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If you ask three divorcees about how their divorces went, you can get three drastically different answers. If you ask three divorce lawyers their opinion on a case, you may get 10 different opinions! With that in mind, when a potential client comes in... Read More
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The Department of the Treasury and the IRS issued a notice on November 19, 2015. In announcing the agencies’ intentions to issue additional regulations, IRS Notice 2015-79 takes additional steps to reduce the tax benefits of corporate inversions... Read More
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One of the top priorities of estate planning attorneys is to help clients reduce their tax exposure by taking full advantage of the federal rules on estate taxation. Last summer, the IRS finalized regulations that provide married taxpayers with an important... Read More
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If yes, let’s chat about a drafting and review tool that can that can save you hours . You need to know about it, especially the latest release (as covered by LegalTech news in LexisNexis Adds New Capabilities to Lexis for Microsoft Office . I... Read More
The article below has been republished in full courtesy of Law360, written by Andrew T. Solomon Are private Facebook postings entitled to more stringent protections from civil discovery? A significant string of New York Appellate Division decisions... Read More
I talked to a Lexis rep, but he said the only way on LexisAdvance was to do a basic search for the name. He mentioned there might be a way to do an author search on Lexis.com, but did not specify. Can show me how to do this? Read More
When you have been involved in a tragic accident and have suffered a disabling injury type, such as a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or spinal cord injury (SCI), knowing how you will make a living and return to any semblance of normalcy can be complicated... Read More
Looking for a good way to use your lunch break? Check out these upcoming February webinars: Conducting Due Diligence for Transactions on Lexis Advance Date/Time: February 18 th at 1:30pm EST Register>> Introducing Lexis for Microsoft Office... Read More
A new year is here and the possibilities are endless! Don’t let writer’s block stop you from creating your best work. And try to stay away from these 7 common mistakes as you create new material. Read More
Have you ever read something and realized that a word was used incorrectly? It can drive some people crazy (myself included), but there will always be those words that sound too similar to distinguish the difference which word is meant and which meaning... Read More