can be occurring within a client’s trusted relationship. - December 02, 2009 - Global Information Research & Retrieval, LLC
Altep Expands Data Accessibility
Altep, Inc. has expanded its services to include Magnetic Media Discovery Technology – an innovation that transcends traditional methods of discovery by doing away with the need to restore archived files before they can be accessed. - December 02, 2009 - Altep, Inc.
Frontline Source Group Announces New Apartment Staffing Division Serving Dallas Fort Worth Texas
President and CEO, Bill Kasko, of Frontline Source Group, Inc., has announced the newest addition of the Apartment Staffing Division to the premier Texas temporary staffing and direct-hire placement agency. The organization specializing in the placement of professional Accounting/Finance,... - December 01, 2009 - Frontline Source Group
PinHawk LLC Launches Intraday Alert Service
Alerts Monitor Any Web Source at Regular Intervals during the Day. PinHawk email notifies client of news soon after it is reported. Service is ideal for tracking diverse publications with local news. - December 01, 2009 - PinHawk LLC
Grandall Counsel Selected to Who's Who (Gregory Sy)
Gregory Sy, Of Counsel of Grandall Legal Group, Beijing, China is one of the newest professionals selected for inclusion in International Who's Who Historical Society and will be listed in the 2009 International Who's Who of Professionals. International Who's Who Historical Society recognizes the... - November 29, 2009 - Grandall Legal Group
Hwuason Lawyers Urges Companies to Heed Transfer Pricing Deadline
Hwuason, China's first specialist tax law firm, will publish first book to comprehensively outline China's new transfer pricing provisions. - November 28, 2009 - Hwuason Lawyers
Second Certification Seminar for Defective Drywall Held in Gainesville, Florida
Defective Drywall in America workgroup, Building Envelope Science Institute and U S Building Consultants are presenting the certification for Chinese or other defective drywall in Gainesville, Florida on December 13-15, 2009 at the Best Western Gateway Grand. This program will certify inspectors, consultants, project managers, and remediation contractors. - November 25, 2009 - USBCI
USBCI Introduces Certifications for Defective Drywall in Gainesville, Florida
Second training seminar for defective drywall inspection and remediation. - November 25, 2009 - USBCI
Outsourced Paralegal Services LLC Adds Spanish Bilingual Staff to Service Bankruptcy Attorneys with Hispanic Clientele
Outsourced Paralegal Services LLC, a freelance paralegal company specializing in consumer chapter 7 & 13 bankruptcy, now provides services to attorneys and law firms with Hispanic/Spanish-speaking clientele. - November 24, 2009 - Outsourced Paralegal Services
Projects Abroad Pro - Qualified Volunteers in Action
Projects Abroad launch new initiative for skilled and qualified volunteers. - November 23, 2009 - Projects Abroad Pro
Hwuason Lawyers Invest in Tax Controversy
China's specialist tax law firm identifies tax controversy as area of growth for the next 12 months. - November 22, 2009 - Hwuason Lawyers
Outside Counsel Solutions Adds Tax Attorney Devorah Pomerantz to Its Energy & Derivatives and Tax Groups
Outside Counsel Solutions, a full-service law practice, announced that tax attorney Devorah Pomerantz has joined the New York office. She was previously at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Devorah will be joining OCS’s Energy and Derivatives practice group, as well as its Tax... - November 21, 2009 - Schwell Wimpfheimer & Associates LLP
Summit Defense Attorneys See Increase in San Jose Shoplifting and San Jose Petty Theft Cases Prosecuted as Commercial Burglary PC 459/ 460(B)
San Jose Criminal Defense Attorney Steve Davidson has noticed an increase in Santa Clara county shoplifting cases prosecuted as commercial burglary. Mr. Davidson and the attorneys at Summit Defense are fighting this extreme approach. They feel that the punishment doesn't fit the crime and are aggressively defending these cases. - November 19, 2009 - Summit Defense Attorneys
Beijing’s Application Period for High Tech Enterprise Status Ends for 2009
Beijing's application period for companies wishing to obtain high tech tax concessions ended on Monday. Hwuason lawyers comments on their experience of this years applications. - November 19, 2009 - Hwuason Lawyers
Aviation Legislation: International Rules and Regulations at the Click of a Mouse
DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH has expanded its range of air law publications to include the digital English-language compilation “Airlaw eBook,” which contains European and international legal instruments. - November 19, 2009 - DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH
One in Two Recruitment Consultants Not Covered for Professional Mistakes
54% of recruitment consultants putting businesses at risk by waiving professional indemnity insurance. - November 18, 2009 - Coverzones
LegalView Announces Mesothelioma Search Refinement
LegalView.com has refined and optimized their mesothelioma search engine to provide the most relevant and recent results available on the Internet. - November 17, 2009 - LegalView
Exciting Book Offers Details About Criminal Investigations
If you love watching shows like CSI-New York, CSI-Miami, The Next 48, Criminal Minds, and other TV episodes that depict the investigative side of law enforcement, then you should feast your eyes on this exciting new book. The author is a twenty-three year veteran Detective, who served as a Criminal Investigator for fourteen years. The authors' goal is to provide helpful and exciting information about criminal investigations to the general public in the form of short, easy-to-read book. - November 16, 2009 - Anthony Craft
Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP Announce Major Los Angeles DUI Law Changes
Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP, a premier Los Angeles DUI defense law firm, is working to make the public aware of new state legislation involving new DUI laws impacting Los Angeles, Southern California and the rest of the state. Governor Schwarzenegger recently signed into law major changes... - November 16, 2009 - Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin LLP
Nebraska Bar Association & Internet for Lawyers Team Up for Live MCLE Program on Friday, November 20, in Omaha
“The Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet” live continuing legal education presentation will be held in Omaha, on Friday, November 20, 2009. The seminar will be held at the Holiday Inn Convention Center; 72nd and Grover Streets; Omaha, NE 68124. For more information, including pricing, visit the Nebraska Bar Association’s Web site - http://bit.ly/1gvvI. - November 15, 2009 - Internet For Lawyers
Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff P.C. Attorney Brown Named as a "Rising Star" in Michigan by Super Lawyers® Magazine
Geoffrey M. Brown receives distinction for the second year in a row for his work, which is focused primarily on defense of medical and legal malpractice cases at the appellate level. - November 12, 2009 - Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, P.C.
The DiLeone Law Group, P.C. Hosts Business Advisory Seminar
Ralph J. DiLeone, managing partner at The DiLeone Law Group, P.C. (www.dileone.com), has announced that the firm will host a seminar for the Business Advisor Partners on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Coastal Financial Center, located at 1000 St. Albans Drive. Speakers for... - November 12, 2009 - The DiLeone Law Group, P.C.
American Right of Way Associates Will Have Exhibitor Booth at Haynesville Shale Expo
ARWA (American Right of Way Associates) announced today that they will have an exhibitor booth at the Haynesville Shale EXPO November 13, 2009. American Right of Way Associates (ARWA) is the subsidiary company of Texas Right of Way Associates (TRWA, Inc.) headquartered out of Fort Worth, Texas. - November 10, 2009 - American Right of Way Associates
“Mediation's Turning Point: An Alternative Becomes Mainstream” Mediation Conference, November 14, 09, Somerset, NJ, Keynoter Douglas N. Frenkel, Author and Penn Law Prof.
With the implementation of the foreclosure mediation program, mediation is becoming a major part of how disputants approach all types of disputes. NJAPM President Robert McDonnell will describe NJAPM's role in the evolution of mediation in NJ. Keynote speaker, U Penn Professor, Douglas N. Frenkel will speak on "Effective Mediator Persuasion: What the Research Tells Us." Saturday, November 14, Somerset DoubleTree Training Center, www.njapm.org. - November 09, 2009 - New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators
Attorney Timothy F. Casey Joins Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff P.C.
Casey brings to the firm more than 25 years of experience in insurance coverage and indemnity contract matters, including preparing opinions, litigation, appeals and alternative dispute resolution. - November 06, 2009 - Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, P.C.
Bayshore Solutions Announces New Web Site Design for Carlson, Meissner Hart & Hayslett
Tampa Personal Injury and Criminal Defense Attorneys Raise the Bar in Helping People through New Web Site Design - November 05, 2009 - Bayshore Solutions
Hwuason Lawyers Urges Companies to Heed Transfer Pricing Deadline
Liu Tianyong, Managing Partner of Hwuason Lawyers, the first specialist Chinese tax law firm, indicates that he expects a lot of companies in China to receive a nasty surprise come 31 December this for failure to take China's new transfer pricing rules seriously. - November 05, 2009 - Hwuason Lawyers
Medimpex United Workman’s Compensation and Drug Testing: What Employers Need to Know About Drug Testing Reimbursement
Some Employers do not want the bother or expenses of randomly testing their employees on a consistent basis, and will opt for pre-employment screening instead. They figure if they pass one drug test, that they can be trusted. Also, it is viewed as the simplest and cheapest way to screen out drug users from being hired; pre-employment tests are also considered an effective deterrent. - November 04, 2009 - Medimpex United Inc
Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff P.C. Attorney Hildenbrand Named to Michigan Super Lawyers® List
Janice G. Hildenbrand of Southfield-based Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, P.C. (www.ceflawyers.com), was recognized by Super Lawyers® magazine among the top Michigan attorneys in the area of employment litigation: defense. Hildenbrand represents employers and other defendants in... - November 04, 2009 - Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, P.C.
The DiLeone Law Group, P.C. Names Associate
Ralph J. DiLeone, managing partner at The DiLeone Law Group, P.C. (www.dileone.com), has announced that Mary Carolyn (MC) Hackney has joined the firm as an attorney. Hackney was offered a full-time position at the firm following her internship, when, in addition to her duties as an intern... - November 04, 2009 - The DiLeone Law Group, P.C.
LUBRINCO Group to Attend IAAR Conference and Discusses Helping Identify and Locate Financial and Intellectual Property and Critical Information Assets
Intangible Assets, once overlooked or ignored, now represent critically significant value in most organizations. Now these intangible assets, along with monetary assets are coming to the forefront in Asset Location and Recovery cases. - November 03, 2009 - The LUBRINCO Group Ltd., Inc.
Sharon Reuler Named a "Texas Super Lawyer" in Real Estate Law
Dallas-based attorney Sharon Reuler, whose real estate law practice focuses on the creation and operation of condominiums and planned developments with mandatory owners associations, has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer. In its October 2009 issue, Texas Monthly publishes the Super Lawyers'... - October 31, 2009 - Sharon Reuler, PC
Independent Discovery Launches an All New Proprietary Document Management System for Handling Medical Records Called the ID Safe™
Independent Discovery guarantees security, quality and has taken confidentiality to the extreme. - October 31, 2009 - Independent Discovery
Lester M. Miller, Attorney at Law Opens New Office in Dublin, Georgia
Lester M. Miller of Lester M. Miller Attorney at Law is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Dublin, Georgia. The office is located at 120 South Monroe Street in historic Downtown Dublin and just a few blocks from the Court House. Lester M. Miller has successfully served the Central... - October 30, 2009 - Lester Miller, Attorney at Law
Bailey Kennedy Appoints New Associate Attorney
Joshua Gilmore Joins Las Vegas Litigation, Healthcare and Administrative Law Firm. - October 29, 2009 - Bailey Kennedy, Attorneys At Law
Malik K. Cutlar Joins PCT Law Group to Manage Litigation Practice
PCT Law Group, PLLC welcomes Malik K. Cutlar as managing member of the Firm's litigation practice at its Northern Virginia Office. Mr. Cutlar is widely recognized as one of Virginia's top litigators and brings a wealth of experience to PCT Law Group. - October 29, 2009 - PCT Law Group, PLLC
Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff Lands Three on Michigan Super Lawyers® List Among Top Professional Liability Attorneys
Brian Einhorn, Michael Sullivan and Theresa Asoklis all earned repeat selections. - October 29, 2009 - Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, P.C.
Negotiation Pro, Phil Marcus: Author of New Negotiation Training Resource Material for People Who Hate It
Phil Marcus, founder of the Law firm Negotiation Pro is writing a book for people who hate to negotiate but want to learn how. "I want to help people, with understandable but successful negotiation ideas," states Marcus. The new book, Zen and the Art of Negotiation: Successful Bargaining... - October 29, 2009 - The Negotiation Pro
Stamp Duty Holiday Puts Conveyancing Solicitors in Demand
Month on month the number of home loans has increased since the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) Holiday was introduced. Now, public figures and industries are calling for the holiday to be extended. SDLT is a tax usually incurred when you buy a house over the value of £125,000. The Government,... - October 29, 2009 - Wolstenholmes
Legal Helpers/Macey & Aleman Opens New San Bernardino, California Office
As of November 12, 2009, the bankruptcy law (http://www.legalhelpers.com) firm of Legal Helpers/Macey & Aleman will open a new office in San Bernardino, California, to better serve their clients in southern California. This satellite office of Legal Helpers will be open every Thursday, from 9 a. - October 29, 2009 - legalhelpers.com
Summit Defense Congratulates Attorney Mark Figueiredo of Structure Law Group in Joining the Super Lawyers’ Club
San Francisco Magazine’s annual Super Lawyers award selects outstanding attorneys named by their peers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in their practice area. The Super Lawyer designation puts Mr. Figueiredo in the top 5% of Northern California... - October 28, 2009 - Summit Defense Attorneys
Bankruptcy Attorney Mark Zuckerberg Named in 2010 Indiana Super Lawyers' Top 50
Indianapolis bankruptcy attorney Mark Zuckerberg has been named among Top 50 Indiana Super Lawyers. The list will appear in the 2010 Indiana Super Lawyers magazine, mailed to more than 12,000 attorneys throughout Indiana, online at Superlawyers.com, and in the March issue of Indianapolis Monthly... - October 28, 2009 - The Bankruptcy Law Office of Mark S. Zuckerberg, P.C.