Welcome to the practice of law. You are no longer a student that schleps into a class in jeans and ball cap. You are no longer living on loans and some part-time job. You need to present yourself to convey ...
Read More »Building a strong image: Your company's most vital asset
In the high-stakes world of business, a company’s image may be its most valuable commodity. “A company’s position in the marketplace is the most important thing they have,” said Steve Parham, partner and client services director at Visual Image Advertising ...
Read More »Reference Checks: The great void
“Name, rank and serial number. That’s all of the information I’ll provide.” While this might be an appropriate response for a prisoner during wartime, is this all that we can expect to give or get when we, as employers, are ...
Read More »IRS and private companies partner for tax e-filing
This year, in an effort to promote the electronic filing of taxes, the Internal Revenue Service is partnering with a host of companies, collectively called the Free File Alliance LLC, in a new “free file” program. Nineteen companies, including TurboTax ...
Read More »Some facts about billing your clients for facsimiles
We are still talking about “tips” in the area of “billing.” You will remember that “billing” is the fourth area of the five areas that make up every business in the world. The other four areas are: “Clients” or “customers”; ...
Read More »Taking a lesson from corporate restructuring: shift risk
The press has been abuzz recently about President Bush’s proposed remedy for the impending failure of the Social Security system: private investment accounts. Here, the president has taken a page out of the restructuring of Corporate America in the late ...
Read More »Raising the Bar – An advocate's ethical dilemma
Jeremiah Rutledge is representing a defendant charged with murder in a trial taking place in a rural town. The defense is based on an alibi: the defendant has told Rutledge he was with his dad on the evening of the ...
Read More »Mortgage Bankers Assn. forecasts slow housing market
The Mortgage Bankers Association released its long-term economic forecast for 2005, 2006 and 2007 during its annual State of the Real Estate Finance Industry press briefing. MBA is projecting strong economic growth through 2007, with gross domestic product growing at ...
Read More »Cross-Examination of Experts
In approaching cross-examination of an expert witness, it is critical that you come to know everything you possibly can about your quarry. So, what is an expert? Niels Bohr said “an expert is a person who has made all the ...
Read More »Web Sightings – FBI's technology issues come to light
This past Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation shut down an e-mail system that is used to communicate with the public due to a possible security breach. Officials have stated that the e-mail system was used only to handle unclassified ...
Read More »"We'll get right on that for you …"
Imagine this hypothetical conversation that could have took place during a recent federal appeals case that recently took place. “Yes, Mr. Jones. I know we argued that appeal almost 4 years ago. But we still don’t have a decision from ...
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