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How Law Firm Trade Names Break the 'Ego-Feeding Machine'

"A string of partner names to the public is really pretty meaningless—it's not what's important," said Jennifer Cona, managing partner of Long Island, New York-based Cona Elder Law.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Hindsight Bias in the Context of Child Protection Services

 There is a well-known psychological phenomenon known as hindsight bias, "the recognized tendency for individuals to overestimate or exaggerate…
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - State bar trustees address rule changes on incapacitated adults

NJSBA Board of Trustees address rule changes on incapacitated adults, briefed on cybersecurity threats
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Most States Don't Protect Nursing Homes From Gross Negligence in COVID Matters

If allegations of negligence could succeed against nursing homes in a worldwide pandemic where it is impossible to prevent all COVID-19 transmission—even with full and unequivocal diligence in following CDC and local health department guidelines—the result would be crushing to these businesses.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Effect of COVID-19 on Nursing Home Abuse: A Legal Perspective

Numerous class-action and individual wrongful death lawsuits have been filed asserting that proper precautions were not maintained to keep nursing homes residents safe from contracting COVID-19.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Home Sweet Home: The Treatment of the Homestead by Medicaid

For the client who is concerned that "Medicaid is going to take my house," the most accurate response is that there is no clear answer until a complete analysis has been made.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ignoring Records Requests, Allegedly Commingling Funds and Bouncing Checks, Gets Manhattan Real Estate Attorney Suspended

"The [Attorney Grievance] Committee alleges that [the lawyer] converted and/or misappropriated escrow funds in at least three real estate matters which resulted in account shortfalls that he remedied via infusions of his wife's personal funds into his escrow accounts," wrote a state appeals court panel.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

SW Pa. County's Ex-Chief Public Defender Can Proceed With Age Bias Claims, US Judge Says

U.S. Magistrate Judge Maureen Kelly of the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled Monday that ex-Fayette County public defender Jeffrey Whiteko can proceed with a discrimination suit in the wake of his dismissal.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trump Niece Sues President, 2 of His Siblings, Arguing They 'Swindled' Her Out of Inheritance

Roberta Kaplan of Kaplan Hecker & Fink, who is representing Mary Trump, argued in the complaint that the Trump siblings' deception caused her client to lose at least tens of millions of dollars.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

It Is Time to Simplify the Power of Attorney

The power of attorney is an extraordinarily useful tool in the event of incapacity because it can avoid the need for the costly, time consuming and intrusive guardianship. But, it has morphed into such a complex document that it requires the assistance of an attorney to assure that it is properly executed.
7 minute read

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