It’s that time of year again. While December of each year is a festive time across the country, it is also a time to complete the items on your to-do list that oftentimes go on the back burner. Planning for the passing of your estate or end-of-life decisions to those you love should not be […]
As a business owner, you have most likely encountered customers/clients who have failed to pay for products, labor, and/or services that you provided for their benefit. You may have also experienced the difficulties involved in collecting those outstanding debts yourself. The insecurity caused by not knowing the collection measures you are legally allowed to utilize […]
If you have received a notice that an EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) Charge of Discrimination has been filed against your company by either a current or former employee, the following are tips on dealing with a Charge of Discrimination. 1. Don’t Panic. Although it’s called a “Charge of Discrimination,” the initial notification that a claim of […]
As in most relationships, an attorney-client relationship is a two-way street. Without effective communication and mutual respect, most relationships will fail. The same is true when it comes to your relationship with your attorney. Your attorney-client relationship is an important partnership, which seeks to maximize the outcome in your favor.
Generally, civil attorneys work long hours and even weekends, but come December, the entire civil justice system essentially shuts down. That is, all except for our office where we have been asked to show up through Christmas Eve. I bring up the subject only to point out that I am at the office with rare “free” time. Instead of reading dry CLE handouts, I’ve downloaded a copy of “The Common Law” by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. As with any book worth reading, I found it difficult to get through even the first chapter without stopping to ponder the passages I find particularly relevant. In the first lecture of the book, Holmes begins by discussing the origins of law, couched in vengeance and a need to remedy injury inflicted by intentional acts.
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