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The Firm: Representing unpopular clientsNovember 25, 2022By Charles Burnham and Harvey E. Silverglate BridgeTower Media Newswires As attorneys involved in representing people accused of committing crimes, naturally we are both acutely aware of several provisions of the U.S. Constitution. The Fifth Amendment provides ... | Local Voice: Latest U.N. report offers little hope for the environmentNovember 25, 2022By Berl Falbaum I’ll admit that I feel guilty writing this column given that all of us are already on overload with bad news: Inflation, COVID, the projection for a major flu season, the Ukraine and the possibility of nuclear war, the scary ... |
Legal View: Not your parents' prenup - How the contract for betrothed couples has changed over timeNovember 25, 2022By Chloe Murdock BridgeTower Media Newswires Clients are bringing fewer assets and more hopes of avoiding a messy divorce to their prenuptial negotiations. Cary Mogerman is president of the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and a principal ... | Diversity, inclusion and the journeys of a disabled attorneyNovember 25, 2022By Gary C. Norman BridgeTower Media Newswires Disability would be more integrated into society if it were recognized as a major factor of the social fabric alongside all the other attributes and characteristics that make up a diverse society. Disability is ... |
MY TURN: Longtime neighbor put on his best face for the town to seeNovember 25, 2022By Tom Kirvan Legal News, Editor-in-Chief Founding father Benjamin Franklin offered an interesting view on being neighborly, exhorting his fellow rebels to “Love thy neighbor – but don’t pull down your hedge.” A fence or a hedge would ... | COMMENTARY: Lawyer-client privilege comes at very high costNovember 25, 2022By Berl Falbaum Is there anyone-anyone-out there who would accept and endorse the following: A policy that lets innocent people rot in prison for decades or even be executed when lawyers representing the guilty parties refuse to speak out because they don't ... |
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- Calls mount for binding SCOTUS ethics code after anti-abortion crusader alleges Hobby Lobby leak
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- Attorney Says His Dishonesty Doomed His Texas License While His Honesty Led to Maryland Disbarment
- UChicago Law Says It Will Not Follow Others in Boycotting US News Rankings
- A sharp business deal or a federal crime? Justices will review what counts as fraud in government contracting.
- In major immigration case, both sides look to academia to untangle three knotty questions
