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How 'Bout Those Broncos!
May 28, 2008
Suppose a husband in a pending divorce action is a big football fan and has four season tickets to his team. He waited over 20 years on the waiting list to have access to these tickets. Now that his time has come, he finally has the right to buy tickets every year to see his favorite team play. However, he is also in the midst of a bitterly contested divorce, and these tickets are now at issue. What happens next?
Technology in Marketing: Building Consumer Clientele Through Web 2.0 Site Avvo
May 28, 2008
An in-depth analysis of a Web site designed for consumers of legal services, recently launched in the Seattle, WA, area.
Professional Development: Enough Is Enough: Lawyers Should Look Like Lawyers
May 28, 2008
This is the first of two articles about current dress codes in U.S. law firms. This first article sets forth the author's opinion on the 'hot-button' topic. The second article will present reaction and commentary from managing partners and firm leaders across the country.
Law Firm Intelligence: Researching an RFP: Winning Business Through Understanding Clients
May 28, 2008
In conducting research for an RFP, turnaround time, budget, and resource considerations will have to be balanced with the value of the opportunity. Before the research begins, the researcher should read the RFP and consult with key decision-makers in her firm to determine the research questions, the scope of the research process as well the format of the final product.
Making It Run Isn't Running It
May 28, 2008
A favorite story about this is the lawyer who once said to me that if you're smart enough to be a lawyer, you're smart enough to do your own advertising. True, I said. And if you're smart enough to be a lawyer, you're smart enough to be a nuclear physicist ' but it doesn't make you one." Here's what managing is ' and is not.
The Place to Network: Blow That Curve!
May 28, 2008
Remember those kids in high school who blew the bell curve ' the overachievers? Those were the ones who asked for extra credit projects even when the rest of us were up to our eyebrows in the standard work requirements. Well, some of them grew up to be high-powered associates at law firms! Here's how to be one of them.
Career Journal: Title Inflation: What's in a Name?
May 28, 2008
Like many organizations, title inflation has befallen law firms. Over the last decade, starting with the move of Executive Directors to Chief Operating Officer titles, most functional managers have seen their titles elevated to the 'C' level. While generally a sign of progress, some new positions can really make you scratch your head.
What to Do When You Get a Business Card
May 28, 2008
As the author says: Don't treat a business card like a scrap of paper. Be intentional about your business development and be meticulous in your record-keeping. By the time you have 4,000 or 5,000 records in your contact list, you'll be sitting on a hilltop of gold." Here's how to do it.
Medical Monitoring Class Actions: Challenging Certification By Challenging the Proposed Medical Monitoring Program
May 27, 2008
Federal district courts have recently denied class certification in instances in which the plaintiffs sought medical monitoring, citing causation issues better addressed on an individual basis.
Federal Officer Removal Jurisdiction Upheld in Agent Orange Cases
May 27, 2008
In this article, we discuss the issue of federal officer removal, <i>i.e.</i>, the removal of a state action to federal court on the ground that the government had such control over the defendant that the defendant was essentially acting as a federal officer.

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    In recent years, practitioners have observed a tension between criminal enforcement of the broadly written terms of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 and the modern Supreme Court's notions of statutory interpretation and due process in the criminal law context. A certiorari petition filed in late August in Sanchez et al. v. United States, asks the Supreme Court to address this tension, as embodied in the judge-made per se rule.
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  • Restrictive Covenants Meet the Telecommunications Act of 1996
    Congress enacted the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to encourage development of telecommunications technologies, and in particular, to facilitate growth of the wireless telephone industry. The statute's provisions on pre-emption of state and local regulation have been frequently litigated. Last month, however, the Court of Appeals, in <i>Chambers v. Old Stone Hill Road Associates (see infra<i>, p. 7) faced an issue of first impression: Can neighboring landowners invoke private restrictive covenants to prevent construction of a cellular telephone tower? The court upheld the restrictive covenants, recognizing that the federal statute was designed to reduce state and local regulation of cell phone facilities, not to alter rights created by private agreement.
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