Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Elizabeth Lindsey | January 4, 2023
Family lawyers across the U.S. have noticed a growing level of animosity and rancor in clients, opposing counsel and opposing spouses. Parties and attorneys have become more difficult to deal with, more intransigent and less professional and are turning conflicts into highly personalized attacks.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | January 3, 2023
It is the little things that may continue to make a big difference in 2023. Many legal-malpractice claims, in retrospect, may appear preventable. A simple fix, or another set of eyes, or a reminder about a deadline could have prevented an enormous loss.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Ezra Dyckman and Charles S. Nelson | December 27, 2022
When an instrument denominated as debt has "equity-like" features, should it be respected as debt or recharacterized as equity for income tax purposes? In this edition of their Real Estate Financing column, Ezra Dyckman and Charles Nelson discuss a recent opinion from the Tax Court which came to a "taxpayer-friendly result" on this issue.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Everett Catts | December 22, 2022
Knowing who your gatekeepers are, leveraging a process and committing the time to network are significantly more important to originating and maintaining a healthy book of business than a good elevator speech.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Katie Fish and Christine Norstadt | December 21, 2022
Here are some topics to consider as you draft and negotiate the default and remedies provisions of a real estate purchase-and-sale agreement.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | December 19, 2022
Here are some tips for conducting a year-end ethical "audit."
Daily Report Online | Best Practices|Commentary
By Robert E. Browne and Michael D. Hobbs | December 14, 2022
Copyright holders would be well advised to familiarize themselves with the Copyright Claims Board for resolving copyright infringement claims and to consider its benefits and potential downsides in bringing or defending copyright infringement actions.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By K. Martine Cumbermack and Alexis N. Herring | December 9, 2022
This article will explore willful misconduct defenses in Georgia related to injuries that may have been caused by employee intoxication or fighting, as well as defenses when an injury stems from an employee deviating from the scope of their job responsibilities.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Preston D. Holloway | December 6, 2022
The biggest question is: How much are we obligated to pay upon a compensable death claim and for how long?
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | December 5, 2022
Many states—including Georgia—have adopted some version of Rule 5.4 of the American Bar Association's (ABA's) Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which prohibits fee sharing between lawyers and nonlawyers, except in limited discrete circumstances. But jurisdictions around the country are reconsidering Rule 5.4 and whether a revision to the rule is justified.
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