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Keith Grossman Presents on Family Law at Edison College
Attorney and Mediator Keith Grossman, founder and managing partner of Grossman Law & Conflict Management, shared his family law expertise in a presentation for students in the paralegal program at Edison College in Fort Myers on October 29, 2013. His presentation covered the basics of family... - November 29, 2013 - Grossman Law & Conflict Management
Henderson Franklin Attorney John Agnew Sworn in as President of Lee County Bar Association
The Southwest Florida law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Attorney John Agnew was sworn in as President of the Lee County Bar Association at the annual meeting on Friday, November 22, 2013 by the Honorable Judge John Carlin. Agnew is an attorney... - November 28, 2013 - Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
Christmas Cheer Costs Families Dear
With just a month to go until Christmas, many families experience stress and tension. However the situation is often worse for couples in troubled relationships. - November 28, 2013 - dovetaildivorce.com
Dallas Business Journal Ranks Klemchuk Kubasta 9th Largest Patent Law Firm in North Texas
KK LLP lands on the list for the second year. - November 27, 2013 - Klemchuk LLP
Leading Seattle, WA-Based Leasing Lawyer Stuart Heller Helping Clients Negotiate Stronger Commercial Lease Documents
Seattle, WA-based leasing lawyer Stuart Heller continues to enable his clients to achieve leasing agreements that are favorable to their long-term commercial objectives. In recent months he’s shown his ability to help clients make frequent changes to their current or future leasing... - November 27, 2013 - Stuart Heller The Leasing Lawyer
Celesq® Announces December CLE: Ethics in Litigation, IP/Patent Law, and for All Attorneys; Elimination of Bias; Corporate/Securities
Celesq® AttorneysEd Center has announced the following web casts for December 2013: Legal Ethics of Working with Experts: Privilege Protection, Expert Fees and other Issues (2350) Live web cast: December 4, 2013 (12:00 noon ET) Steve Bennett, Jones Day, discusses the latest ethical... - November 26, 2013 - Celesq(R) AttorneysEd Center
Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group Highlight on Safety
Decades ago, Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group and its offices worldwide adopted and maintained an extensive progressive employee safety training plan. - November 26, 2013 - Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group
Grant Fridkin Pearson, P.A. Ranked Among 2014 Best Law Firms by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
For the fourth year, Grant Fridkin Pearson, P.A. has been included in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list in the Fort Myers Metropolitan Area. The firm is ranked a Tier 1 firm in the practice areas of Commercial, Construction, Real Estate and Trusts &... - November 23, 2013 - Grant Fridkin Pearson, P.A.
Mike Hagen of the Hagen Law Firm Receives AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating
Real Estate Attorney Mike Hagen of the Hagen Law Firm has received an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating by Martindale Hubbell. During the peer review process, lawyers are rated on their legal ability in five areas: legal knowledge, analytical capabilities, judgment, communication... - November 23, 2013 - Hagen Law Firm and TaxCuts1
Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group Look After Client Secrecy
Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group’s IT Department (ITD) is sprucing up its client information security protocols in compliance with Federal regulations on protecting client personal information and privacy. Federal regulations necessitate companies to create, execute, sustain, and monitor a brad information security protocol that is compliant to Federal and local regulations. - November 23, 2013 - Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group
Fort Myers Real Estate Attorney Edward Canterbury Appointed to Habitat for Humanity Board
The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. is pleased to announce that Attorney Edward Canterbury has been appointed to the Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties Board of Directors (“Habitat”), one of the largest Habitat affiliates in the country. Habitat... - November 22, 2013 - Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
New Auto Accident Localization Terms from Boomja Network Will Boost Organic Search Rankings for Hennepin County Lawyers
Key-terms specialized for the Hennepin County area in Minnesota will allow participating legal firms to boost their visibility and enhance their position in the valuable local online marketplace. - November 21, 2013 - The Boomja Network
Parole in Place Help for Military Families: New Immigration Policy
Law Office of Alena Shautsova, a New York Immigration law firm located in Brooklyn is assisting families of U.S. Military members with the parole in place applications. - November 20, 2013 - Law Office of Alena Shautsova
Klemchuk Kubasta LLP Launches New Law Firm Billing Software
KK LLP launches the second stage of its comprehensive law firm management software. - November 19, 2013 - Klemchuk LLP
Thomas, Ferguson & Mullins, L.L.P. Attorneys at Law Earn “Best Law Firms” Honor from U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® for 2014
Durham attorneys Thomas, Ferguson & Mullins, L.L.P. have been notified that their firm has been honored in the 2014 U.S. News Media Group Best Lawyers® list of “Best Law Firms” for 2014. Complete details of the honor will be distributed in two publications in November; the first... - November 16, 2013 - Thomas, Ferguson and Mullins, L.L.P.
Voting Rights 65 Years Ago: Remembering Isaiah Nixon
Mr. Isaiah Nixon, an African American, husband and father of six, who voted in Georgia’s Democratic primary election on September 8, 1948 in Alston, GA (Montgomery County). That evening, Nixon was shot three times by J.A. Johnson in front of Nixon’s wife and young children. Nixon was transported to a hospital in Dublin, GA where he died two days later. After forty-five minutes of deliberation on November 5th, Johnson was acquitted. - November 15, 2013 - UNESCO-TST
Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group Accentuate on Safety
More than four decades ago, Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group and its offices worldwide adopted and maintained an extensive progressive employee safety training plan. - November 15, 2013 - Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group
Veritext Exhibit Management Solution Awarded Patent
Electronic exhibit numbering and tracking system radically simplifies complex litigation. - November 15, 2013 - Veritext
The Boomja Network Announces Localization for Auto Accident Key-Terms in Harris County, Texas
New localization services can allow legal professionals to reach their clients more effectively online in the Harris County area. - November 14, 2013 - The Boomja Network
Welebir, Tierney, & Weck Recognized as Top Law Firm by U.S. News
Personal injury firm honored with Tier 1 Ranking in the 2014 edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers. - November 14, 2013 - Welebir, Tierney, and Weck
Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller Places Five Attorneys Among 2013 DBusiness Top Lawyers
All five Maddin Hauser selections also made the list in 2012, including shareholders Mark R. Hauser, Harvey R. Heller and Charles M. Lax, each of whom earned recognition for the third consecutive year. Rebecca Turner and Stewart Weiner also were selected. - November 14, 2013 - Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller, P.C.
Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group Guards Client Confidentiality
Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group’s IT Department (ITD) is sprucing up its client information security protocols in compliance with Federal regulations on protecting client personal information and privacy. Federal regulations necessitate companies to create, execute, sustain, and monitor a brad information security protocol that is compliant to Federal and local regulations. - November 13, 2013 - Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group
D4 Honored as One of Rochester's Top 100
Growing National eDiscovery, Computer Forensics and Information Security Company Named to Prestigious List for Fourth Year in a Row. - November 12, 2013 - D4
Burt Fealing Joins Board of Pro Bono Partnership
Pro Bono Partnership has announced that Burt Fealing has been elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Fealing is Senior Vice President and General Counsel for ITT. He previously served as Vice President and Corporate Secretary for the company. Prior to joining ITT in 2010, he worked for SUPERVALU... - November 10, 2013 - Pro Bono Partnership
Klemchuk Kubasta LLP Director of Marketing to Sit on Legal Marketing Association Panel
Jennifer Bergman will sit on a panel of legal marketing leaders. - November 08, 2013 - Klemchuk LLP
Klemchuk Kubasta LLP Partner Darin Klemcuk to Present to Internet Law Leadership Summit
Darin Klemchuk, Managing Partner of Klemchuk Kubasta LLP (KK LLP), a leading intellectual property (IP) law firm, will present to the Internet Law Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada from November 21-22, 2013 at the Aria Hotel and Casino Resort. The Internet Law Leadership Summit brings... - November 06, 2013 - Klemchuk LLP
Feldman Shepherd Selected as U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2014 "Best Law Firm" and Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America
Philadelphia personal injury law firm ranked Tier 1 in medical malpractice law and personal injury litigation. - November 06, 2013 - Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP
Fisher & Phillips Announces Dallas Managing Partner Michael Abcarian as a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment
Michael Abcarian, managing partner of the Dallas office of the national labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP has been selected as a ‘2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment’ by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell™ and designated him with their... - November 06, 2013 - Fisher Phillips, Texas
Dallas Office of Fisher & Phillips LLP Ranked Nationally in the 2014 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”
The Dallas office of national labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP has received a Tier 1 ranking in the 2014 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in the Metropolitan category in Employment Law – Management. Rankings are determined through... - November 06, 2013 - Fisher Phillips, Texas
Williams Family Law Named 2014 "Best Law Firm" by U.S. News - Best Lawyers®
Bucks County domestic law firm ranked as Tier 1 in Philadelphia area - November 06, 2013 - Williams Family Law, P.C.
Collins Einhorn Farrell Earns National Recognition Among “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News - Best Lawyers®
Collins Einhorn Farrell was selected as a Tier 1 firm in the Detroit metropolitan rankings in seven practice areas. - November 06, 2013 - Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, P.C.
Charleston Assisted Reproduction Technology Conference
Robert T. Terenzio will be speaking in Charleston on November 10, 2013 with other legal experts on the subject of Assisted Reproduction Technology. - November 05, 2013 - Law Offices of Robert T. Terenzio
TV Lawyer Gwendolyn Lindsay-Jackson, Esq. Seeks on Air Role; View Demo Reel
TV Legal News LLC provided on air talent for ABC, CBS, CNN, HLN, FOX News, MBN, MSNBC, NBC, News 12 NJ, Fox News, WNYW and WPIX. - November 05, 2013 - TV Legal News
Moye White Ranked Among 2014 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers
Denver law firm, Moye White LLP, has been listed as a 2014 "Best Law Firm" by U.S. News- Best Lawyers. Firms included on the 2014 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. - November 03, 2013 - Moye White
Kimberly Baker Medina Now Offers Immigration Law Services in Fort Collins, CO
Kimberly Baker Medina is dedicated to offering quality immigration legal services at a fair price. - November 03, 2013 - Kimberly Baker Medina
Fisher & Phillips Announces Denver Office Move: Labor & Employment Law Firm Relocates to 1801 California
The Denver office of national labor & employment firm, Fisher & Phillips LLP, has relocated to landmark Denver office tower, 1801 California Street. The firm needed a larger space with the recent addition of four attorneys from the Stettner Miller law firm. The number of attorneys in Fisher & Phillips’ Denver office has now grown to ten. - November 03, 2013 - Fisher Phillips Denver
Burns White Attains Nine Rankings in the U.S. News "Best Law Firms" Survey
Burns White earned nine rankings in the 2014 U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” survey. Most notably, the firm received a national first-tier ranking in railroad law for the fourth year running and a national tier 2 ranking in mass tort litigation/class actions. - November 03, 2013 - Burns White LLC
Whistleblower Bounty Awards Getting International Attention
Employment and labor law attorney Joel J. Greenwald, Esq. spoke about the new Dodd-Frank bounty awards in London, England on October 14, 2013. - November 02, 2013 - Greenwald Doherty LLP
First-Tier Ranking From U.S. News - Best Lawyers Bestowed Upon Fisher & Phillips
National labor & employment law firm, Fisher & Phillips LLP has been included in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” rankings from U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. The firm’s Denver office received “Metropolitan First Tier Rankings” in three categories. - November 01, 2013 - Fisher Phillips Denver
Steiker, Fischer, Edwards and Greenapple, P.C. (SFE&G) Adds ESOP Attorney and Opens Upstate NY Office; Expands National Presence and ESOP Legal Services
Steiker, Fischer, Edwards and Greenapple, P.C. (SFE&G), a national law firm specializing in Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), announced today that it has opened a new office in Rochester, New York and has added a new ESOP attorney. Paul S. Fusco, formerly of Boylan Code LLP, joins... - November 01, 2013 - Steiker, Fischer, Edwards & Greenapple, P.C.
Divorce Attorney Christina O'Brien Elected to Association of Family Law Professionals Board
The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Attorney Christina O’Brien has been elected to the Association of Family Law Professionals Board of Directors (“AFLP”). The AFLP’s mission is to promote cooperation in matters of... - November 01, 2013 - Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
Anderson Jones Partner to Lead Nov. 14 Webinar on Effective Dispute Defense Strategy
Todd Jones to Provide Advice to Company Leaders at Webinar Held by Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. - October 31, 2013 - Anderson Jones
Celesq® Announces November CLE re Ethics Considerations for Litigators; Corporate Governance/Dodd-Frank; IP/Patent Law; Asset Protection/Estate Planning; Technology Law
Celesq® AttorneysEd Center has announced the following web casts for November 2013: Ethical and Practical Considerations of Using Technology-Assisted Review in Litigation (2359) Live web cast: November 14, 2013 (12:00 noon ET) Irene Fiorentinos and David Kiernan discuss approaches for using... - October 30, 2013 - Celesq(R) AttorneysEd Center
LexisNexis India Announces Launch of the Book "Parliament - Powers, Functions and Privileges: A Comparative Constitutional Perspective"
LexisNexis launched a new book, "Parliament - Powers, Functions and Privileges: A Comparative Constitutional Perspective" authored by Dr. KS Chauhan, Advocate, Supreme Court of India specializing in Constitutional Law, Public Law and Service Law. The title is focused on the Indian polity... - October 30, 2013 - LexisNexis India
John Foy and Associates Encourages a Safe and Happy Halloween
Day of the Dead has been heard of…but what about the fact that Halloween is one of the deadliest days for pedestrians? Specifically, children. According to online sources, they are 136% more likely to be injured (or worse) during the hours of trick-or-treating. That being said, more... - October 29, 2013 - John Foy & Associates
Exit Planning EDU Website Promises to Educate Business Owners with a Fresh Approach to Exit Planning
New Exit Planning EDU website launches to help business owners plan a path to their business ownership independence with a more empathetic, systematic approach to Exit Planning - October 29, 2013 - O'Hara & Company/Exit Planning EDU
The Patterson Law Firm Hosts a Meet and Greet for the Honorable Judge Michael Francis Otto
The Patterson Law Firm hosts a meet and greet for Judge Michael Francis Otto, who is running for reelection in the 9th judicial subcircuit in the Democratic primary on March 18. - October 27, 2013 - The Patterson Law Firm, LLC
Attorney Richard B. Schneider Attends Educational Conference on Estate Planning and Elder Law
Learns the Latest Legal Strategies to Protect Local Families and their Assets Respected Portland estate planning attorney Richard B. Schneider attended an educational conference in San Diego, CA the first week of October to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in estate planning and elder... - October 27, 2013 - Law Offices of Richard B. Schneider, LLC
Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group Emphasizes on Safety
More than four decades ago, Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group and its offices worldwide adopted and maintained an extensive progressive employee safety training plan. - October 26, 2013 - Becker, Harris and Cunningham Law Group
New Online Service Helps Austin Attorneys Attract New Clients
The revolutionary online service helps attorneys grow their practice by letting individuals and businesses easily search for their listing, read certified client reviews, and instantly book an appointment time with them online. - October 26, 2013 - Attorneys-123