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Viewpoint October 7, 2019

Know the value of leadership communication

By Susan Letterman White BridgeTower Media Newswires Leading involves influencing people in a way that helps turn your vision for your law firm into reality, and a leader’s success depends on communication skills. Developing communication skills The most effective leaders create conditions in which relationships can develop and deepen. A leader who understands a person’s […]

Viewpoint September 30, 2019

Under pressure

By Shawn Healy BridgeTower Media Newswires One of the most common issues I hear from law students, lawyers and judges has to do with time, or a lack of it. I recently had the opportunity to listen to a podcast episode that shed new light on the problem. I often hear about podcasts and think, […]

News Stories September 16, 2019

Return sought of files seized in law firm raid

By Heather Cobun BridgeTower Media Newswires A federal appeals court ordered that the review of materials seized from a Baltimore law firm in June be reassigned from prosecutors to a magistrate judge Thursday. A spokeswoman for the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday, “We will certainly abide by the court’s decision.” The Baltimore Sun reported in […]

Viewpoint August 23, 2019

Is fast thinking slowing you down?

BY SUSAN LETTERMAN WHITE BridgeTower Media Newswires In 2012, Facebook conducted an experiment to see whether it could influence the emotions and postings of its users by curating news feed content calculated to manipulate mood. The experiment worked. If you had any doubt that your decision-making is affected by forces that fall below your radar, […]

News Stories July 15, 2019

One Doc v. Everyone Else

By Bill Cresenzo BridgeTower Media Newswires An insurance company that denied benefits to a disabled plant manager in the face of overwhelming evidence of his total disability has been rebuked sharply by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which unanimously affirmed reinstatement of the man’s benefits. Every doctor who examined the man found he […]

News Stories July 15, 2019

Six keys to increasing loyalty at your law firm

By Beth Sears BridgeTower Media Newswires All too often, attorneys abandon the law practice with which they work to join another or start their own. Usually unresolved conflict, misaligned values or better opportunities head the list of reasons for the separation. Many just think that their firm will be better now and do not use […]

Viewpoint July 8, 2019

The essentials of witness training

By Julie Campanini BridgeTower Media Newswires Witness preparation and training is critically important. After all, evidence comes through witnesses. Bad witnesses, if they are prominent, can tank a case. Knowing where you stand with your witnesses and how they can help or hurt a story cannot be overstated. Step 1: Assessment Assessment is the opportunity […]

News Stories June 13, 2019

Reversing course, 4th Circuit OKs some mortgage cramdowns

BY CORREY E. STEPHENSON BridgeTower Media Newswires Overruling 22 years of precedent, the en banc 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Chapter 13 debtors may divide some undersecured home mortgage loans into secured and unsecured claims and “cram down” the unsecured portion of such loans. The decision, Hurlburt v. Black (VLW 019-2-150), […]

Viewpoint June 10, 2019

Three ways to improve practice group meetings

By Matt Prinn BridgeTower Media Newswires Most law firms, big or small, realize that it makes sense for lawyers who practice in the same area to meet, typically by phone or video conference, every month or quarter. These meetings can be wastes of time and money (one hour billable time lost for each lawyer). A […]

News Stories June 7, 2019

Money Management: Beneficiary review

By Sharon L. Thornton BridgeTower Media Newswires The most important gift that you can leave your heirs is a well-thought-out transition of property. Circumstances change in life. It could be divorce, death, deciding to no longer enable grown children to live beyond their means or different causes that initiate a change in beneficiaries or the […]

Viewpoint June 6, 2019

Diversity on corporate boards: a tortuous path

By Stephen M. Honig BridgeTower Media Newswires “Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.” — Stephen R. Covey “Diversity” in business means variance in gender, race, ethnicity, age, disability and experience. Few goals are more discussed, and yet so unachieved, as diversity on corporate boards of directors. Statistics published this spring by the National Association […]

News Stories May 31, 2019

Qualifying for the home office deduction

By Jamie Bushart BridgeTower Media Newswires With more and more people working remotely, a common question clients asked this past tax season was whether they are eligible to take the home office deduction. This is also referred to as business use of home. The qualifying factors have remained unchanged; however, over the past six years, […]

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