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You’re probably not surprised to hear that getting clear on your priorities is the first key to becoming an unfrazzled lawyer. “Priorities” mean your needs, your wants, what makes you happy and fulfilled, what’s important to you personally, and where ...

As the two federal COVID-19 emergency declarations — the public health emergency and the national emergency — end, employers who sponsor benefit plans must deal with changes in group health plan (GHP) requirements and must navigate and administer the wind-down ...

Have you recently heard the term “ChatGPT” or “generative AI” and wondered what they were? Or maybe you’ve read one or two of my recent columns and have a general sense of what this technology is and what it does. ...

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As an appellate attorney, my business is understanding the business of trial attorneys. But I encounter recurring misunderstandings about appeals and appellate referrals. Here’s why those beliefs are mistaken. Misconception 1: If I refer the appeal, I’ll lose the client ...

A probate judge has dismissed a man’s claims against his parents for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and conversion after ruling that a business record he attempted to admit at trial was typed in a font that did not exist ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office launched the First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program on March 9, 2023. The program is one of several initiatives developed by the USPTO and its Council for Inclusive Innovation, or CI2, to promote ...

Conventional wisdom used to go something like this: Lawyers and communicators are trained differently and, consequently, see the world differently, especially during a crisis or any other time of adversity. Attorneys want their clients to say as little as possible, ...

In April 1865, as Ulysses S. Grant and the Union army made their way into the Confederate capital of Richmond, fleeing rebel soldiers set fire to bridges and warehouses. That fire quickly spread out of control and torched huge swaths ...

On Dec. 23, 2022, President Biden signed into law two measures that expand the rights of pregnant and breastfeeding workers: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers, or PUMP Act. Both measures were ...

Growing up, I watched my immigrant parents build their small business and attempt to navigate the tricky regulations of the automobile industry. Year by year, their workforce grew, and they evolved by implementing more employee-friendly policies. Before the pandemic, a ...