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Cloud security for law firms: Safe or “merely different” risks? Repeat after me: My firm will suffer a cloud security breach . For you (the reader), repeating this might not change anything. You’ll gloss over the words and mindlessly... Read More
Every Challenged Patent Claim Must Be Reviewed In a 5-4 decision, the PTAB’s practice of choosing which challenged claims to review was invalidate by SCOTUS. The Court determined that the America Invents Act requires the PTAB to address all challenged... Read More
What’s the Definition of “Best Interests”? Despite a 4-1 vote to open a 90-day comment period for the proposed “Best Interests” standard for brokers, the SEC seems divided over the current language of the regulation. One... Read More
Cybersecurity: Protecting Clients And Law Firms Should there be a standard framework for law firm cybersecurity? Law firms currently operate in a landscape that varies from state bar to state bar. A standard framework could provide consistency across... Read More
Advocates—both for and against—in-state tuition face a quickly evolving landscape. College student or illegal student? This is the unsteady balance faced by an undocumented student who’s protected under the Deferred Action for... Read More
The future of energy technology is being fueled by a tsunamis of innovation. A 10th-Century resident of Absheron, being familiar with oil as a commodity, wouldn’t be surprised by oil’s importance today. From this, some might argue that—despite... Read More
By Matt Starosciak Walt Whitman once said “If you done it, it ain’t bragging.” This is a powerful truth that reminds of a common struggle among attorneys and how it can impact their ability to convert the best prospects into the best... Read More
By Matt Starosciak Marketing a small practice in today’s ultra-competitive legal space is a tough task. That’s why it is so important to immediately increase your investment in marketing strategies that produce strong returns. Recognize... Read More
By Kathy Bazoian Phelps Ponzi Scheme Roundup: March 2018 Below is a summary of the activity reported for March 2018. The reported stories reflect at least 10 new Ponzi schemes worldwide; over 16 years of newly imposed sentences for people involved... Read More
Fair Reading vs. Narrowly Construed In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States replaced the narrow construction standard for FLSA exemptions with a new “fair reading” standard. Lower courts will be required to take a broader... Read More
For calculated risk, the enemy is disruption. Risk can be impacted by two actions: caution and calculation. Regarding the first, German screenwriter Werner Herzog had this to say: I prefer to be alive, so I'm cautious about taking risks.... Read More
By Jinhee Wilde, Esq. There has been an alarming trend, first by the consular officers in Asia and now through Department of Homeland Security/USCIS (USCIS) to suspect and deny cases merely because the foreign worker applicant has engaged the services... Read More
Accelerating legal technology: It's a good thing! Tech-challenged lawyers must adopt this mantra: Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood . — Marie Curie Some’ll shrug off this advice. They’ll... Read More
HIPAA violations: They begin and end with your employees. A single “Gesundheit” ... that’s all it takes to destroy the HIPAA success of your healthcare company. Much like the butterfly effect , it begins with a sneeze, which... Read More
LGBTQ issues: The law of the land is inconsistent. LGBTQ advocates recently had victories in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second and Sixth Circuits. In Zarda v. Altitude Express, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 4608, at *10 (2d Cir. Feb. 26... Read More
Paralegals: Don't be afraid to pursue an alternative career. After law school, I spent nearly a decade directing an ABA approved paralegal program. In that role, I worked with students throughout the program to discuss their career options.... Read More
By Matt Starosciak For most attorneys, there is nothing more discouraging than a bad revenue year. It generates lots of negative thoughts, uncertainty, and a lack of confidence. It creates questions such as: Am I still a good attorney? How long will... Read More
Cryptocurrency: Should it be considered a currency, a security, or a commodity? By Kathy Bazoian Phelps To regulate or not? That is the question. And there seems to be no consensus. The results of the Cryptocurrency Poll so far reveal a very... Read More
Blockchain Patents Up 300% Does Blockchain technology fall under the patent eligibility standard set forth in Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. V. CLS Bank Int’l , 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014)? If so, that hasn’t stopped FinTech and other industries from... Read More
By Mona Shah, ESQ. of Mona Shah & Associates Global Will we finally see change in the EB-5 space? Discussions about what the future of EB-5 would entail have abounded for years now, but it seems we finally have some clarity on the state of proposed... Read More