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Evan Guthrie Law Firm Discusses Estate Planning and Probate Court in Class at Mt. Pleasant, SC Library
Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina taught a class on estate planning and probate court at the Mt. Pleasant Regional Library in Mt. Pleasant, SC on Wednesday, March 13th 2013. - June 26, 2013 - Evan Guthrie Law Firm
Southwest Florida Estate Planning Attorney Eric Gurgold Receives AV Rating by Martindale Hubbell
The Southwest Florida law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. is pleased to announce that Attorney Eric Gurgold has received an AV® Preeminent™ rating by Martindale-Hubbell. According to the website, the “Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ help... - June 26, 2013 - Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
Attorney Eugene Krukas Once Again Calls Upon New York Political Leaders to Protect Consumers by Adding a "Safety Lemon" Provision to the New York Lemon Law
The Law Office Of Eugene Krukas PLLC, a New York Lemon Law firm, urges Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, State Senate Co-Presidents Dean Skelos and Jeffrey Klein to enact legislation updating and improving the New York Lemon Law by adding a "safety lemon" provision in order to protect consumers from potentially lethal automobile defects. - June 26, 2013 - New York Lemon Law Firm
MessageSolution to Exhibit Its Hybrid Cloud & On-Premise Information Archiving & eDiscovery Platforms at International Society for Technology in Education 2013 (ISTE)
MessageSolution will be demonstrating the versatility of its cloud and on-premise information archiving and eDiscovery platform, a hybrid solution designed for the regulatory compliance, legal discovery, litigation support and storage management for the education sector at ISTE 2013. - June 24, 2013 - MazeArt Fondation
Entertainment Attorney Signs with LaChic Media & Captures Forbes.com Readers
This week, LaChic Media signed new client, Emmanuel Kojo Bentil, a senior legal executive at Bentil Associates, LLC; an entertainment based law firm specializing in television/film, music, deal structuring, negotiating and acquisitions. Bentil has a B.A. in History and in 1990 he received a Juris... - June 23, 2013 - LaChic Media
Thompson & Knight Expands Trial Practice in New York
The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Stuart J. Glick has joined the Firm’s Trial Department as a Partner in the New York office. “With more than 25 years of extensive commercial and bankruptcy litigation expertise, Stuart will greatly complement our... - June 21, 2013 - Thompson & Knight
Campbell Law School Graduate Finishes in Top Four at 2013 Top Gun National Mock Trial Competition
Recent Graduate Andrew Shores Competed Against 15 Other Schools in Competition Held at Baylor Law School June 6-9 - June 21, 2013 - Campbell Law
Attorney Forrest J. Bass Receives Martindale-Hubbell® BV® Distinguished™ Rating
The Farr Law Firm is pleased to announce that Forrest J. Bass has been awarded the BV® Distinguished™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®, the country's leading legal directory. This designation is a widely respected mark of achievement; it differentiates an attorney from his or her... - June 20, 2013 - Farr Law Firm
CowanGates Partner Rusty Gates Receives Community Service Award from Powhatan Bar Association
Ernest P. “Rusty” Gates, Jr., currently serving as Powhatan Bar Association President, is 2013 recipient of the William R. Blandford Community Service Award. - June 20, 2013 - CowanGates Attorneys at Law
Fort Myers Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney Michael McCabe Achieves AV Rating by Martindale Hubbell
The Southwest Florida law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. is pleased to announce that Attorney Michael McCabe achieved an AV® Preeminent™ rating by Martindale-Hubbell. According to the Martindale rating methodology, the AV® Preeminent™ rating is “a... - June 20, 2013 - Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
Grayson & Grayson Law Firm to Cover Car Accident Cases in Their Legal Expertise Assistance
Personal injury lawyers at Grayson & Grayson will continue to provide free case evaluations to victims of car accidents and auto crashes. Victims can seek legal information and also hire Grayson & Grayson personal injury lawyers to represent them in court. - June 20, 2013 - MarkGraysonLaw.com
Three Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Earn Workers’ Compensation Law Specialty Certification
Pennsylvania Bar Association Names Philadelphia Workers’ Comp Attorneys Specialists as Authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. - June 19, 2013 - Willig, Williams & Davidson
Evan Guthrie Law Firm Makes Presentation to Students at Cane Bay High School in Summerville, SC
Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina spoke to students at Cane Bay High School in Summerville, SC on Wednesday March 13th 2013. Cane Bay High School is part of the Berkeley County school system and is its newest high school. This was the second time that Attorney... - June 19, 2013 - Evan Guthrie Law Firm
zIngenuity Acquires Irwin Reinsurance Corporation
zIngenuity, Inc., a boutique consulting firm that provides mortgage fulfillment, quality control, and repurchase defense for mortgage lenders and servicers, has acquired Irwin Reinsurance Corporation (“IrwinRe”), a Vermont domiciled captive reinsurance company and merged it into... - June 18, 2013 - zIngenuity, Inc.
Markhoff & Mittman Attorneys Offer Course on Federal Social Security Disability Benefits
White Plains, New York Disability Guys’ Brian Mittman and Scott Daniels are offering an online course, Federal Disability Benefits 101, as part of myLawCLE’s online continuing legal education program on June 27th from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time. - June 17, 2013 - Markhoff & Mittman PC
RMN Global Search Partners with firstPRO, Inc. for Legal Recruiting
RMN Global Search is partnering with firstPRO, Inc. for their legal recruiting division. - June 15, 2013 - The RMN Agency
International Senior Lawyers Project Urges Turkish Authorities to Review Detention of Turkish Lawyers
The International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP) urges the Turkish authorities to review the detention of Turkish lawyers that occurred on June 11, 2013. According to information received by ISLP, 50 to 72 lawyers had gathered peacefully inside the Caglayan Justice Palace, the main justice court in... - June 15, 2013 - International Senior Lawyers Project
Moye White Announces New Leadership
Denver law firm, Moye White LLP, announced that it had revised its organizational structure and appointed Chairs and Co-Chairs for its Real Estate, Business, and Trial Sections. - June 15, 2013 - Moye White
Four Farr Law Firm Attorneys Honored in Super Lawyers 2013
Four Farr Law Firm attorneys are included in the 2013 Florida Super Lawyers magazine. Guy S. Emerich, Jack O. Hackett II, Charlie T. Boyle, Natalie C. Lashway - June 15, 2013 - Farr Law Firm
Daniel Rabbitt Joins the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) and The Rabbitt Law Firm, LLC are pleased to announce that Daniel T. Rabbitt has been invited to join the prestigious Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. The CLM is a nonpartisan alliance comprised of thousands of insurance companies,... - June 15, 2013 - The Rabbitt Law Firm, LLC
Twenty-Four Henderson Franklin Attorneys Recognized by 2013 Florida Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Magazine
Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that twenty-four (24) lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2013 Florida Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists appearing in Florida Super Lawyers® magazine. While only 5% of lawyers in the entire State are named to... - June 15, 2013 - Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
RMN Global Search Moves Into New Office Space
RMN Global Search recently moved into a new office space to accommodate its growing staff. - June 13, 2013 - The RMN Agency
SuperiorReview Enlists Ronald J. Allen, Esq.
SuperiorReview, a national provider of review management, consulting and attorney staffing and placement services, today announced that Ron Allen has joined the firm. He is a veteran attorney consultant who will serve as Regional Sales Director. - June 13, 2013 - SuperiorReview
Evan Guthrie Law Firm Presents at Higher Learning Academy at Fort Dorchester High School in Charleston, SC
Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina spoke at the Dorchester County District Two Higher Learning Academy at Fort Dorchester High School in North Charleston, SC on Saturday March 9th 2013. - June 12, 2013 - Evan Guthrie Law Firm
Top Mortgage Service Provider Adds Underwriting Manager to Head New Office
The StoneHill Group, a national provider of quality control, due diligence, mortgage compliance audits, MERS® reviews and loan fulfillment including underwriting, closing and post-closing services, has added Kristin Belcher as an Underwriting and Office Manager to oversee the firm’s... - June 11, 2013 - The StoneHill Group
Thompson & Knight Ranked as Top Patent Firm
The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is proud to announce its inclusion by Intellectual Asset Management (“IAM”) magazine in the 2013 IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners. The Firm is ranked among the top firms in Texas for its expertise... - June 08, 2013 - Thompson & Knight
Three Law Students Gain "On-the-Job Training" This Summer at Henderson Franklin
Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to welcome three law students, Asa Brown, Shaun Cummings and Jason Lee. They will supplement their law school experience by working as clerks at the firm during the summer. As part of Henderson Franklin's Summer Associate Program, these law... - June 08, 2013 - Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
Elizabeth Schartz Named Secretary of Board of Directors for Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas
The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Elizabeth A. Schartz has been named as Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas. She previously has served as a Board of Directors member at large since 2008. Her new two-year term began on May... - June 07, 2013 - Thompson & Knight
Michigan Hip Replacement Lawyers Now Accepting Stryker Hip Recall Lawsuits
Michigan hip replacement attorneys at Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. are now actively handling Stryker hip recall lawsuits for patient complications. - June 07, 2013 - Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C.
Moye White Announces Trial Section Chair
Denver law firm, Moye White LLP, has announced that Partner Jim Cage has been appointed Chair of the firn's trial section, effective immediately - June 07, 2013 - Moye White
ZyLAB and Partner SDL Offer Multi-lingual e-Discovery Technology
ZyLAB, leading provider of e-Discovery and information management solutions today announces it has integrated its e-Discovery solution with SDL’s automated machine translation technology SDL BeGlobal, to support law firms and multinational corporations facing multilingual litigation. - June 06, 2013 - ZyLAB
Mortgage Service Provider Hires New Business Development Manager as Sales Increase
The StoneHill Group, a national provider of quality control, due diligence, mortgage compliance audits, MERS reviews (MERS®) and loan fulfillment including underwriting, closing and post-closing services, has hired Michael Atwell as a Business Development Manager amidst increasing demands for... - June 05, 2013 - The StoneHill Group
LithFire-X Awarded Patent Protection for Li Ion Fire Suppression System
LithFire-X LLC, a Detroit-based specialty fire and safety management company, has been awarded patent protection for a fire suppression system specifically designed to contain and extinguish lithium ion battery fires in electric energy storage configurations. Electric energy storage applications... - June 05, 2013 - LithFire-X, LLC
Houston's Own Pierce & O'Neill Law Firm Named Texas Energy & Natural Resources Law Firm of the Year by Global Law Experts
Pierce & O’Neill LLP of Houston has been named Energy & Natural Resources Law Firm of the Year in Texas by Global Law Experts (GLE), a well-known guide for locating specialist legal advisers throughout the world. - June 05, 2013 - Pierce & O'Neill LLP
Ten Willig, Williams & Davidson Lawyers Named to 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List
Philadelphia Labor, Employment and Workers’ Comp Attorneys Listed among Top Five Percent of PA Lawyers – Managing Partner Among Top 50 Women Lawyers - June 05, 2013 - Willig, Williams & Davidson
Evan Guthrie Law Firm Helps Organize Legal Professions Night at Charleston Southern University in Charleston, SC
Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina spoke at Charleston Southern University’s first Legal Professions night on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013. - June 05, 2013 - Evan Guthrie Law Firm
Anderson Jones Sponsors ABC of the Carolinas’ Sixth Annual “Meet The Generals” Event
Firm Sponsors Associated Builders & Contractors of the Carolinas’ Speed Networking Night with Industry-Leading Professionals - June 05, 2013 - Anderson Jones
Longton Law Offices Now Offering Free Initial Criminal Defense Consultations
Working with an experienced criminal defense attorney is crucial for those who have been charged with a crime in Michigan. Longton Law Offices now offering free initial consultations. - June 05, 2013 - Longton Law Offices
Coats and Bennett Paralegal Appointed Committee Co-Chair for Paralegal Division of NCBA
Martha L. Blackman-Hughes Named Co-Chair for Publications Committee for 2013-2014 Term - June 02, 2013 - Coats and Bennett PLLC
Legacy Family Court Gives Families a Chance in Substance Abuse Cases
Legacy Family Court, Dallas County’s first family drug court, was created to provide a non-adversarial option to address the growing number of children removed by CPS from their families as a result of a substance addicted parent or parents. Legacy Family Court offers a unique, team-based... - June 01, 2013 - Godwin Lewis PC
3B Medical Inc./BMC Medical Ltd. Defends Resmed Patent Suit
3B Medical Inc./BMC Medical Ltd. to defend against Resmed patent lawsuit. - May 31, 2013 - 3B Medical
Deborah R. Willig Named to Juvenile Law Center Board
Philadelphia labor and employment lawyer Deborah R. Willig, Esq. of Willig, Williams & Davidson has been named to the Board of Directors of Juvenile Law Center. Willig was elected to a three-year term by the board in May 2013. - May 31, 2013 - Willig, Williams & Davidson
The Patterson Law Firm Announces Steve Silvey as Of-Counsel
Steve Silvey Joins The Patterson Law Firm as Newest Of-Counsel - May 31, 2013 - The Patterson Law Firm, LLC
Celesq® Announces June CLE Involving Ethics for All Attorneys; Litigation; Corporate/Securities/White Collar and Technology Law Developments; Asset Protection
Celesq® AttorneysEd Center has announced the following web casts for June 2013: Withdrawal from Client Representations: Ethical Considerations for All Attorneys (2312) Live web cast: June 13, 2013 (12:00 noon ET) Tom Mason, Zuckerman Spaeder, discusses when a lawyer must, or may, withdraw... - May 30, 2013 - Celesq(R) AttorneysEd Center
Collins Einhorn Farrell Attorney Kevin P. Moloughney Named President of the Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Moloughney’s practice focuses on the defense of personal injury and property damage claims. He has also maintained an active practice litigating insurance coverage disputes. - May 30, 2013 - Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, P.C.
Queens Attorney Appointed to the Board of Governors of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys
The American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys is pleased to announce that Michael Davidov, Esq., CFP® has been appointed to the Academy’s Board of Governors. In his new capacity, Davidov will serve as an advisor and help guide the direction of the national membership organization. He... - May 29, 2013 - Davidov Law Group
Evan Guthrie Law Firm Speaks About Legal Profession at Northwoods Middle School in North Charleston, SC
Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina spoke to students at Northwoods Middle School about lawyers and the legal profession on Tuesday March 5, 2013 in North Charleston, SC. - May 29, 2013 - Evan Guthrie Law Firm
Fisher & Phillips' Fredrickson Ranked Among Top in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers
Todd Fredrickson, Managing Partner in the Denver office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, has been featured in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2013. The Denver office is one of eleven to be ranked among the top labor and employment law firms in their respective states. Fifty of the firm's attorneys nationwide were featured in Chambers USA. - May 26, 2013 - Fisher Phillips Denver
Los Angeles Personal Injury Law Firm, Grayson & Grayson, Announces Free Case Review for Truck Accident Victims
Los Angeles Law Firm, Grayson & Grayson, has announced free review of truck accident cases. People having suffered severe personal injuries can contact personal injury attorneys and lawyers at Grayson & Grayson for free initial consultancy. - May 26, 2013 - MarkGraysonLaw.com
Arizona DUI Lawyers Corso & Rhude Know Memorial Day 2013 Can be a Dangerous Time on Arizona’s Roads
Memorial Day weekend is the traditional start of summer in Arizona and the long three-day weekend can also be the start of a very long and costly Arizona DUI defense. According to the Arizona DUI lawyers at Scottsdale’s Corso & Rhude, it doesn’t need to be a wild night of partying... - May 25, 2013 - Law Office of Corso & Rhude, PLLC