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Shapiro Took Nonlinear Path to Real Estate Law Career

Michael Shapiro worked for the U.S. Department of Labor before pursuing a law degree. Once he was an attorney, he left a Fort Lauderdale firm to create his own in Boca Raton.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Proposes Legislation to Ban Noncompete Agreements

At the end of 2017, legislators in Pennsylvania proposed legislation to ban noncompete agreements. The proposal is consistent with a legislative trend in other states. In New Jersey, the Senate proposed a bill (Senate Bill 3518) that would place limits on the ability to impose noncompetes (there is a similar Assembly Bill, A5261).
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Organize Your Data to Combat Alternative Facts

A fact is an assertion backed by evidence. An alternative fact shows its true face as fiction when it meets the evidence.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Refuses to Dismiss Case as Untimely Where No Rational Argument for Dismissal Is Found

As any practitioner knows, there are going to be times in your career where your opponent thinks they have you dead to rights. A “gotcha” moment, if you will. We have all been there, chest puffing, brooding with confident that no court in the world could see things any other way but your way.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am a judicial officer and heard argument and evidence from parties. Besides my law clerks and judicial staff, can I talk to other persons or go on the internet to review information that may be pertinent?
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

It's Time for Attorneys to Wake Up and Recognize Change

I am always confounded by colleagues who believe that their education ended the day they received their law degrees or that they cannot adapt to learning new things, such as a new area of law, a new procedure for doing things or any other “new” topic you might think of.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The 'Philly Special': A Lesson in Leadership, Teamwork

On the field of life, leadership and team work look a lot like they do on the field of sports. It's all about creating a culture where diverse opinions are actively encouraged, dialogue is ongoing and no idea is ridiculous.
7 minute read

The Recorder

'Lawson v. GrubHub': Good Omen or Temporary Reprieve?

A California federal district court may have just provided some breathing room for companies that pay for services from independent contractors.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Court Re-evaluates Stockholder Ratification of Director Compensation for First Time in Decades

In a Dec. 19, 2017, decision, In re Investors Bancorp Stockholder Litigation, the Delaware Supreme Court considered the limits of a stockholder ratification defense when directors make equity awards to themselves under an equity incentive plan or “EIP.”
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Protecting Innocent Partners in the Law Firm

Most partners to a law firm partnership expect that all members share risk equally. In fact, this shared risk and protection of personal assets is,…
6 minute read

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