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Kristie Rearick

Kristie Rearick

Kristie Rearick is the magazines and publications editor at The Legal Intelligencer. She handles contributed content for the newspaper. Contact her [email protected].

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May 04, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The State of the LGBTQ Union: Discriminatory Bills on Shaky Ground

Much of our focus on LGBTQ rights centers at the federal level because those decisions impact the entire United States, but there are many ongoing battles in a multitude of states that concern LGBTQ equality.

By Angela D. Giampolo

8 minute read

May 04, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Class Actions Now Flowing From FTC and DOJ's No-Poach Enforcement

In our article last month, we discussed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice's (DOJ) jointly issued guidance to HR professionals warning that naked employee no-poach agreements could be criminally prosecuted.

By Carl W. Hittinger and Tyson Y. Herrold

9 minute read

May 04, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Leadership and Mentoring: Leading by Serving

Leadership is not a title. Nor is it a right. It is not an excuse to boss others around. It doesn't bestow upon its owner powers over others' choices, values or decisions. Leadership is service.

By Frank Ramos

3 minute read

May 04, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Private Facebook Profiles Are Not Private in Lawsuits

In its recent opinion in Forman v. Henkin, the highest court in New York concluded that information posted on a user's private Facebook profile is discoverable. 

By Franklin Zemel and Ariel R. Deray

3 minute read

May 03, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Medical Worker Allegedly Fired for Insubordination, Not Disability

On Feb. 6, 2013, plaintiff Kathryn Carroll, in her 50s, was terminated as a medical records clerk at a Pottsville health facility after a dispute with her office manager over missing patient charts.

By VerdictSearch

5 minute read

May 03, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I inadvertently did not pay my annual fee since I moved my address and didn't receive notices. I am now on interim suspension. What do I do?

By Samuel C. Stretton

11 minute read

May 03, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Motorist Alleged Traumatic Brain Injury Resulting From Sideswipe

On Dec. 15, 2015, plaintiff Kathleen Hahn, 56, was driving on County Line Road in Chalfont. When she was near Britain Wood Circle, a car approached in the opposite direction, crossed the center line and entered Hahn's lane. Hahn swerved, but the passenger's side of her sedan was sideswiped. She claimed a traumatic brain injury.

By VerdictSearch

4 minute read

May 03, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Legal Intelligencer's 2018 Professional Excellence Award Winners

The Legal Intelligencer is pleased to announce the 2018 Professional Excellence Award winners.

By The Legal Intelligencer

1 minute read

May 03, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Prescription Drug Bill, Workers' Comp System Make Strange Bedfellows

With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Tom Wolf ended—for now—the annual effort to “change the way medical treatment is administered under the workers' compensation system” by vetoing Senate Bill 936.

By Christian Petrucci

4 minute read

May 03, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Be Sure to Play 'Show and Tell' With Your Law Firm's Online Newsroom

Online newsrooms are powerful and versatile marketing tools for law firms. They are powerful because lawyers can use their firms' newsrooms to build their authority and credibility with website visitors simply by talking about themselves and the work they've done for their clients.

By Wayne Pollock

10 minute read