No serious attorney goes to trial without extensive thought, research and analysis. Similarly, no competent counsel ought to appear for a mediation (aka facilitation) without having undertaken an equally rigorous analysis of the entire case. Because most cases are settled ...
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As a freedom lover, I’m not a fan of the government wading into our personal freedoms. Heck, I was born a mere seven months before Watergate in 1972, so I’ve always had a distrust of the government. But this ban ...
Read More »Burger: Secret agency and the apparent authority doctrine
James Bond is a secret agent for the British government (although he’s not an especially well-kept secret). Bond reports to “M,” a senior government official. Bond’s relationship with his government is that of agent (Bond) and principal (M, or the ...
Read More »I could do without the Second Amendment
As a freedom lover, I’m not a fan of the government wading into our personal freedoms. Heck, I was born a mere seven months before Watergate in 1972, so I’ve always had a distrust of the government. But this ban ...
Read More »Secret agency and the apparent authority doctrine
James Bond is a secret agent for the British government (although he’s not an especially well-kept secret). Bond reports to “M,” a senior government official. Bond’s relationship with his government is that of agent (Bond) and principal (M, or the ...
Read More »Hamby: Off-work comments an at-work problem
Late Tuesday afternoon, I received a call from a client who was concerned with some problems she was having with some of her staff at her company, I.B. Wirkin. Irene B. Wirkin had started the company several years ago and ...
Read More »Brenna : ‘Tell them you swore you would never wear a tie’
I called my daughter, who recently graduated from Park School of Communication at Ithaca College, to let her know I had been asked to do this column. I needed advice. How do I get started, now that I’ve been thinking ...
Read More »‘Tell them you swore you would never wear a tie’
I called my daughter, who recently graduated from Park School of Communication at Ithaca College, to let her know I had been asked to do this column. I needed advice. How do I get started, now that I’ve been thinking ...
Read More »Off-work comments can be an at-work problem
Late Tuesday afternoon, I received a call from a client who was concerned with some problems she was having with some of her staff at her company, I.B. Wirkin. Irene B. Wirkin had started the company several years ago and ...
Read More »Kozlowski: Duped by Airborne? Join the class
When will we learn? Your first clue should have been the tagline, “Created by a teacher,” which should have prompted the question, “Why would I buy a cold remedy created by a teacher when I could purchase one developed by ...
Read More »Yarumian: What to consider with alternative investments
Alternative investments are often defined as investments other than traditional stocks, bonds and money markets (cash). Today, the category includes hedge funds, real estate, private equity, venture capital, commodities and financial derivatives. The original objective was to create investments with ...
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