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Women's History Month Spotlight: 'Have Confidence in Yourself and Your Abilities'

Women's History Month Spotlight: Christina Putman, a shareholder with Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney in the firm's Chicago office.
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The Legal Intelligencer

What's Old Is New Again: Making the Case for Enhanced Trade Secrets Management

There is still significant and important work to be done with regard to how companies and IP practitioners handle both the identification and protection of trade secrets as well as the more cultural aspects of how and when IP policies are disseminated (and to whom) and the extent to which employees are trained on IP, and specifically, trade secret protection.
9 minute read

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US Supreme Court Considers Overhaul to Administrative Law

The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering its most consequential challenge to "the administrative state" in decades. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce, the petitioners are fishermen who challenged a specific regulation concerning a requirement to host observers on herring fishing boats.
6 minute read

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Special Section: 2024 Wealth Management, Trusts & Estates/Family Law

In The Legal's Wealth Management, Trusts & Estates/Family Law special section, read about the significance of prenuptial agreements, mediation for divorce litigants and succession planning.
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ABLE Accounts: Tax-Free Growth for Individuals With Disabilities

While SNTs can be excellent planning tools, they are not the only option. Most states offer ABLE accounts—savings accounts that provide tax-free growth for individuals with disabilities without affecting eligibility for Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or other means-tested benefits.
6 minute read

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Succession Planning: Prenups and Postnups as Divorce and Estate Planning Tools

Common misconceptions aside, prenups are for everyone, and they are an essential tool for any couple contemplating marriage, regardless of their age or financial station in life.
8 minute read

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Making the Right to Education a Reality for All Our Children

Last week we gathered in the Capitol in Harrisburg with other advocates, parents, educators, and students who are part of a statewide coalition called PA Schools Work to celebrate the anniversary of that pivotal ruling and to advocate for a proposed remedy to bring our school funding system into constitutional compliance.
6 minute read

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Understanding What a Sudden Emergency Is and Is Not

The Pennsylvania Superior Court concluded that the evidence presented in the automobile accident case failed to establish a foundation for a sudden emergency instruction. The plaintiffs were entitled to their requested instructions on a driver's duty of care. Finding prejudicial error in the court below, the Superior Court reversed and remanded for a new trial.
8 minute read

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Third Circuit Refuses to Allow Litigant to Sidestep Its Chosen Arbitration Body's Rules

The decision, which focused on the conflict between MicroBilt's mandatory arbitration provision and the American Arbitration Association's (AAA) consumer arbitration rules, offers a potential escape plan for consumers who are contractually obligated to use mandatory arbitration to resolve a dispute.
7 minute read

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Business Development New Year's Resolutions Already Falling Flat? Re-Engage by Prioritizing Your Internal Network

As we mark the close of the first full month of 2024 and you sheepishly think back to those idle business development resolutions, I challenge you to look back at your goals and identify tactics in utilizing your internal firm network and resources to propel your business development priorities forward.
7 minute read

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