Marc Garfinkle

April 12, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

TWITA, you may recall, is the acronym for, "That's What I'm Talking About," and the TWITA Awards are given annually to individuals and institutions that have exemplified the best of our profession and have served with honor the bar, the public, and the law.

By Marc Garfinkle

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March 08, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

This is a plea for lawyers everywhere to spend a few minutes each day to educate their families, friends and strangers who may be reluctant to accept the vaccine. Despite the bad press attorneys have suffered for decades, people still listen to us.

By Marc Garfinkle

6 minute read

January 19, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

More than ever, democracy is counting on lawyers to uphold the law and support the government. You might not remember signing up for this war, but you did.

By Marc Garfinkle

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December 18, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Clients are valuable people, indeed, but they are hard to acquire and easy to lose, so, we try to take care of them. They need to know we appreciate their business and their confidence.

By Marc Garfinkle

6 minute read

November 16, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Most of the changes in the practice of law are irreversible. But there are some that should be reversed, and, at the risk of appearing melancholic, I suggest here a few.

By Marc Garfinkle

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October 09, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

The pandemic will eventually go away. The Office of Attorney Ethics will not. While you are working out the bugs in your new COVID-friendly practice, take a look at how else you might avoid problems down the line.

By Marc Garfinkle

6 minute read

September 02, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Essentially, New Jersey allows the practice of competitive keyword advertising, provided that the advertisement does not redirect the searcher to the advertiser's site. Nevertheless, the practice is unethical in the greater sense of the word "ethics."

By Marc Garfinkle

6 minute read

July 31, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

The new legal landscape will have novel features, including the proliferation of "of counsel" relationships. If such an arrangement will be in your future, go boldly forward, but know the few rules that pertain.

By Marc Garfinkle

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June 26, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Our nominating committee has spent months scouring the legal landscape in my old Subaru, looking for worthy candidates for this year's "That's What I'm Talking About" awards. Here are the results.

By Marc Garfinkle

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May 22, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

The bookkeeping rules for lawyers are neither numerous nor complicated. It is your job to know them.

By Marc Garfinkle

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