Category: Legal Law

The easiest way to pay for nursing home care for an elderly or disabled family member is also the most difficult. You write the monthly check. It hurts because the average annual cost is now $70,128. Before writing a check, it makes sense to talk to a knowledgeable attorney or accountant so your family doesn’t…

Although your family law practice deals with serious legal matters, it is also important to remember that it is a business like any other. This means that you will need to spend some of your time marketing family law to ensure that your business continues to grow steadily. In addition to consulting a marketing company…

As we begin 2011, there is a lot of uncertainty in the areas of estate planning and asset protection. For much of 2010, we expected 2011 to welcome us with a 55 percent estate tax on all assets over $1 million. Toward the end of 2010, President Obama gave in to Republican demands for a…

Law firms in general are not benefiting as much as they should from online marketing. Hispanic and Latino businesses can reap even greater benefits from online marketing efforts. While the competition for local search engine priority can easily be dominated by an online expert, search results for Latino and Hispanic law firms are especially sparse…

Co-customer marketing builds relationships and sends a clear message. Imagine you are the senior intellectual property counsel for a Fortune 100 company. Every law firm within two continents of your head office has begun posting comments, sending out press releases, and publishing articles on the latest landmark ruling; as of this writing, it would be…

I’m writing this for the rest of you in your twenties who, like me, have no idea what you want to do with the rest of your life. Realistically I wanted to be a thousand different people. I mean, who doesn’t want to be Harvey Specter in Suits, a walking, talking kick-ass lawyer who makes…

Most, if not all, of our criminal justice problems originate outside of the courthouse and beyond the bench. Our justice system has been designed to enforce the laws of our cities, states, and federal government, and as such, we essentially have three accessible categories for contemplation within our justice system. From each of these components…

Writing an air force resume can be difficult for those people who have been in the military for an extended period of time. The military experience is rewarding and these people have the opportunity to learn many skills, but they are also out of the civilian job market for quite some time. The key is…

Sometimes it is frustrating to see that the focus is on gold price predictions. The more sensational and spectacular the price forecast, the greater the cacophony. It’s worth taking a look at some of these predictions to help put things in perspective. HEADLINE: Gold Forecast $6000 and gold mining analysis via visualization 23Jan2012 Appointment: “If…

I have had the opportunity to negotiate with various government agencies for clients, and there is a difference between private industry and administrative agencies and how you should approach them. Research on Donner & Crowe’s “Attorney’s Practical Guide to Negotiations, 2nd Edition” also provides many general considerations when negotiating with the government. In this column,…