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Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps Below is a summary of the activity reported for June 2019. The reported stories reflect at least 7 new Ponzi schemes worldwide; at least 7 guilty pleas, over 43 years of newly imposed sentences for people involved in... Read More
LexisNexis helps advance Rule Of Law to inaccessible locations There is an excellent TV documentary called “Causes of the Arab Spring” by Hernando de Soto. In it, de Soto describes what happens when the state’s institutions exclude... Read More
Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps Below is a summary of the activity reported for May 2019. The reported stories reflect at least 5 new Ponzi schemes worldwide; at least 2 guilty pleas, over 99 years of newly imposed sentences for people involved in Ponzi... Read More
Advocacy and Awareness The start of a monthly column on Rule of Law issues immediately left me with a dilemma: there is a lot going on! What to leave out? It’s a bit like being a sports coach with 15 fantastic players but only 11 team places... Read More
What a difference a week can make, especially in the world of USCIS adjudications! Yesterday, without any warning, USCIS announced dramatic changes in adjudication times for petitions 1 from 21 to 29 months for an I-526 petition to 29 to 45 months. Whilst... Read More
Welcome back once again to Wellness Wednesday Roundup on Lextalk, from LexisNexis. Each week we share a handful of recent stories about health and wellness for lawyers, who lead busy lives that often lead to issues like depression and burnout. Clients... Read More
EB-5 Investment Voice with Guest Rohit Turkhud & Mona Shah Mona Shah & Associates Global Podcast Series Reported by Hermione Krumm, Esq. In light of the most recent and devastating revelations by Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa... Read More
Today is the 65th anniversary of one of the most famous US Supreme Court decisions of the 20th century: Brown v Board of Education . Argued in December of 1952, the case involved a group of African-American plaintiffs who argued that school segregation... Read More
Welcome again to the Lextalk Wellness Wednesday Roundup! As always, we're sharing some tips and info for lawyers to help stay healthy in a profession known for long hours and heavy workloads. First up this week: TheLawyer.com has launched a new... Read More
Welcome again to the Wellness Wednesday Roundup! Lawyers lead stressful lives, so every week we'll try to bring you articles from around the web with tips to help keep your mind and body healthy. First up, the Florida Bar has a blog series on mindfulness... Read More
Well, it's really not much of a surprise that a week later the Mueller Report is still the top trending item in Lexis Advance. Now, though, we've upgraded it from a PDF to a fully searchable document within the Lexis Advance system. There's... Read More
Below is a summary of the activity reported for April 2019. The reported stories reflect at least 7 new Ponzi schemes worldwide; at least 4 guilty pleas, over 53 years of newly imposed sentences for people involved in Ponzi schemes; and an average age... Read More
Welcome to Throwback Thursday! Lexis Advance features a vast archive of court cases going all the way back to 1760, so let's take a look at one: Reid v Colorado , in the United States Supreme Court in 1902. In this case, the plaintiff had been... Read More
Lawyers lead busy lives and burnout runs rampant in the legal industry, so it's important to learn about how you can keep yourself healthy and recharge when you need it. With that in mind, here are some recent articles that can help point you in the... Read More
It should be no surprise this week that what's trending on Lexis Advance is special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. In fact, it's all Mueller all the time as all four of the Lexis... Read More
Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps Below is a summary of the activity reported for March 2019. The reported stories reflect at least 8 new Ponzi schemes worldwide; at least 6 guilty pleas, about 50 years of newly imposed sentences for people involved in... Read More
EB-5 Investment Voice Mona Shah & Associates Global Podcast Series Reported by Hermione Krumm, Esq. With a withering (and if the author may dare say, dying) interest in EB-5 visas from Mainland China, due to, no other than the long visa... Read More
Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps Below is a summary of the activity reported for February 2019. The reported stories reflect at least 3 new Ponzi schemes worldwide; about 39 years of newly imposed sentences for people involved in Ponzi schemes; and an... Read More
By: Mona Shah, Esq. As attention returns back to the EB-5 program, Senator Grassley tweeted vigorously yesterday in support of immediate OMB (Office of Management and Budget) action on the proposed legislative reform, claiming, yet again, that the... Read More
Below is a summary of the activity reported for January 2019. The reported stories reflect at least 5 new Ponzi schemes worldwide; about 40 years of newly imposed sentences for people involved in Ponzi schemes; and an average age of approximately 54 for... Read More