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Living on a low-wage job seems tough enough, but whats worse is having no practical options for a lot of the stuff the family needs, all because the providers to well-off families have blocked lots of far cheaper products from the market. This was the conclusion of Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis senior research economist James A. Schmitz Jr., who put his finger on monopolies as a particular problem for lower-income families in a new essay. Its one reason income inequality is even worse tha...

Greenberg Traurig Expands Litigation Practice, Adds Experienced IP & Commercial Litigator Andrew Halaby in Phoenix Share Article Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its Litigation Practice and Intellectual Property Litigation Practice with the addition of Andrew F. Halaby as a shareholder in the Phoenix office. Halaby is a seasoned trial lawyer and business advisor with 25 years’ experience practicing in commercial and intellectual property litigation. ...

Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines By John Schmidt and Michael Seaman Law360 is providing free access to its coronavirus coverage to make sure all members of the legal community have accurate information in this time of uncertainty and change. Use the form below to sign up for any of our weekly newsletters. Signing up for any of our section newsletters will opt you in to the weekly Coronavirus briefing. Sign up for our Aerospace & Defense newsletter You mus...

Please, reenter the code in the captcha! The link was successfully Sent! Ooops!:( An error has occurred!   Governor DeWine appoints Lewis to Greene County Juvenile Court Amy H. Lewis has been appointed to the Greene County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division. (Submitted photo) Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Friday announced the appointment of Amy H. Lewis to the Greene County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division. Lewis, of Xenia, ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The American Bar Associations (ABA) Formal Ethics Opinion 495 confirms what many have said is the law under ABA Model Rule 5.5 for a while now: Lawyers can sit in a jurisdiction in which they are not licensed so long as they are licensed in a U.S. jurisdiction and are "invisible" as a lawyer where they sit. Still, this confirmation will come as welcome news to many who have either been forced or chosen to relocate outside of their lic...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: At our 2020 Annual Ethics for In-House Counsel Seminar in December, we addressed Legal Ethics in the Time of COVID-19. That presentation was through the framework of ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 482, Ethical Obligations Related to Disasters (Sept. 19, 2018). Although ABA Formal Opinion 482 focuses on natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, tornados and the like, it is also applicable to COVID-19 as a slow-moving disaster. One of th...

ABA Approves Remote Practice, But Questions Remain By Deepika Ravi, Lauren Snyder and Hilary Gerzhoy Law360 is providing free access to its coronavirus coverage to make sure all members of the legal community have accurate information in this time of uncertainty and change. Use the form below to sign up for any of our weekly newsletters. Signing up for any of our section newsletters will opt you in to the weekly Coronavirus briefing. Sign up for our Aerospace & Defense newsletter ...

Ethics attorneys hopeful COVID-19 will prompt changes in remote working rules   Image from Shutterstock.com. The continued spread of COVID-19 has resulted in lawyers across the country working remotely for months on end, including in jurisdictions where they are not licensed to practice law. While this trend prioritizes public health and provides workers with increased flexibility, it could also raise ethical issues for some attorneys. That’s because many states have adopted rules of profess...