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Volunteers Unreimbursed Expenses — Tax Incentives For Itemizers
The author writes "It's generous and admirable to contribute money and property to benefit charities. The most selfless gift of all is the one that we have a limited supply, simply put, our time and efforts.. I hope this column will be helpful and informing your clients-who itemize the tax encouragement to volunteering-although quite limited."
NY Firm's Amicus Brief Asks for Corporate Transparency Act to Remain on Pause
Couch White, a regional law firm based in Albany, New York, has filed a nuanced amicus brief that asks a Texas federal court to keep in place a stay of the Corporate Transparency Act, which imposes a Jan. 1 deadline for businesses to file reports of their Beneficial Ownership Information.
CFPB Takes on BoA, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase Over Zelle Fraud
The agency said they will seek cash damages to repay consumer losses over fraudulent activity. It claims that customers at the banks lost more than $870 million to fraud since Zelle's inception.
Feds Chide Defense Attorney Alex Spiro for Extrajudicial Comments in NYC's Adams Case
“Since the unsealing of the Indictment in this case, defense counsel has repeatedly made false public statements about the facts and evidence in this case,” prosecutors claimed of the Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner.
Suspended NY Judge Who Threatened to Shoot Black Party Crashers Says She Won't Fight Removal
State Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall of Oneida County said through motion papers she’s no longer opposing the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct’s recommendation for the state’s top court to remove her.
'So Many Firms' Have Yet to Announce Associate Bonuses, Underlining Big Law's Uneven Approach
Fewer firms are apparently in lockstep with the bonus decisions of the industry elite, and several big firms are delaying their bonus decisions compared with others.
Tik Tok’s ‘Blackout Challenge’ Confronts the Limits of CDA Section 230 Immunity
After a ten-year old girl died by self-asphyxiation trying to recreate a “Blackout Challenge” after it appeared on her “For You” page on the TikTok platform, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has refined the contours of immunity under the Communications Decency Act.
Advice to Practicing Lawyers About Their Future
The following is an excerpt from remarks recently delivered by P. Kevin Castel at the Federal Bar Council offering his advice to practicing lawyers on planning the second, third or fourth acts of their careers.
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