In response to my post "What Else Can You Do With a Paralegal Degree?" I had several readers submit additional job titles, including Gary Smalling who graciously agreed to tell us about his job.Name: Garald "Gary" SmallingJob Title: Risk Management TechnicianEmployer: City of Tigard, OregonDegrees: ...

Com. v. D.G.R. 2009-CA-00745-ME Issue:; Termination of Parental Rights Published:;; Reversing County: Caldwell Cabinet appealed trial court order denying its petition to terminate the parental rights of D.G.R. and T.B.H. to their minor child. FACTS: A.T.H was twelve at the time of the t ...

By Chinta Puxley, THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG – There was no lasting help for a man who twice risked his life last year to save drowning people, his stepdaughter said after a vicious weekend attack left the “Homeless Hero” unrecognizable in hospital. Kristy Assin said Faron Ha ...

This year marks the 17th anniversary of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (The Moot.) The Moot takes place annually in the Spring in Vienna, Austria with participants from over 100 law schools hailing from civil and common law countries. The journey is not only a milestone ...

I recently spoke with Wayne Burton, MD and Cyndy Nayer.  Cyndy is co-founder and President of the Center for Health Value Innovation; Wayne is a member of the Board of Strategic Advisors, and former longtime Corporate Medical Director of JP Morgan Chase.  The Center focuses on sharing evidence of im ...

The following is a list of upcoming events that I will be attending. I look forward to seeing you there!: Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal's 11th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium at The University of Texas School of Law in Austin on February 19th, 2010. Stanford Technology Law Rev ...

Any woman who graduated from law school and passed a bar exam is capable of developing all the necessary skills to lead her organization. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. Do not buy-in to the idea that you need charisma or a particular temperament. Do not let anyone convince you that you must b ...

At Hurley, McKenna, & Mertz, we are well aware of the trauma that accompanies wrongful death of children in foster care, as we have both experience and success with such cases. A recent article in the University of La Verne Law Review authored by Daniel Pollack and Gary L. Popham, Jr. illustrates t ...

In 2005, Illinois adopted a law that limited jury awards for pain and suffering to $500,000 against doctors and $1 million against hospitals. Illinois medical and business industries supported the cap, claiming jury awards against medical providers had led to astronomical malpractice insurance rates ...

Inspiring Words: Monday night, at LegalTech New York, we recognized the winners of the 2009 LTN Awards — leaders of our community who showed creativity and innovation to develop technology tools to help legal professionals. It was wonderful to be able to present the awards to such stellar members of ...