In a February 3 Wall Street Journal op-ed, I argued that the current law forbidding homosexual military members to discuss their sexual orientation ought to remain in place. I based my contention on the importance of non-sexual bonding as the glue of unit cohesion, which is an important contributor ...

Most lawyers that are versed in the H1B visa process, are getting busier and busier these days. As we are nearing the April 1, 2010 filing deadline for the H1B visa. Many speculations out there as to when will the Cap be reached this year. The economy is still in recovery mode, and employers are car ...

Ponzi schemes were once thought to be difficult to detect. in the wake of the market crisis and huge frauds such as Madoff, however, these cases seem to have become a staple of SEC enforcement. Last year the Commission brought over one hundred of these cases. Frequently there were parallel crimin ...

I talk a lot on these electronic pages about compliance. Its really, from my perspective as a litigator, an ERISA lawyer’s take on the old sports saw that the best defense is a good offense. I often say that, in this economy and this investment market, any problems in the operations of a plan ...

Tiffany Washington had just finished classes at University of Louisville in late April 2008 when she returned to her townhouse apartment near campus to find an urgent message from her father telling her to call him. The union that represents workers at the JBS pork plant on Story Avenue plan ...

Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr., Judge Denise Clayton, and Judge Joan A. “Toni” Stringer will speak at the next program in our on Tuesday, February 9. Marque Carey will moderate the forum, which will focus on the benefits of diversity in the judiciary and what's being done to encourage div ...

Elder Law Teaching and Scholarship: An Empirical Analysis of an Evolving Field Nina A. Kohn Syracuse University - College of Law Edward D. Spurgeon University of the Pacific (UOP) - McGeorge School of Law Journal of Legal Education, Vol. 59,...

    New Yorkers always warn: "Don't buy a dog at a pet store!  They all come from puppy mills, are sick, and were raised in deplorable conditions." But I bought my dog at a mall pet store.  I wasn't shopping for a dog nearly two years ago when Ted came into my l ...

complexd: Attorney-Client Privilege: Metzler Contracting Co. LLC v. Stephens, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61198 (D. Haw. July 15, 2009). http://kuex.us/71a7

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Read the story in the ABA Journal here. Also, read the Jones Day analysis of the NALP plan here. HT: Chris Sagers