2013-05-17T15:58:22Z Daily news and information for legal professionals, brought to you by FindLaw.com. Movable Type Enterprise 4.38 http://images.findlaw.com/logo/logo_lp_rss.gif tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/dc_circuit//29.39908 2013-05-17T13:01:38Z 2013-05-17T00:08:30Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq When you've argued at least 20 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and worked in the Solicitor General's Office for two different administrations (Bush II and Obama), and Jeffrey Toobin, author of The Nine, (a personal favorite) writes a New Yorker feature on you, titled, "The Supreme Court Nominee-in-Waiting," some...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/TGhyF-wTF4c" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/dc_circuit/2013/05/sri-srinivansan-approved-for-dc-circuit-wait-who.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39898 2013-05-17T13:01:25Z 2013-05-17T04:55:22Z Kelly Cheung It was in Sidney Brown’s house where officers found cocaine, a Beretta pistol, and $4,700 in cash. An anonymous informant notified the police of seeing cocaine at Brown’s house and a search warrant was subsequently issued. Brown was convicted of drug related crimes. He appealed. Sixth circuit criminal law attorneys...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/xVFiUg_y6ho" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/05/6th-circuit-says-use-common-sense-saw-drugs-is-probable-cause.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/strategist//8.39912 2013-05-17T15:59:08Z 2013-05-17T15:58:22Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq When I was a wee lad, I worked at a firm that was handling a child custody dispute. As with most custody situations, the signs were pointing towards some sort of a joint arrangement, which was unfortunate, because the opposing party was not exactly fit for parenthood. With only a...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/4d8qhQ1ul78" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/strategist/2013/05/is-it-malpractice-not-to-be-social-media-savvy.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/greedy_associates//9.39911 2013-05-17T13:01:38Z 2013-05-17T00:28:05Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq It gives new meaning to corporate branding. (Rim shot.) Young tech workers in Bangalore, India are so excited to work for the tech titans, that they are taking things a wee bit too far — and tattooing the companies’ logos on their bodies, reports The Telegraph. They aren’t the first...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/YmQzj69YWVg" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/greedy_associates/2013/05/a-craze-we-can-get-behind-getting-employers-logo-tattoos.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/first_circuit//34.39890 2013-05-16T19:01:44Z 2013-05-16T18:11:56Z Kelly Cheung The years of automatic rent payment increases may be over for landlords. With the last housing market collapse, landlords may be denied their annual rental payment increases for their Section 8 housing units. Even though their contract with MHA may state they will get these increases automatically every year, the...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/CXF9QGQQ4rs" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/first_circuit/2013/05/1st-circuit-oks-denial-of-rent-increases-for-section-8.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/official_findlaw_blog//61.39902 2013-05-16T21:58:33Z 2013-05-16T20:59:56Z Laura Strachan, Esq. Owning lots of real estate is a good thing, right? Well the same logic holds true when it comes to cyber real estate. With that logic in mind, a law firm Facebook page represents an increasingly valuable piece of online real estate that can be extremely beneficial for your practice....... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/uJ5czbvIYKQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/official_findlaw_blog/2013/05/why-your-firm-should-have-a-facebook-page.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/greedy_associates//9.39896 2013-05-16T19:14:56Z 2013-05-16T21:59:43Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq This should cause a bit of a chuckle. We’ve pointed out recently, a couple times, that the massive drop in law school applications has meant a shift in admissions results. Someone destined for a middling school in 2006 might have a shot at a top school today — or better...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/k2ELBlfmfNw" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/greedy_associates/2013/05/with-less-applicants-schools-seeking-substance-over-scores.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eleventh_circuit//32.39888 2013-05-16T16:04:58Z 2013-05-16T16:04:25Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Florida has dabbled in kosher cuisine. From 2004 to 2007, seven prisons administered kosher meals to inmates under the Jewish Dietary Accommodation Program (JDAP). For unknown reasons (likely budgetary), the program was discontinued. In 2010, they tried a pilot program, though it only existed at one prison in South Florida....... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/CmDyrSCbDTI" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eleventh_circuit/2013/05/summary-judgment-reversed-in-another-kosher-prison-meal-case.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/strategist//8.39894 2013-05-16T18:58:29Z 2013-05-16T18:52:24Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Anyone who has ever dealt with a client knows how difficult it can be to actually get paid. You do the work, log the billable hours, and send out the bills. After that … you wait. And wait. If you’re lucky, the funds in your trust account will cover the...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/bZt66F2mF0U" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/strategist/2013/05/another-way-for-clients-to-pay-fee-free-attach-money-to-gmail.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/technologist//10.39892 2013-05-16T18:01:30Z 2013-05-16T17:50:11Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Little Jimmy is about to venture onward and conquer the world. You watched him cross that stage after three years in hell, three years of Socratic interrogation, three years of working towards an uncertain future in a profession suffering from unprecedented contraction. But you don't want him to think about...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/l8Ahpo9moq0" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/technologist/2013/05/three-pragmatic-gadgets-for-law-grads.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/technologist//10.39876 2013-05-15T21:58:06Z 2013-05-15T19:44:59Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq As a faithful Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 (Google’s homebrewed Android phone and tablet, respectively) user, I am almost as enthusiastic about Android as that Droid Lawyer guy. So when I received an email from the ABA announcing the newly published Android Apps in One Hour for Lawyers by Daniel...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/dkOd1iaCJws" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/technologist/2013/05/book-review-android-apps-in-one-hour-for-lawyers.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/in_house//11.39882 2013-05-15T21:55:01Z 2013-05-15T21:56:04Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Last week's Hearst decision may have been a victory for employers, but it doesn't mean all unpaid internships are legal. The unpaid interns lost on a procedural note -- class certification -- before the case even reached the merits. And while the reverberations from that decision, as well as the...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/9ujvN7hf9B8" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2013/05/get-your-internship-policies-up-to-date.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/courtside//15.39878 2013-05-15T19:23:53Z 2013-05-15T19:50:45Z Adam Ramirez The adoptive parents of a child born with male and female organs say South Carolina mutilated their son by choosing a gender and having his male genitalia surgically removed. The surgery took place when the child was 16 months old and a ward of the state, according to the attached...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/t6k_OdN2I9s" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/courtside/2013/05/parents-sue-state-for-removing-toddlers-penis-during-gender-assignment-surgery.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/strategist//8.39856 2013-05-15T19:07:01Z 2013-05-15T19:08:02Z Kelly Cheung Law students are finishing up their finals and gearing up for their summer jobs. But is your firm ready for your summer associates? What are you going to do when they show up on their first day? After introducing them around the office, what are they going to work on?...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/bpCuEAPiiC8" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/strategist/2013/05/ready-for-your-summer-associates-3-things-to-do.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/tenth_circuit//31.39869 2013-05-15T17:58:10Z 2013-05-15T17:27:24Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Officer Koessel had a stroke. About eight months later, he was cleared to return, full-time, sans overtime. He was assigned to desk duty, though he was allowed to make traffic stops while on his daily commute. The arrangement didn't last long. His coworkers expressed concerns over his fitness for duty...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/yXvHhUNY3kQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/tenth_circuit/2013/05/officer-suffering-from-effects-of-stroke-properly-terminated.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/california_case_law//36.39868 2013-05-15T17:03:24Z 2013-05-15T17:03:43Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Protip: If you are in the habit of using or possessing illegal drugs, don’t reside with a probationer — especially one subject to “search terms”. Ronald Williams was on probation. An officer showed up to conduct a search incident to “search terms”, which allow an officer to search any area...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/eXyb2HGDecQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/california_case_law/2013/05/boyfriends-search-terms-means-ok-to-search-girlfriends-purse.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/strategist//8.39854 2013-05-14T21:58:56Z 2013-05-14T20:01:47Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq DUI defense lawyers: do you need more clients? Cross your fingers, because they could be coming in droves. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a number of recommendations on Tuesday that could change DUI law completely, including the recommendation that states adopt a drunk driving threshold of 0.05. The implications...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/33coVsA_QuA" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/strategist/2013/05/dui-defenders-ntsb-recommends-lower-bac-limit-other-changes.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/in_house//11.39855 2013-05-14T21:58:49Z 2013-05-14T20:06:46Z Corey Licht, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/corey-licht/47/b69/6a9 Former hockey enforcer Derek Boogaard participated in 174 career fights during his time in professional hockey, according to Boston University researchers. That's more than many professional boxers. The fights apparently took a toll on the former New York Ranger, NPR reports. In May of 2011, Boogaard died from an accidental...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/gxOZ67QDfbQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/in_house/2013/05/nhl-hit-with-lawsuit-over-death-of-derek-boogaard.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/technologist//10.39858 2013-05-14T21:58:20Z 2013-05-14T21:53:18Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq When we reviewed Total Attorneys way back in February, we walked away with a generally positive impression. Though the interface was less polished then its competitors, and though it lacked a couple of desired features, the bottom line was the bottom line: $1 per attorney. That's $1 for calendaring, contact...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/XOg6RkCkVDw" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/technologist/2013/05/total-attorneys-cloud-practice-management-platform-no-longer-1.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/fifth_circuit//35.39850 2013-05-14T19:55:36Z 2013-05-14T18:53:26Z Corey Licht, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/corey-licht/47/b69/6a9 Middle-aged workers took a hit during the economic downturn, with many being laid off from long-held positions. Richard Miller knows all about that. In 2008, the then-53-year-old Texan was terminated from his position with Raytheon after nearly three decades of service. Miller soon filed suit against Raytheon in federal district...... <br/> <br/> Click through to keep reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawLPNews/~4/YYq7dC2xvi0" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/fifth_circuit/2013/05/court-cuts-down-award-in-raytheon-age-discrimination-case.html