Category: Law
Lawyers Can’t Afford to Be Behind the Curve When It Comes to Social Media
For seasoned lawyers who have been practicing for years, social media isn’t necessarily second nature. In fact, some don’t know the difference between tagging and tweeting. However, Pew Research estimates that 65 percent of adults log into social media every day. Therefore, like it or not, New Jersey lawyers need to understand the basics of […]
January 7, 2013
Seven Things Businesses Can Do About Identity Theft
If you have ever had your credit card compromised, you understand the havoc that identity theft can create. Now imagine if that happened to your business. Given the harm it can do to your reputation and bottom line, business identity theft should be on the radar of all companies. Of course, if the security breach […]
July 10, 2012
The Business of a Law Firm is Business: Four Things Every Law Firm Must Do
This week’s Dewey & Leboeuf bankruptcy is more evidence that the law business has changed radically since 2008. Law firms that insist on doing business as usual and continue to raise their rates each year will continue to see declining profits as clients seek out smaller, regional law firms with more competitive fee structures. To […]
July 10, 2012
Lessons From Dewey & LeBoeuf: Five Reasons Why Law Firms Fail
Dewey & LeBoeuf’s seemingly rapid free fall has caught the attention of business analysts and bankers as much as the legal community. As a result, the legal industry today is undergoing the same scrutiny as the financial services industry did in 2008. While criminal allegations, lush multi-year contract guarantees and big debt dominate the Dewey […]
May 23, 2012
The Courts, Not President Obama, Will Decide Same-Sex Marriage
President Barack Obama grabbed the headlines last week in his support of same-sex marriage. The political pundits dominated the evening news with talk about the national political ramifications, and politicians defined each other’s position on the subject. However, few news accounts or talking heads considered the significant legal issues, or what might happen to people […]
May 23, 2012
Kwon’s Failure to Withdraw Makes History
Judicial nominees who withdraw their names when they know they don’t have the votes for confirmation are never remembered very long. Philip Kwon, on the other hand, has made his mark on New Jersey history by either becoming the first or one of very few nominees to the New Jersey Supreme Court who was rejected […]
May 17, 2012
Security Breaches Can Lead to Costly Business Lawsuits
Security breaches can often lead to costly business lawsuits and other legal headaches, just ask Sony Corp. The company suffered two serious data breaches last summer and is still dealing with the legal and public relations fallout. Sony’s security breach was ultimately the second-largest online data breach in U.S. history, and could ultimately cost the company close […]
March 16, 2012
Strange Bedfellows – Distribution of Electricity
One would think a casino operator and a church would be unlikely to agree on much, but in an opinion only a lawyer could love, they did indeed find common ground. It all arises out of a recent New Jersey Tax Court decision, which held that the distribution of electricity — as distinct from and in addition […]
March 14, 2012