Say it’s your job to quash protest in your country’s capital city, even as the whole world is watching. You don’t want to look repressive, but you don’t want malcontents embarrassing your nation, either. You’ve got plenty of work to ...
Read More »Napier: All the world’s a stage, and we are merely lawyers
Fat guys like bluegrass because you can tap your foot and nod your head from a seated position and still feel like you’re dancing. That was my thought last Thursday night as I sat down for my first beer at ...
Read More »Woolner: China squelches speech the simple, ancient way
Say it’s your job to quash protest in your country’s capital city, even as the whole world is watching. You don’t want to look repressive, but you don’t want malcontents embarrassing your nation, either. You’ve got plenty of work to ...
Read More »Gilman: Small law firms can market on a dime
Large law firms, in the majority of cases, have the luxury of a full-time marketing staff. Most also have the ability to tap a chief marketing officer for strategy, expertise, and a road map for future business development opportunities. But ...
Read More »Williams: When the weather is a laughing matter
We are at the peak of the vacation season when office stress should be at a minimum and fun times should be at a maximum. With that in mind this column shall be devoted to some levity — of the ...
Read More »Small law firms can market on a dime
Large law firms, in the majority of cases, have the luxury of a full-time marketing staff. Most also have the ability to tap a chief marketing officer for strategy, expertise and a road map for future business development opportunities. But ...
Read More »When the weather is a laughing matter
We are at the peak of the vacation season when office stress should be at a minimum and fun times should be at a maximum. With that in mind this column shall be devoted to some levity — of the ...
Read More »Woolner: Regulate us, CEO of exploded sugar refinery urges
In a Scottish brogue and with furrowed brow, Graham H. Graham told U.S. senators that when he walked into the Imperial Sugar Co. refinery on the banks of the Savannah River last December, he saw catastrophe in the making. Newly ...
Read More »Kozlowski: Because ‘CostlyCreditReport.com’ just doesn’t sound as good
A scrubby guy lip-synchs a catchy tune about how his bad credit forced him to buy a “used sub-compact” instead of a “cool convertible or an SUV,” or how it forced him to dress like a pirate and sell fish ...
Read More »Ryan: Telephone taping in the workplace
Telephone taping and electronic surveillance — it sounds simple. The rule — both federal and state — is that eavesdropping is illegal, and both oral and telephone communications cannot be surreptitiously recorded without court authorization. Indeed, the stated purpose of ...
Read More »Black: Does security require the loss of liberty?
By the year 2010, the New York City Police Department plans to photograph and track every vehicle that enters Manhattan. The goal of the program, “Operation Sentinel,” is to fight terrorism by collecting data from every vehicle traveling along seven ...
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