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Discipline Report: Lawyer Gets Probation, Four Others Reprimanded
The State Bar of Texas has announced that a Llano County lawyer has been placed on probation for 17 months, and four others have received public reprimands. The agreed judgment for the Llano lawyer orders him to pay $900 in attorneys' fees and direct expenses to the State Bar, as well as to pay $500 and $2,000 in restitution to former clients.Commentary: Public Speaking Lessons From "Julius Caesar"
In one corner: Brutus, wearing trunks of bloody red. In the other, wearing gold: Mark Antony, friend of Julius Caesar. These two areabout to square off before a mob at Caesar's funeral. Whose oration wins and why? In "Julius Caesar" William Shakespeare offers lessons in persuasion for lawyers.Work Matters: Ditch New Year's Resolutions and Reprioritize for 2011
Michael P. Maslanka says he doesn't make New Year's resolutions because, well, his resolve always dissolves. So, for 2011, he suggests taking a different tack: a reframing of how we think about employees and employers, a reprioritizing of what we consider important, a commitment to open our hearts and minds. His first suggestion: ditch the write-up and say to the employee, with real empathy, "Susie, how is it going?" If not so well, Susie will say so, and an amicable parting results.Texas Association of Business v. Earle
In accordance with the abstention doctrine established in Younger v. Harrisand its progeny, the court affirms the order of the district court dismissing this action.Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc. v. Solomon
The court declines to impose a common-law duty to conduct a drug test with reasonable care on employers who conduct in-house urine specimen collection pursuant to Department of Transportation regulations.Last-Minute Filing Tips for a Shifting Tax Landscape
With the tax filing deadline now only days away (April 18 this year due to Emancipation Day in Washington, D.C.), we thought it would be helpful to share a few last-minute tax filing tips, with a bias twist. As a result of interaction this tax season with more than 500 lawyers who have engaged the tax compliance and planning services of the Tax Accounting Group, we can comfortably and confidently report a common theme.SOX, Whistleblowers and Private Companies
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was an attempt, in part, to prevent corporate scandals by requiring publicly traded companies to implement accounting and accountability controls. While publicly traded companies have tended to focus on SOX's recordkeeping, accounting and compliance requirements, executives � at public and private companies alike � should not overlook �806 of the act, which affords a certain measure of protection to a new breed of whistleblowers.Trending Stories
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