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Supreme Court upholds Indiana voter ID law
The Supreme Court has upheld Indiana's controversial voter ID law, which critics say will discourage the poor, the elderly and minorities from casting ballots. The law requires voters to present current government-issued photo ID, and for those who cannot, it establishes a procedure for validating votes after election day. The Court found that the state's interest in protecting the integrity of the voting process outweighed the insufficiently proven burdens the law imposes on voters.Nonprofit mergers gaining velocity
Competition for scarce dollars, dwindling volunteers and a tough economy have conspired to push more nonprofit groups and industry trade organizations to consolidate, creating a heady array of legal challenges for their lawyers. Attorneys may require the skills of a psychiatrist to confront culture clashes between groups that otherwise share similar goals, ticklish tax questions and the need for rigorous due diligence investigations to protect governing boards in a post-Sarbanes-Oxley Act world. Even the vagaries of antitrust concerns need added vetting.Variations on, and alternatives to, billable hours
Below is a sampling of firms that provided information about the alternative billing methods they use most often. We asked firms to differentiate between variations on the billable hour (discounted and blended hourly rates) and true alternatives to the billable hour. The percentages denote estimated portions of the firms' revenues obtained through each of these two categories. They are followed by the billing methods that the firms use within those categories. The number after a firm's name indicates its toTrending Stories
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
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Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250
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