2010 Corporate Counsel
Goodwill a chance to do ‘inspiring’ work for Farrell In-house has benefits, but ‘easy’ it’s not Privilege a challenge for in-house lawyers For Black, engine work was early intro to Kohler’s culture Lemon leads to in-house career choice for Hanz Jones proud of role in Manitowoc’s rapid growth ACC program aims to improve relationships between […]
Goodwill a chance to do ‘inspiring’ work for Farrell
Joan B. Farrell got a new lease on her life in the law last December.
In-house has benefits, but ‘easy’ it’s not
Natalie A. Black, general counsel of Kohler Co. in Kohler, unabashedly loves her job.
For Black, engine work was early intro to Kohler’s culture
Natalie A. Black believes she might be the only in-house lawyer who has ever taken apart an engine and put it back together again.
Lemon leads to in-house career choice for Hanz
As an undergraduate, Patricia M. Hanz’s boyfriend had an unfortunate experience with a used car that he’d purchased from a dealer.
Jones proud of role in Manitowoc’s rapid growth
In 1999, Maurice D. Jones joined the Manitowoc Company Inc. as its secretary and general counsel. He was the legal department.
ACC program aims to improve relationships between in-house, outside counsel
Much like a marriage, the relationship between in-house and outside counsel becomes strained when communication breaks down and there are no shared goals.
Former nurse Kuhl still relies on caring principles
Nobel Prize winner Dag Hammarskjold once said, “Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation.”
Variety keeps Northwestern Mutual’s Manista on his toes
Raymond J. Manista’s work days are “predictably unpredictable,” and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Collar isn’t always white for Bucyrus’ Martinez
Not every in-house lawyer owns a pair of steel-toed work boots and a hardhat like Lisa Martinez.
Okarma has been constant for Johnson Controls during growth
There’s a huge difference between an American company doing business in a few “foreign” countries and a U.S.-based company that does business globally and looks and feels like its worldwide markets.
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Case Digests
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- Termination of Parental Rights
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- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
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- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
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