Well, all I have to say about this news is "You go, Mike!" "Mike Buday isn't married to his last name. In fact, he and his fiancee decided before they wed that he would take hers. But Buday was stunned to learn that he couldn't simply become Mike Bijon when they married in 2005. "As in most other states, that would require some bureaucratic paperwork well beyond what a woman...
You have got to read this hilarious blog, The Devil Wears Brooks Brothers, by Sarah E. Klem ("Philadelphia’s Favorite Legal Assistant"). This post had me laughing out LOUD! Of course, so did this one, & this one, & this one!
Gotta like creative people who have inventive skills: "'The Spinder™ is a patent pending tool that is elegant, simple, needed and an amazing time saving device that every office will embrace,' said Geoff Ficke, President of Duquesa Marketing. 'When we first reviewed the Spinder™ submission, we were shocked that there was nothing available to perform the difficult tactile task the...
Oh. My. Not the kind of headline one likes to see, but I had to read the article: "A Polk City man was arrested Wednesday after detectives said he impersonated a lawyer and offered a woman free legal service if she performed sex acts on him."Leonard W. Yanke Jr., 55, who is a paralegal, faces charges that include unlicensed practice of law, solicitation of legal services and compelling...
The legal administrator profiled in this article says his "job is to bridge communications between employees": "... s legal administrator for the Fort Lauderdale bankruptcy law firm of Rice Pugatch Robinson & Schiller PA, Jimmy Allen also 'wears a lot of hats in this job,' he said. He is responsible for overseeing payroll, benefits, scheduling, vendors and other day-to-day...
...well, he was arrested & charged with unauthorized practice of law: "A man who prosecutors said had been representing clients of a prominent New York law firm for two years was arrested here on Wednesday and charged with impersonating a lawyer, state prosecutors said. "The man, Brian T. Valery, 32, of Massapequa Park, N.Y., surrendered to the authorities and was charged with...
I'm sure "family law firms deal with unique challenges" & unique experiences too. Has this been your experience? "Like mother, not so much like daughter. "At the Milwaukee law firm Pitts & Pitts, clients know whether to ask for the mother or the daughter, depending on what sort of representation they are looking for. "If they want a pit bull, they ask for the...
Looks like paralegals specializing in patent law can expect much more work: "Patent litigation could explode in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling Tuesday in a closely watched dispute over patent validity between two biotechnology firms. "The Court, by an 8-1 vote, reinstated a lawsuit by MedImmune challenging a Genentech patent related to Synagis, a popular drug for treatment of...
Not a good start to the new year for anyone! "One man was arrested in connection with the shooting that wounded three people inside a law firm Tuesday night. "Bill J. Weir, 58, a Joshua Tree attorney, handyman Rocky Favorite, 50, and Dawn Croom, 25, were shot when a gunman opened fire just after 4 p.m. in Weir's law office in the 62700 block of Twentynine Palms Highway, said San...
How often have you dreamed about working remotely for your law firm? "Like most firms, at Traverse Legal we constantly grapple with dilemmas about staffing. The uncertainty of workload always creates a serious quandary. Understaffing can fuel burnout, and can leave otherwise necessary billable work undone. It also can lead to client friction. How many times have your staffing problems caused...