Commentary

LEGAL CENTS: Marketing in a mobile world

For many people, the smartphone has become almost a new appendage.

ON ETHICS: Don’t get pricked

One of the thorniest issues we deal with as attorneys is also one of the most critical: getting paid.

Woman sues over use of her school photo on novelty flask

A New Mexico woman is suing a novelty products maker over a flask that includes her likeness and the phrase, "I'm going to be the most popular girl in rehab": http://bit.ly/1tKgXRd

ON THE DEFENSIVE: Analyzing law enforcement’s use of deadly force

The adage that prosecutors can “indict a ham sandwich” has been called into question recently, when grand juries declined to prosecute officers involved in the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in New York.

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Shared goals equal shared success

Law firms are comprised of people who do not necessarily have the same goals in mind. Thus, it is important to get together to discuss individual ideas of goals so that everyone can get on the same page for the benefit of the firm.

Law firm promotes associate who isn’t a lawyer to partner

BMZ Law Offices, a Pennsylvania firm, recently promoted Kimberly Kitchen to partner. Problem is, Kitchen is likely not a lawyer at all: http://bit.ly/13SPBvS

FAMILY LAW: A handy decision for divorcees considering a move

If you tell the child’s other parent where you intend to move the child, permission to remove is specific to that location. The removing parent doesn’t have carte blanche to move wherever he or she chooses.

US Supreme Court’s missing man

When the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take Bobby Chen's case involving a run-down Baltimore row house razed by the city, it looked past the fact he was too poor to pay the court's filing fee and had no attorney. But now Chen can't be found, something unheard of at the nation's highest court: BEV BUTULA: Get reliable medical research

Need to do some medical research and want to ensure that the websites you are searching contain reliable information?