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What Recession? Full Spend Ahead!

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 12.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Consumerism, Lawyers, Home-Equity, Economy, Financial Crisis, Recession, Personal Finance, Refinancing, Living News
Lita Smith-Mines

As the ability to charge-now, refinance-later vanished when most homeowners' equity evaporated, I hoped the chronic consumer had also become extinct.

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Florida Judges, Lawyers Can't Be Facebook Friends, State Says

AP | TAMARA LUSH | Posted 12.13.2009 | Technology

Read More: Lawyers, Facebook Laws, Facebook, Judges, Facebook Florida, Technology News

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida's judges and lawyers should no longer "friend" each other on Facebook, the popular social networking site, accord...

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Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Trial: Shortlist Of Defense Lawyers For 9/11 Case

nytimes.com | BENJAMIN WEISER | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York

Read More: 9/11, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Trial, Lawyers, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, September 11th, New York City, New York, Defense-Lawyers, New York News

Lawyers to defend Khalid Shaikh Mohammed are expected to initially be chosen from a cadre of about 20 veteran defense lawyers in New York who have bro...

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Scott Rothstein: Florida Lawyer Charged With $1B Investment Fraud

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 12.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Lawyers, Ponzi Scheme, Florida, Scott-Rothstein, Florida Democratic Party, Rico, Business News

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A once high-flying attorney who courted politicians and celebrities was arrested Tuesday on federal racketeering and fra...

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Americans Are Not Oxymorons: Reflections On President Obama's Afghanistan Plans

John Brown | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Propaganda, Lawyers, Susan Brewer, Oxymorons, Public Diplomacy, Afghanistan, Woodrow Wilson, Politics News
John Brown

Instead of the crude, obscenely packaged fabrications used by his predecessor to mislead us into the war in Iraq, Obama's tortuous deliberations on a military escalation in Afghanistan have been marked by doubts.

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Does Endlessly Searching Mean Never Satisfied?

Michael Melcher | Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact

Read More: Politics, Soul Searching, Lawyers, Career, Idealism, Karl Jung, Mbti, Impact News
Michael Melcher

What's an ENFJ? Me, for one. We are always searching. This urge can help us to make a positive impact on the world, and it can also make us crazy and ineffectual.

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Lawyers on Reality Television: Should We Object?

Karen Thalacker | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Joe Tacopina, Reality TV, Lawyers, Reality Television, Reality Tv Lawyers, Atticus Finch, Perry Mason, Media News
Karen Thalacker

Is there entertainment value in "everyday people" with real legal problems getting non-binding legal advice from lawyers who aren't really their lawyers?

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Tax Deadline Nears For Americans With Offshore Bank Accounts

New York Times | LYNNLEY BROWNING | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Offshore Accounts, Tax Accountants, Bank Accounts, Banks, Irs, Switzerland, Taxes, Internal Revenue Service, Secret Bank Accounts, Lawyers, Caribbean Bank Accounts, Ubs, Swiss Bank Accounts, Rich, Wealthy, Caribbean, Foreign Banks, Business News

Thursday is the deadline for Americans to come clean about the money they have hidden offshore, in places like Swiss bank accounts. No one can say wit...

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Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Can't Find Lawyers

Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact

Read More: USA Today, Lawyers, Unemployement, Phoenix, Cleveland, New York University, Low Income Families, Low Income, Las Vegas, Home Foreclosures, Home Foreclosure, Impact News

WASHINGTON -- The nation's foreclosure crisis has swamped lawyers for the poor, leaving thousands of low-income homeowners across the country without ...

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Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce

Daniel Krotz | Posted 11.16.2009 | Books

Read More: Daniel Krotz, Berryville, Charles Dickens, Lawyers, Books, Bookseller, Bleak House, Arkansas, Books News
Daniel Krotz

The message of Bleak House is that a lawsuit is the end of reason and not as we presuppose, the beginning of reasoned argument.

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How To Live On $0 A Day: The Pros And Pros Of Declaring Bankruptcy

Lesley Stern | Posted 10.19.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Chapter 11, Depression, Lawyers, Larry King, Bankruptcy, Humor, Satire, Economy, Donald Trump, Economic Crisis, Financial Meltdown, Credit Card Debt, Recession, Comedy, Financial Advice, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

It's time to get over the stigma. Bankruptcy is awesome. Once you know the specifics, you'll wish you did it sooner. I know I do.

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The Lottery Question

Don McNay | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: American Business, Met Life, Trial Consultants, Chinese, New York Life, Strategic Coach, J. Giles Band, Mediations, Gambling, Cnbc, The Dan Sullivan Question, Richmond Ky, Megamillons, American Bar Association, Johnny Bench, Self Reliance, Real Estate, Financial Planning, Lottery Winners, Jury Consultants, Injury Victims, Trial Lawyers, Church, Major League Baseball, Actuaries, Medition Consultants, Prudential, Clu, Louisville, Dan Sullivan, Angel in Blue, Inner Circle of Advocates, Million Dollar Round Table, College Tuition, Entrepreneurship, Big Red Machine, Sports Betting, Small Business, Lawyers, Settlement Conferences, Toronto, Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, Washington, Main Street, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Structured Settlement Consultant, Personal Injury, American Associaton for Justice, Fox Business Network, Aig, Insurance Carriers, Cincinnati, Financial Crisis, Kentucky Association for Justice, American College, Lexington, Personal Finance, Casinos, Msfs, Structured Settlement, Lottery, Chfc, Life Care Planners, Japanese, Powerball, Kentucky Bar Association, Kentucky, Don McNay, Structured Settlements, Cnn, Dreams, Mediators, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Claims Adjusters, Eastern Kentucky University, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Nascar, Children to College, Too Big to Fail, John Hancock, Mdrt, Aviva, Reds, Business News
Don McNay

Everyone has dreams and desires but usually keep them hidden, back in the recesses of their minds. The lottery question gets those dreams and desires out in the open, on the front burner.

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Four Ways to Find Fulfillment at Work

Alan Lurie | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Energy, Success, Stress, Balanced Life, Lawyers, Depression, The Balanced Life, Boss, Jobs, Careers, Fulfillment, Artists, Motivation, Living News
Alan Lurie

Many people strive for success and admiration at work and pour energy in to the promise of their careers, but somewhere along the way find that the anticipated rewards do not materialize.

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Free and The Search for Economic Innovation

Don McNay | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Lawyers, Small Business, Sales, Professional Services, Smoking, Service Providers, Washington, Political Consulting, Political Polling, Brownsville Station, Main Street, Entrepreneurs, Psychology, Chris Anderson, The Long Tail, China, Economic Wellness, Wellness, Tavern, Financial Services, Doctors in China, Financial Crisis, Reversible Business Models, Quitting Smoking, Rock and Roll Bands, Technology, Richmond, Lottery Winners, Personal Finance, CD Baby, Trial Lawyers, McNay Settlement Group, Msfs, Structured Settlement, Bars, Lotteries, Chfc, Economic Crisis, Free, Kentucky, Gym, Don McNay, Ky, Clu, Structured Settlements, Wired Magazine, Gym in Denmark, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Amercian College, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Denmark, Wired, Derek Strivers, Business News
Don McNay

As we look at life after the financial crisis, we need to turn traditional thinking on its head. Picking up a copy of Chris Anderson's Free is a good place to start.

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Bait and Switch Business Relationships

Don McNay | Posted 08.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Al Gore, Img, Lawyers, Small Business, Toronto, Bait and Switch, Zagat, Trial Attorneys, Inc. Magazine, Strategic Coach, Marriage, Claims, Richmond Ky, Tiger Woods, American Bar Association, Cincinnati, Injured People, Kentucky Association for Justice, Lottery Winners, Personal Finance, McNay Settlement Group, Business-Relationships, Trial Lawyers, Structured Settlement, Msfs, Relationships, Chfc, Mark McCormick, Twitter, Kentucky, Don McNay, Malcolm Gladwell, Facebook, Structured Settlements, Clu, American Association for Justice, Vanderbilt University, Jack Nicklaus, Claims Adjusters, Dan Sullivan, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Arnold Palmer, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, The Tipping Point, Cssc, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Gary Player, Business News
Don McNay

Sometimes entrepreneurs are so focused on a higher goal that they forget about the people who help get them there.

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China's Civil Rights Lawyers: The New Enemies of the State

Rebecca Novick | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

Read More: Human Rights, Human-Rights-Watch, China-Human-Rights-Violations, China-Human-Rights, China Human Rights Violations, China, China Tibet, China Human Rights, Civil Rights, Law, Lawyers, World News
Rebecca Novick

in recent months Beijing has been busy targeting home-grown adversaries -- Chinese civil rights lawyers -- in a series of moves that has been described as "an all-out attack."

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How Iceland's Lawyers Enabled Fraud

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 08.09.2009 | World

Read More: Michael Jackson, Legal Ethics, Lawyers, Legal-Ethics, Cheney, Iceland Economic Crisis, Iceland Global Economic Crisis, John Yoo, Iceland Economy Collapse, Iceland, Elvis Presley, Iceland Bankrupt, Dick Cheney, John Yoo Torture, John Yoo Memo, Global Economic Crisis, Iceland Banks, Investment Banks, Iceland Economy, Iceland National Bankruptcy, Ethics, Banks, Financial Crisis, Banking Crisis, Iceland Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Iceland Bank Crisis, World News
Iris Erlingsdottir

The lack of clear ethical rules and the frontier justice mentality in Iceland continues to cause confusion and raise questions about the legal profession's ability to regulate itself in Iceland.

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The Fraud of Honest-Services Fraud

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mortgage Brokers, Tribal Casinos, Salvatore DiMasi, Michael Scanlon, Lawyers, John McCain, Jack Abramoff, Referral Fee, Lobbying, Congressional Record, Quid Pro Quo, Antonin Scalia, Native Americans, Bribery, Suborning Perjury, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Plea Deal, Kickback Scheme, Orthopedic Surgeons, Public Relations, Tom Delay, Honest-Services Fraud, Title Insurance, Constitutional Law Professors, Defense Attorneys, Politics News
Gary S. Chafetz

Essentially, honest-services fraud makes prosecutors omnipotent, because they can charge anybody they want with a federal felony.

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Watch What You Say... Online

Robin Sax | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Lawyers, Twitter, Crime, Social Networking, Trials, You Tube, Facebook, Evidence, Myspace, Media News
Robin Sax

As a prosecutor, the first thing I do when I get a case is to Google the victim, the suspect, and all the material witnesses.

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The Five Sneakiest Lawyer Tricks

Jim Randel | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Attorneys, Lawyers, Trickery, Title Insurance, Business News
Jim Randel

Bulking up billable hours is probably the #1 complaint against attorneys. The fact is that there is no way for someone to know for sure the exact amount of time an attorney spends on a matter.

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11 Sure Business Bets

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 07.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Office, Small Business, Lawyers, Real Estate, Law Practice, How to Negotiate, Rules, Life Lessons, Business News
Lita Smith-Mines

If you receive flowers once the transaction ends, it means the deal certainly shortened your life expectancy. Don't skip your next doctor's appointment.

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Jailhouse Lawyer "Jerry The Jew" Dies In Prison

Ron Kuby | Posted 07.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ron-Kuby-Air-America, Lawyers, Jail, Jerry Rosenberg, Prison, Jerry the Jew, Entertainment News
Ron Kuby

For close to four decades, Jerry was the only "lawyer" many prisoners had. He helped thousands of people navigate their way through the legal maze that imprisoned them.

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(Non) Supply Side Economics

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 06.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Stress, Small Business, Lawyers, Economic Crisis, Economic Anxiety, Law Practice, Housing Crisis, Recession, Office Supplies, Financial Crisis, Business News
Lita Smith-Mines

The engraved envelope supply has dwindled in my office just as postage again escalated, plus my stash of pre-printed return address labels has been substantially slashed.

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Judges Gripe About Female Lawyers' Short Skirts, Skimpy Blouses

National Law Journal | Lynne Marek | Posted 06.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Joan Lefkow, Lawyers Skirts, Lawyers, Seventh Circuit Bar Association, Lawyers Dress Code, Lawyers Short Skirts, Chicago News

When U.S. District Court Judge Joan Lefkow mentioned during a judges' panel discussion at the Seventh Circuit Bar Association meeting this week that s...

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Finishing The Hat

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 06.18.2009 | Style

Read More: Consumer Confidence, Lawyers, Shopping, Economic Recession, Economy, Broadway, Financial Crisis, Stephen Sondheim, Style News
Lita Smith-Mines

I haven't forgotten those pre-2007 feelings of indulgence, even though they prevented me from fully preparing for the rain clouds of 2009 hovering over my (hat-less) head.

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